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Life Learning: Lessons from the Educational Frontier This passionate collection of essays from the leading edge of educational theory and practice demonstrates how families around the world are embracing the philosophy of life learning.
Life Learning is the story of how children can personalize and control their own learning . . . and what adults can do (and stop doing) to help them.
These essays from the last six years of Life Learning magazine
provide a great introduction to this progressive style of education,
written by those who have experienced it first hand. Includes
learning to read and do math without being taught, the importance of
unstructured play, learning when you’re ready, what’s wrong with
curriculum, trusting children to do their best naturally, a
grandparent’s reaction to unstructured homeschooling, learning in
the real world, parents as role models, self-reliance in life and
learning, and much more.
The Essays and the Authors: (Author bios available here.) About the Editor:
ISBN 978-0-920118-17-7, 192 pages
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Academics, parents and young people describe why non-compulsory,
non-coercive, active, respectful, interest-led, family- and
community-based learning from life is growing in popularity and will
displace prescribed curriculum, standardized testing and the other
regurgitation-based relics of our outmoded school system. This
innovative way of learning through living not only fosters
intellectual development and academic achievement, it allows
children and young people to develop an understanding of themselves
and their place in modern society so they can create a better world.