(FEE) — Almost by definition, entrepreneurs are creative thinkers and experimental doers. They reject the status quo and devise new approaches and better inventions. They are risk-takers and dreamers, valuing ingenuity over convention. They get things done. It shouldn’t be surprising to learn that many unschoolers become entrepreneurs. Able to grow up free from a coercive classroom […]
(FEE) — Our current compulsory schooling model was created at the dawn of the Industrial Age. As factories replaced farm work and production moved swiftly outside of homes and into the larger marketplace, 19th century American schooling mirrored the factories that most students would ultimately join.
Le magazine Kaizen propose une projection du film de Clara Bellar, Être et Devenir, le jeudi 29 juin 2017 à 20: 30 au cinéma Chaplin Saint Lambert à Paris, 6 rue Péclet.
Une autre projection du film est prévue à Paris le Dimanche 25 juin à 11:30 au cinéma Saint-André des Arts.
Rather than complaining about fidget toys and banning them from schools, we should look more closely at what the toys reveal. Children and adolescents are bored and they're frustrated by the irrelevance of mass schooling. Fidget toy mania is a reaction to their craving for freedom and autonomy.
As evidenced by the rising suicide rate among children, school-related anxiety and depression are real, serious issues that can lead to catastrophe. In fact, according to the CDC, the suicide rate among 10 to 14 year olds has doubled since 2007. And for girls in that age group, the suicide rate has tripled over the past 15 years.
"As efforts mount both domestically and abroad to push academics and expand government schooling to increasingly younger children, it is important for parents to look at the data and implications of such early education policy."
As discussed in my TLS post Stefan Molyneux’s “Libertarian Parenting” Series, there are some who advocate “unschooling.” Some of the ideas, as best I can understand them, make sense, but overall I think they are lacking in any systematic basis for their views and a coherent, systematic approach to education. I just read the following […]
see KOL059 | Libertarian Parenting—Freedomain Radio with Stefan Molyneux (2010) Update: my TLS blogpost Stefan Molyneux’s “Libertarian Parenting” Series; and my post Montessori and “Unschooling”. FDR1689 Libertarian Parenting – A Freedomain Radio Conversation with Stephan Kinsella Posted: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 15:00:00 GMT Play Now Two libertarian parents discuss how to best raise confident and […]
