Comments on: Are schools necessary? http://blog.edufire.com/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/ The Revolution Will be Blogged Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:59:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: NYLON » Archive » Σχολεία: τα χρειαζόμαστε? http://blog.edufire.com/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 NYLON » Archive » Σχολεία: τα χρειαζόμαστε? Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:12:47 +0000 http://edurev.com/blog/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/#comment-1333 [...] ΥΓ: Η βασική ιδέα από εδώ [...] [...] ΥΓ: Η βασική ιδέα από εδώ [...]

]]> By: Jason Beckerman http://blog.edufire.com/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-987 Jason Beckerman Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:49:00 +0000 http://edurev.com/blog/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/#comment-987 What a fantastic article! Well written and very true. My new company is trying to help change this. We begin inviting people to the Beta tomorrow! It is going to be a long road, but it is wonderful to see people interested in true change. Our goal is to build the largest repository of online learning communities in the world. http://www.teachthepeople.com What a fantastic article! Well written and very true. My new company is trying to help change this. We begin inviting people to the Beta tomorrow! It is going to be a long road, but it is wonderful to see people interested in true change. Our goal is to build the largest repository of online learning communities in the world.

http://www.teachthepeople.com

]]> By: Michael Lambie http://blog.edufire.com/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-970 Michael Lambie Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:38:36 +0000 http://edurev.com/blog/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/#comment-970 have you seen mango? http://www.trymango.com/ free foreign language classes. the Los Angeles Public Library also offers free rosetta stone classes online. I love these free educational resources. definitely don't need to go to a school to use them. have you seen mango?
http://www.trymango.com/

free foreign language classes.
the Los Angeles Public Library also offers free rosetta stone classes online.

I love these free educational resources. definitely don’t need to go to a school to use them.

]]> By: Dave Trager http://blog.edufire.com/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-850 Dave Trager Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:53:40 +0000 http://edurev.com/blog/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/#comment-850 Agreed, agreed, agreed. And amen to number 10! What drives me nuts about education is I don't feel like they trust the kids/teenagers to know what they want. They literally force you to believe that they know better, which drives me crazy. What kid doesn't have a burning desire to learn? And if a teacher could act more like a facilitator, pointing them in the direction where they can get information on what they want-- every child would flourish. We're all born with gifts-- its just that memorizing useless facts isn't one of them for a lot of us. ;) Agreed, agreed, agreed. And amen to number 10!

What drives me nuts about education is I don’t feel like they trust the kids/teenagers to know what they want. They literally force you to believe that they know better, which drives me crazy. What kid doesn’t have a burning desire to learn? And if a teacher could act more like a facilitator, pointing them in the direction where they can get information on what they want– every child would flourish.

We’re all born with gifts– its just that memorizing useless facts isn’t one of them for a lot of us. ;)

]]> By: Gem http://blog.edufire.com/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-762 Gem Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:57:46 +0000 http://edurev.com/blog/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/#comment-762 The only thing I would disagree with is a minor point on #4. Farm kids would be the first to tell you that even if they go to school, they are home schooled. There's no raising your hand or asking permission on the farm. There's work to be done and you need to figure out how to get it done. Usually that's learned from parents. Schools were definitely started to train factory workers! The only thing I would disagree with is a minor point on #4. Farm kids would be the first to tell you that even if they go to school, they are home schooled. There’s no raising your hand or asking permission on the farm. There’s work to be done and you need to figure out how to get it done. Usually that’s learned from parents. Schools were definitely started to train factory workers!

]]> By: O’DonnellWeb - This is not a homeschooling blog » Blog Archive » links for 2007-08-24 http://blog.edufire.com/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-761 O’DonnellWeb - This is not a homeschooling blog » Blog Archive » links for 2007-08-24 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:19:16 +0000 http://edurev.com/blog/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/#comment-761 [...] Education Revolution - Are schools necessary? I think we know the answer to that. (tags: education homeschooling) Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] Education Revolution – Are schools necessary? I think we know the answer to that. (tags: education homeschooling) Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> By: COD http://blog.edufire.com/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-758 COD Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:48:45 +0000 http://edurev.com/blog/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/#comment-758 I hate to sound like a fanboy on my first visit here...but I agree on all 10. Neither of my kids have ever seen the inside of a classroom, and I'm still trying to figure out exactly what they are missing. I hate to sound like a fanboy on my first visit here…but I agree on all 10. Neither of my kids have ever seen the inside of a classroom, and I’m still trying to figure out exactly what they are missing.

]]> By: Mostly Crimes And Vices (the aug 24 early morning link dump) « chartreuse http://blog.edufire.com/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Mostly Crimes And Vices (the aug 24 early morning link dump) « chartreuse Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:44:34 +0000 http://edurev.com/blog/2007/08/23/are-schools-necessary/#comment-752 [...] My exes and my sister are (or were at some point) involved in teaching higher education. They all disagree with my opinion that schools are a waste of time. Finally someone agrees with me.(kinda) [...] [...] My exes and my sister are (or were at some point) involved in teaching higher education. They all disagree with my opinion that schools are a waste of time. Finally someone agrees with me.(kinda) [...]

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