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Jul. 2, 2014
Learn It Quick Schemes
I think about education now and again; I blog about it regularly for work <grin>. So when my phone rang yesterday and someone tried to sell me a "learn it quick" idea, I frowned. Something about that concept made me … Continue reading
Tagged education, learning
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Jul. 1, 2014
Don't Teach Like a Girl
The negative impacts of school-based socialization have recently come to the foreground of social thought. Ironically, I don't think many people realize that socialization is the culprit. The focus is currently on our girls. In a telecommunications ad, they ask … Continue reading
Tagged gender, learning, socialization ill
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Jun. 30, 2014
Tonight: Last Chance for a 6-Month Payment Plan
If you've been thinking about getting your curriculum, do it today. Sonlight's fee-free 6-month payment plan is only available through this evening. Stretch your homeschool investment over the next six months at no additional charge! Here's how it works: Order … Continue reading
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Jun. 27, 2014
On Being Open to Learn
I am quite convinced that what I know and believe is true. So this morning I inwardly recoiled when I read, "It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows." [Hat tip: Heather Sanders] That's … Continue reading
Jun. 24, 2014
Commencement - A Beginning
Last Saturday was a beautiful day for a backyard graduation. The late afternoon sun filtering through the trees made a lovely setting for the girl graduate in her pink cap and gown. (She was the only graduate in her "class" … Continue reading
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Jun. 23, 2014
Why Kids Won't Learn from History Tomorrow
...because the Common Core only teaches "Social Studies." As Catherine Johnson says in her post, "there's not a single learning objective in the entire 13-year framework." In other words, it looks like the educational changes wrought by the Common Core … Continue reading
Tagged Common Core, education, history, politics
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Jun. 20, 2014
Brute Memorization
Education blogger Catherine Johnson recently asked How much rote memorization do students do? Not very much. Not much at all. Her argument, if I'm following it, is that we need more "brute" memorization than the none we push today. [By … Continue reading
Tagged education, learning, memorization
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