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The Innovative Educator: Dropping Out was a Great Idea

The Innovative Educator: Dropping Out was a Great Idea | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

This post is written by a student who chose to drop out of school. Quoting from the article:

"The good news is that it worked. I’ve developed a wide range of interests and skills, with my lifelong field of choice being software. I have a software development job that I love, I have no student debt, and I feel secure about my long-term future...

The bad news is that along the way, I discovered that public schools are not prepared to fairly compete for their students’ attention. This has resulted in a long series of slightly traumatizing events. From the prescription drugging, to the humiliation of being singled out from the rest of my peers, to the threats of litigation, it’s been a long road..."

Read on and allow this article to challenge some notions you may have.

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Why Seth Godin and Other School Reformers Shouldn't Dismiss Homeschooling

Why Seth Godin and Other School Reformers Shouldn't Dismiss Homeschooling | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

"Recently, author and changemaker Seth Godin published the e-book Stop Stealing Dreams, a manifesto on the future of education...a sweeping declaration of why schools are broken and how they ought to be fixed. In section #121 Godin gets to homeschooling: “Thousands of caring and committed parents are taking their kids out of the industrial system of schooling and daring to educate them themselves.” A promising first line! Then suddenly, without even a paragraph of consideration, Godin swats homeschooling aside, as if it were a senseless idea in a brainstorming session. It’s too challenging for most parents, too big a time commitment. It doesn’t give kids enough freedom to fail.

Sigh."

If you missed reading Stop Stealing Dreams you can find it at  http://www.squidoo.com/stop-stealing-dreams

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