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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. 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
Tagged graduation, learning
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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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Jun. 13, 2014
What Does It Mean to be Educated?
I recently wrote that education is more than simply taking classes and passing tests. This is frustratingly clear in things like driving tests. I took my student to try to earn her license yesterday. Unfortunately, the stress of the situation … Continue reading
Jun. 2, 2014
On Controversies and Learning
I have friends and family who range from self-proclaimed anarchists to political activists working on healthcare reform. Like all Sonlighters, I have a strong desire to learn both sides of an argument. Too often, however, discussion becomes something else entirely. … Continue reading
Tagged discussion, education, learning
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May. 13, 2014
Is Education Losing the Whole in the Parts?
Francis Schaeffer wrote, "In our modern forms of specialized education there is a tendency to lose the whole in the parts, and in this sense we can say that our generation produces few truly educated people. True education means thinking … Continue reading
