tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post773680371874018099..comments2024-03-28T00:47:31.110-04:00Comments on Natural Born Learners : Self-Determined Education, Unschooling and ActivismAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13181853187769838301noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-26397530487447341092021-08-07T03:46:40.692-04:002021-08-07T03:46:40.692-04:00The criteria for academic accreditation is estab...The criteria for <a href="https://www.usche.education/academic-accreditation/" rel="nofollow"> academic accreditation </a> is established internationally. <br />Institutions need to abide by the set standards and acquire quality standards which will provide accreditation license to the successful applicants.<br />Daniel Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07030220054085984880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-11294678448245325092014-08-15T21:49:41.332-04:002014-08-15T21:49:41.332-04:00@Execumama: Thank you for such a heartfelt comment...@Execumama: Thank you for such a heartfelt comment. Wonderful, refreezing perspective!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181853187769838301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-24538311308248275852014-08-01T13:24:01.485-04:002014-08-01T13:24:01.485-04:00There is definitely a synergy between unschooling ...There is definitely a synergy between unschooling and activism, Beatrice. For my family (husband and two daughters, 10 and 8), the unschooling shift made it very difficult for us to continue to operate in muted spaces in the other aspects of our lives. <br /><br />We stopped supporting the systems that went against our beliefs in some pretty radical ways. We got rid of our house (the wicked mortgage trap in the U.S.), our truck (which made it easy for us to walk less and drive/pollute more), we stopped spending the entire year in the U.S. and spent more time in lazy towns in Jamaica (where my husband and I are from) meeting fishermen, touching animals and plants (not just reading about them), eating real food (and not GMO chemistry), and lifting the fog of the American Dream. <br /><br />Now, our daughters are so much more aware of their voices, and their ability to use their voices to address concerns that they face, and that people in the world face every day. <br /><br />They have seen poverty through the eyes of children their age, and they see that these children are more than just "poor people". <br /><br />They are people. With goals and gratitude and big hearts just like them. <br /><br />I feel that unschooling opened us up to not just inspire change, but to incite it as well.Radical Selfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426315658624727915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-34291969704712330012014-07-25T08:25:58.262-04:002014-07-25T08:25:58.262-04:00@Laura Thanks for the comment. "We help other...@Laura Thanks for the comment. "We help others see what's possible." Nicely put.<br />So with activism as in social justice, would you say that you had any influence over your children's engagement in this area?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181853187769838301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-1025669724162588272014-07-24T11:34:06.867-04:002014-07-24T11:34:06.867-04:00I agree. I see homeschooling/unschooling as part o...I agree. I see homeschooling/unschooling as part of a shift happening, moving us from power-over to power-with, from separation to connection, from rigid strictures to authentic self-determination. As we demonstrate what it means to freely educate, we help others see what's possible. <br /><br />As for activism, my kids have been passionate about getting involved. I can't imagine they'd have the same persistence if they'd been assigned a certain number of volunteer hours. Laura Grace Weldonhttp://lauragraceweldon.com/blog-2/noreply@blogger.com