Yi Tan conversation on unschooling
Sandra Dodd
http://yitantechcall.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/special-one-hour-yi-tan-call-248-unschooling/
The file downloaded and is playing on my iTunes. I'm not sure what
the options are, but that's what happened on my computer.
This is an interesting site, about changes in technology and culture.
I was involved in a discussion, it's not available to hear. It's not
as clear as some of the sound files online, but it's rich and busy and
has a ton of stuff. His summary at the end amazed me.
The notes there are:
Special one-hour Yi-Tan Call 248 – Unschooling –
Our primary and secondary educational systems are controversial, to
put it mildly. John Holt, Grace Llewelyn, Paulo Freire, John Taylor
Gatto and others have done a fabulous job pointing out how deficient
the existing systems are, as well as lighting a path forward.
One growing alternative is unschooling. Unlike the popular home-
schooling stereotype of parents sharing “classroom” duties at home,
unschooling is mostly student-led (and I wince using the word
“student”). Explaining it in any depth is beyond the scope of these
lightweight invites, so please join this call and explore with us.
We’ve invited a wonderful group of deeply experienced unschoolers,
adult and adult-to-be, including Tammy Takahashi, Sandra Dodd, PS
Pirro, some of our Yi-Tan regulars and their kids.
With this awesome posse, let’s discuss:
• What is the range of unschooling practices? How quickly is it
growing?
• How does the rest of the world respond to unschooling? Is that
changing?
• What are the main benefits the Net brings unschoolers?
The file downloaded and is playing on my iTunes. I'm not sure what
the options are, but that's what happened on my computer.
This is an interesting site, about changes in technology and culture.
I was involved in a discussion, it's not available to hear. It's not
as clear as some of the sound files online, but it's rich and busy and
has a ton of stuff. His summary at the end amazed me.
The notes there are:
Special one-hour Yi-Tan Call 248 – Unschooling –
Our primary and secondary educational systems are controversial, to
put it mildly. John Holt, Grace Llewelyn, Paulo Freire, John Taylor
Gatto and others have done a fabulous job pointing out how deficient
the existing systems are, as well as lighting a path forward.
One growing alternative is unschooling. Unlike the popular home-
schooling stereotype of parents sharing “classroom” duties at home,
unschooling is mostly student-led (and I wince using the word
“student”). Explaining it in any depth is beyond the scope of these
lightweight invites, so please join this call and explore with us.
We’ve invited a wonderful group of deeply experienced unschoolers,
adult and adult-to-be, including Tammy Takahashi, Sandra Dodd, PS
Pirro, some of our Yi-Tan regulars and their kids.
With this awesome posse, let’s discuss:
• What is the range of unschooling practices? How quickly is it
growing?
• How does the rest of the world respond to unschooling? Is that
changing?
• What are the main benefits the Net brings unschoolers?