tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post1094811374022309743..comments2024-03-28T00:47:31.110-04:00Comments on Natural Born Learners : Unschooling- Compassion for the schooled mindAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13181853187769838301noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-71956528305707470822012-11-09T01:54:20.272-05:002012-11-09T01:54:20.272-05:00"...you who are knew to unschooling..."
..."...you who are knew to unschooling..."<br /><br />Oh, I get it all right - promoting subliteracy is just what we need more of in this world. You can call me hostile - I don't give a damn. There is your magic fairytale-castle land, and there is the real world, and you have the choice of preparing your child to enter it and function in it, or denying them that. Choose away; as a friend once said, we are all free to fuck up our children in whatever way we see fit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-46496331545955901462010-09-22T19:42:25.621-04:002010-09-22T19:42:25.621-04:00TED has a talk about how incentives bring about wo...TED has a talk about how incentives bring about worse outcomes than just letting people figure something out out on their own.<br />The "Carrots and Sticks" approach utilized by schools is like this approach in business - it's broken and has an effect that is the opposite of the intention.<br />CHeck it out: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dan_pink_on_motivation.htmlRandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-45613022255257794632010-09-20T10:57:15.064-04:002010-09-20T10:57:15.064-04:00Compassion-I love this post. We have to think abou...Compassion-I love this post. We have to think about how people on a journey and we are not all at the same spot on that journey. So, yes, lets be gentle on those who are new to unschooling ideas. even those who are hostile. Remember, there are still people today who think women should not be allowed to vote.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12897438462236296497noreply@blogger.com