On 9/30/10 1:14 AM September 30, 2010, ss wrote:
On Thursday 30 Sep 2010 10:25:26 am Meera wrote:
"Children need good schools if they are to learn properly."
Children need good teachers. never mind the school.
Children learn naturally; it's what they do best.
Teachers and schools are all well enough in their place, but, having
homeschooled two to adulthood (with two more still homeschooling), I can
now safely say that there's something in learning outside the school
system that enables children to become their own best teachers.
My daughters are both in college now, and I am often struck by how much
better their attitude is than mine was at their age. I was an excellent
student, but I didn't have their drive to make the most out of my
education nor did I have their sense of ownership of and responsibility
for my education.
Education has never been done *to* them; it's always been done *by* them.
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Heather Madrone ([email protected]) http://www.madrone.com
http://www.sunsplinter.blogspot.com
I'd love to change the world, but they won't give me access to the source code.
