Unschoolers learn what they want, when they want
Bohemian Travelers image Jacque Wilson CNN Six-year-old Karina Ricci doesn’t ever have a typical day. She has no schedule to follow, no lessons to complete….
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8 Reasons Young Americans Don’t Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance
The ruling elite has created social institutions that have subdued young Americans and broken their spirit of resistance. Dees Illustration Bruce E. Levine AlterNet Traditionally,…
The Master’s as the New Bachelor’s
Princeton Graduation – Wiki Image Laura Pappano The New York Times William Klein’s story may sound familiar to his fellow graduates. After earning his bachelor’s…
Homeschool, Anti-vaccine Family Ripped Apart by CPS: Chronology of a Kidnapping
Henderson Family ripped apart by CPS because of lifestyle Activist Post PASADENA, CA – The case of Jeffrey and Erica Henderson provides a continuation of…
Disengage From the U.S. Government
Fred Reed Lew Rockwell When a country works reasonably well – when the schools teach algebra and not governmentally mandated Appropriate Values, when the police…
Graduating to Peace in the nuclear shadow
Wiki Image David Krieger Common Ground Dear Graduates, Having received a college degree, you are among the 6.7 percent of the world’s most educated elite. …
Student Loans and the Deficit
Will Federal Student Lending become the Government’s ATM machine? – Wiki Image Libby A. Nelson and Doug Lederman Inside Higher Ed WASHINGTON — For much…
Hackers school next generation at DEFCON Kids
defconkids.org AFP/Raw Story SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – DEFCON hackers will share their skills with the next generation at a first-ever children’s version of the infamous…
College is a waste of time
CNN Editor’s note: Dale J. Stephens is a 19-year-old entrepreneur leading UnCollege, a social movement supporting self-directed higher education and building RadMatter, a platform to…
The Next Bubble Is About to Burst: College Grads Face Dwindling Jobs and Mounting Loans
Today’s graduates face miserable job prospects, and experts say the student loan crisis could be worse than the credit card or housing bubbles. Sarah Jaffe…
18 Signs That Life In U.S. Public Schools Is Now Essentially Equivalent To Life In U.S. Prisons
The American Dream In the United States today, our public schools are not very good at educating our students, but they sure are great training…
Student Loan Debt, Reframed
Wiki Image Inside Higher Ed WASHINGTON — Much of the discussion about college student debt revolves around the 15 percent of borrowers who default on…
Do Parents’ Rights End at the Schoolhouse Gate?
“There is no fundamental right of parents to be the exclusive provider of information regarding sexual matters to their children, either independent of their right…
‘Zero Tolerance’ in America’s schools undermines respect for the law
Wiki Image Bryan Walsh The Heritage Foundation “Zero tolerance” policies continue to result in injustices to our nation’s public school students. In one of the…