Integrated learning seems like a pretty simple idea. Kids don’t get fired up when you say, “Let’s go study some English!” They get fired up with dinosaurs, scuba diving, and iPhone apps. Why? Because English is boring. In the traditional sense, that is. (Unless you’re that one teacher who really digs grammar. Seriously, I [...]
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Even if you normally follow a rigid curriculum during the academic year, summer is a great time to relax a bit and try project based learning and on for size. Unschoolers typically follow a less regimented approach to homeschooling, and utilize things like project-based learning, Waldorf-inspired lessons, and student-led learning to educate their kids. Doing [...]
Posted in Back to School, Learning Methods, News Tags: blogging, gardening, homeschool, Learning, Project-based learning, roadschooling, summer learning Comments OffWhy would anyone send their kids to learn from “Señor” Smith when you could actually have them learn with other native speakers and in ways that are fun and relevant to them? Enter the world of virtual language learning. It really is a great time to be alive! For the first time in history, language [...]
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Many students challenge themselves to make their educational goals align with or exceed state objectives for public and private school students, ensuring that they understand concepts and develop skills at levels that make them competitive with their peers. However, finding the right course of study and supplemental materials isn’t always easy for students, especially when [...]
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There has been a paradigm shift occurring in academia throughout the past several years. As online avenues for learning continue to gain momentum and legitimacy in the academic and education world, many of our learning ambitions are being transferred to the virtual realm. Today, not only can an individual earn a college degree by taking [...]
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Many people find calculus and quantum physics intimidating. These subjects are for geeky, smart kids with no social life, right? Well, geeky kids might find calculus fun and interesting in ways most others may not, but thanks to comic-style books on these subjects, calculus and physics feel more like reading the Sunday comics in the [...]
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According to Ivan Illich in 1972, “Universal education through schooling is not feasible”. His radical ideas regarding schooling provoked much debate back in the 1970s, with most dismissing him as an over-zealous new-age hippy. Could it be, however, that he was rather a forward-thinking would-be educational revolutionary? Are his ideas still valid today, and have [...]
Posted in Back to School, Homeschool, Learning Methods, News Tags: Education, homeschool, Ivan Illich, Learning Comments OffTED videos have always been great for kids. We’ve been viewing talks as a family for years, enjoying insights into different ways of thinking. With TED-Ed videos, you can use, tweak, or completely redo any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch based on any video from YouTube. The featured lessons are mostly [...]
Posted in Eclectic Homeschooling, Homeschool, Learning Methods, Online Tools, Teaching methods, TED Tags: homeschool, Learning, online education, TED, TED-Ed, unschool, video Comments OffAccording to the Wall Street Journal, Intel is developing a small, ruggedized tablet device called the studybook aimed squarely at school students. Smaller and less expensive than an iPad, the device will feature cameras with applications for performing time-lapse photography and add-on lenses that turn the device into a microscope (although you can do this [...]
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