Jan 5, 20213 min read
A Case for Individualized Education
If you’re a parent of school-age children, I know WHAT YOU REALLY WANT for your kids. You want your children to be their best, unique...
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Four New Creative Ways to Learn
According to educational psychologist Benjamin Bloom, multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank tests are the lowest form of assessing a...
May 29, 20202 min read
Five Lessons Not Taught In School: Foundational Principles of True Learning
1. Learning is fun! Textbooks, worksheets, lectures, and sitting in a crowded classroom for multiple hours a day is a slow learning...
Feb 16, 20193 min read
How I Homeschooled My Children
I never considered myself to be an unschooler, but I really am one. I started "homeschooling" when my oldest turned 3. That was 1992. Now...
Oct 9, 20182 min read
Education of the Future
Many people say that our education system is flawed. What drives me nuts is when people suggest that the solution to the problem is MORE...
Sep 18, 20182 min read
Read, Regurgitate, Regret
In most learning environments, students listen to a teacher or read an assignment, followed by an assessment, where the information is...
Sep 7, 20181 min read
What is Celebration Education all about?
We're writing a book on how to have powerful learning experiences without using curriculum, but in truth the approach is very simple:...
May 26, 20184 min read
Summer REC Time
While many schools start up again in August, our classes don't start until September. But that doesn't mean that learning doesn't happen...
May 22, 20182 min read
One Size Fits All?
Have you ever tried wearing a shirt that claimed to be “One size fits all”? How did it fit? Certainly not as well as a shirt your size....
