penelope trunk

incredible resource for unschooling/homeschooling. and tons of other things.

intro’d to her via Lisa.

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find/follow Penelope:

her site (note the homeschooling tab):

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exodus from school – 2014

http://education.penelopetrunk.com/2014/09/22/dont-get-left-behind-in-the-mass-exodus-from-school/

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democratic schools – 2013

http://education.penelopetrunk.com/2013/08/26/democratic-schools-are-stupid/

1. Democracy means tyranny of the majority.

2. Democracy places insane weight on the importance of self-interest.

3. Self-directed learning needs no vote.

4. Alternative schools are not better than mainstream schools.
..the most insidious thing about democratic school is that it’s just a different way to waste kids’ time. It’s not self-directed learning, it’s not project-based learning—it’s whatever the majority wants the learning to be. It’s forced learning.