DINOSAUR’S DAY
[ by Ruth Thomson ]
For beginning readers and dinosaur lovers alike! This book follows a triceratops’ throughout one day and details several experiences, including an encounter with a T-Rex. Mentions many different types of dinosaurs and thankfully includes a pronunciation of each. This DK leveled reader series includes picture dictionary boxes on many pages. […]
An April 23rd article in the Las Vegas Review Journal discusses the beginning of compulsory education in our country and why government schools “are producing an ever higher percentage of functional illiterates… Just as they were intended to.” As John Taylor Gatto said in Against School:
“Divide children by subject, by age-grading, by constant rankings on […]
A COLOR OF HIS OWN
[ by Leo Lionni ]
An adorable story of a chameleon who wants a color of his own. It’s not to be had, but he finds happiness nonetheless. A story for all ages about the value of friendship and acceptance. Can serve as a great picture for younger kids; it has beautiful […]
A great article appeared in the Washington Post yesterday, Learning On Their Own Terms, which describes experiences that can only be called unschooling at a, um… school.
At the Fairhaven School there are no tests, grades, or course requirements. There is no “typical student day” because each kid determines their own learning experiences.
For some this means […]
Mehalje is doing really well with her reading. After an initial (and might I add disastrous) experience with a reading program which was recommended by well-meaning but misguided experts, we backed off and decided to let her skills develop at her own natural pace.
She has been able to read simple phonetically-controlled books like “The cat […]
