tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046461663224934063.post2732240217126429477..comments2023-06-15T03:26:37.123-07:00Comments on Better in Writing: Education as a Socializing AgencyKPCL Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568428266672691241noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046461663224934063.post-57537348950844346092009-04-03T15:57:00.000-07:002009-04-03T15:57:00.000-07:00Aha, a quick google reveals that it probably wasn'...Aha, a quick google reveals that it probably wasn't John Holt -- it was that other teacher named John, John Taylor Gatto, author of Dumbing Us Down. Another good read.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01084920468504331880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046461663224934063.post-74566424081214254582009-04-03T14:41:00.000-07:002009-04-03T14:41:00.000-07:00Oh, Chris, take a peek outside the box once in aw...Oh, Chris, take a peek outside the box once in awhile! People unschool -- one of my favorite blogs on that particular method is Nurtured by Love (nurturedbylove.blogspot.com). People do school, but in different ways -- somewhere between structured public school and unschooling. People decide to choose a life that doesn't include mediocrity, ever. <BR/><BR/>I infer from what you've written that you think you should've put your child in a more restrictive environment from the start -- should've snuffed out the creative flame earlier, perhaps, for the sake of fitting in later. Oh, please -- where's the logic in that? Real life doesn't have to be regimented and grey and dismal -- unless you've been so entrained to that lifestyle by your upbringing that you can't picture any other possibilities. <BR/><BR/>Read some John Holt, for goodness sakes. Isn't he the one who said that our schools were conceived as a place to train factory workers who would trudge through their days unthinkingly, willingly giving up any project they're working on whenever the whistle blows or bell rings? Shoot, I can't recall now if he's the one who talked about that -- get some of his books, read them, then let me know if he said that. Hmm, maybe I need to go re-read them myself....<BR/><BR/>I suspect the video your linking is one that's been passed around the homeschool community tons upon tons of times.<BR/><BR/>I could go on and on indefinitely on this subject, but I have to take a kid somewhere.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01084920468504331880noreply@blogger.com