I wish I had known more knowledge of home schooling when my son was young. He struggles having to hold back his intellect at school. It's baby sitting to him and he's 16.
You're right Eric. Take Zinn's People's History of the United States. Great book, full of wonderful material, loaded with facts. But control of information, shaping a narrative, still occurs. Oh, the margins have been nibbled; colonization, exploitation, marginalized groups, all have received some attention. The spotlight has been shifted from the traditional stars, but what's changed? None of what Zinn said can really be disputed, but it's not the narrative I was fed in school, and certainly no teacher of mine cited him, save for my Vietnam vet high school Government teacher. He likely would be restricted from doing that nowadays, or fired
This was a great read, Eric.
We have chosen to “homeschool”(not a fan of the word, but it's the most well-known).
I tend to lean towards the unschooling idea; but I prefer to call it Worlducation.
My youngster is self-led in his work; excelling VERY well with reading and math, and is already developing life skills.
He even made his own dinner tonight. Turned on the oven, put his food in and took it out on his own.
He's 6!
We can do a world of good for our progeny if we just take a step back and let them be.
Appreciate your work.
I wish I had known more knowledge of home schooling when my son was young. He struggles having to hold back his intellect at school. It's baby sitting to him and he's 16.
We worked out very early that if we stuck our boy in a normal schooling situation that it wouldn't do him any favours.
Best wishes for your boy; high school can be an awful time.
His future looks brite. I still made sure he got what he needed. That I know.
You're right Eric. Take Zinn's People's History of the United States. Great book, full of wonderful material, loaded with facts. But control of information, shaping a narrative, still occurs. Oh, the margins have been nibbled; colonization, exploitation, marginalized groups, all have received some attention. The spotlight has been shifted from the traditional stars, but what's changed? None of what Zinn said can really be disputed, but it's not the narrative I was fed in school, and certainly no teacher of mine cited him, save for my Vietnam vet high school Government teacher. He likely would be restricted from doing that nowadays, or fired
I don't know much about what your saying but I agree. Thanks for adding your two cents.