http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:18:24 -0700 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:42:58 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d17-Christmas-Around-the-World-a-very-Marco-Christmas?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner The folks at Team Marco Polo present a 24-minute episode, Christmas Around the World: A Very Marco Christmas (see below). The Team Marco Polo website, developed by Seattle-based Filmateria Studios, promises a new way for kids and teens to expl... history holidays Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:42:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d17-Christmas-Around-the-World-a-very-Marco-Christmas?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d16-Socialization-study-on-homeschooled-adults?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner The Canadian Centre for Home Education (CCHE) has released the results of a research project titled: Fifteen Years Later: Home-Educated Canadian Adults (pdf). Studies suggest that homeschoolers succeed academically as compared to schooled peer... issues education scandals Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:52:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d16-Socialization-study-on-homeschooled-adults?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d15-Woodland-Park-Zoo-tree-kangaroos-on-ABC-Nightline?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner The Woodland Park Zoo-based Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program (TKCP) will be featured tonight on a segment of ABC World News and ABC Nightline, Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. PST and 11:30 p.m. PST on KOMO 4 TV or your local ABC affiliat... nature based learning science Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:42:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d15-Woodland-Park-Zoo-tree-kangaroos-on-ABC-Nightline?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d10-Homeschool-leadership-retreats-for-teens?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner From Blake Boles, Co-founder of Unschool Adventures and author of College Without High School (New Society Publishers, 2009): Homeschool Leadership Retreats (“HLR”) offers fun, independence-building sleep-away programs for self-d... unschooling events classes and camps Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:14:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d10-Homeschool-leadership-retreats-for-teens?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d9-Video-games-change-education?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner Unschoolers in particular, but other homeschoolers, too, have a reputation for playing video games and calling it learning. Apparently, the idea is catching on. Educational games have gained popularity in the general population. According to a... video games supplies and curricula science Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:31:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d9-Video-games-change-education?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d7-Online-games-to-help-kids-understand-global-issues-climate-change?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner Adults have trouble grasping the cascading impact of a multitude of seemingly harmless individual choices, so it should come as no surprise when children have trouble understanding their roles and responsibilities toward the health and well-being ... online learning nature based learning video games science Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:17:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d7-Online-games-to-help-kids-understand-global-issues-climate-change?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d6-Homeschoolers-get-ready-for-snow?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner Can you identify the four types of snowflakes? Dendrite Column Needle Rime Dendrites have six points. Columns have six sides (hexagon shape). Needles look like their namesake. Rimes have a coating of tiny, frozen wa... activities science Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:27:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d6-Homeschoolers-get-ready-for-snow?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d5-Families-Get-Game-Smart-together-with-Microsofts-safety-education-campaign?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner The Get Game Smart website helps parents and kids make smart choices about what to play and watch. Join the Family Challenge Make a pact or pledge Take quizzes Get information about ESRB ratings Learn about virtual ... video games Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:37:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d5-Families-Get-Game-Smart-together-with-Microsofts-safety-education-campaign?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d4-Square-dance-fundraiser-in-Duvall?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner The Oxbow Farm and the Grange Cafe in Duvall will host a Holiday Hootenanny featuring The Tall Boys. All proceeds go to Sno-Valley Tilth. Oxbow Farm What: Square dance and lasagna dinner fundraiser to benefit Sno-Valley Tilth.When: Thurs., Dec 15, 20... eastside events Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:14:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d4-Square-dance-fundraiser-in-Duvall?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d4-Quotable-Mark-Twain-quotations-on-education-and-life?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner Samuel Clemens/Wikimedia Commons Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910), wrote the famous novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn and provided numerous quotable quotations. A few of them follow. On Knowledge and Education"All sc... education quotes Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:13:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d4-Quotable-Mark-Twain-quotations-on-education-and-life?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d3-Education-101-What-is-the-history-of-the-North-American-education-system?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner The North American education system comes directly from the Prussian system. For the benefit of government, Prussia's compulsory education system aimed to instill in future generations duty, discipline, respect for authority, and the ability to follo... history education scandals Homeschooling 101 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:47:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d3-Education-101-What-is-the-history-of-the-North-American-education-system?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d2-Carnival-of-Unschooled-Life-December-edition?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner Carnival logo/The Expanding Life The Expanding Life presents the December 2009 edition of the Carnival of Unschooled Life. Topic Sections Include Life at home Out in the world Inspirations Dark nights of the soul Encounters of t... unschooling Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:56:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d2-Carnival-of-Unschooled-Life-December-edition?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d28-Homeschool-Potpourri-annual-Christmas-sale?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner Caption/Wikimedia Commons Homeschool Potpourri in Kirkland will hold its annual customer appreciation sale from November 30 through December 9, 2009. What: Annual Christmas SaleWhere: 12815 NE 124th Street Suite F, KirklandWhen: November 30 - Decem... eastside holidays supplies and curricula free and discount Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:52:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d28-Homeschool-Potpourri-annual-Christmas-sale?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d28-Indiana-moms-plead-guilty-to-educational-neglect?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner Allen County Courthouse/Berrihol Surely there must be more to the story? Two Allen County, Indiana mothers were found guilty of removing their sons from public school in January 2006. The women face sentencing on December 29, 2009. History Upon rem... regulations and laws education scandals Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:15:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d28-Indiana-moms-plead-guilty-to-educational-neglect?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d27-Happy-birthday-Mark-Twain?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner Caption/Wikimedia Commons Samuel Clemens was born November 30, 1835, the year Halley's Comet crossed the sky. Writings and History According to Lesson Planet, the writings of Mark Twain (a.k.a. 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The series features the adventures of a ho... unschooling books supplies and curricula Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:10:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d22-New-chapter-books-feature-homeschoolers?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Top-ten-unschooling-websites?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner Seattle-area unschooler/S.McGrath The following is a list of 10+ prominent unschooling resource websites. Connections ezineFreedom to LearnJohn Holt and GWSJoyfully RejoycingLife Learning MagazineLife Without SchoolOrganic LearningRadical Unsch... unschooling Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:28:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Top-ten-unschooling-websites?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Exclusive-new-book-about-famous-homeschoolers?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner Book cover/HSBC Available exclusively to members of Homeschool Buyers Co-op, Bentley Boyd's instant homeschooling classic about famous homeschoolers, The League of Homeschool All-Stars. The League of Homeschool All-Stars This limited-edition hardco... history books Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:52:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Exclusive-new-book-about-famous-homeschoolers?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Coming-of-age-fertility-class-for-homeschoolers?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner Leaving home/daveograve Waldorf educator and coming-of-age specialist, Linda Knodle, will conduct a series of Coming of Age human fertility classes for boys and girls ages 10 to 13.Open House: Saturday, December 5, 10 - 11:30 a.m. What: Coming of A... events classes and camps health and safety Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:24:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Coming-of-age-fertility-class-for-homeschoolers?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Homeschooling-101-Does-unschooling-work-for-special-needs-children?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner A.D.D./Chris Corwin What is the goal of unschooling? If it works, can it work for special needs kids? Sandra Dodd, perhaps, puts it best in her new book, Sandra Dodd's Big Book of Unschooling (Lulu, 2009), under the heading of "Special Needs.&q... unschooling education quotes Homeschooling 101 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:41:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10046-Unschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Homeschooling-101-Does-unschooling-work-for-special-needs-children?cid=exrss-Unschooling-Examiner