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From left to right on the political spectrum, there is at least one note of agreement: the nation's school system has not delivered universal quality education. Accordingly, debate has raged over how to rectify this situation. Should the government increase funding, encourage privatisation, some of both? Another option, though, has emerged and is seemingly gaining popularity -- home schooling. Citing both substandard education and displeasure with school environments and curricula, many parents have decided to teach their own children. Supporters say it is well within their rights to raise their children as they see fit and that at-home learning is superior to the public system. Detractors c...
Playing and Learning Outdoors shows early years practitioners how to get the very best from outdoor playing and learning for the enjoyment, health and education of all children from ages three to five years. Fully updated to reflect the current status and understandings regarding outdoor provision within early childhood education frameworks, this new edition will allow practitioners to develop rich and stimulating outdoor play provision in Early Years settings and enable them to feel confident to offer wonderful play experiences outdoors. Playing and Learning Outdoors offers practitioners achievable advice and support, based on approaches which are appropriate and effective for young childre...
SHOCKING, BEAUTIFUL, PROVOCATIVE and WILD A big, bold manifesto covering most of our world's issues, this message feels good and positive overall because it's stacked with solutions that sandwich all problems. It reads easily and surprisingly quickly, yet it constantly challenges you and evokes a wide range of powerful emotion. Recognizing the enormous task of changing beliefs, you feel supported at times through a wild journey and the chapter A Whole World's Dark Night of the Soul offers solid footing in scary territory. This is an impassioned guide to breaking the chains that hold humanity back and an insightful, inciting examination of the juxtaposition between mankind's infinite potentia...
"Morgens in aller Frühe klingelt kein Wecker, der Sie aus dem Schlaf reißt. Der Kampf an fünf Tagen pro Woche ein unmotiviertes Kind aus dem Bett zu scheuchen und dafür zu sorgen, dass es sich anzieht, frühstückt und rechtzeitig aus dem Haus kommt, findet nicht statt. Der Morgen beginnt friedlich..." Ob in Großbritannien, den Vereinigten Staaten, Japan, der Schweiz oder Australien - zwei Millionen Kinder in den Industrienationen gehen nicht in die Schule. In ihren Heimatländern gilt statt der Schulpflicht eine Bildungspflicht. Sie lernen freiwillig, engagiert, erfolgreich - und oftmals vollkommen ohne formellen Unterricht. Ihr Lernen kennt keine Grenzen. Stefanie Mohsennia zeigt, wie selbstständiges, eigenverantwortliches Lernen funktioniert. Zu Wort kommen Pädagogen und Bildungsexperten ebenso wie Kinder und Eltern, die von ihrem Alltag berichten. Leben ohne Schule - ein Lernmodell auch für Deutschland?
The classic guide to teaching children at home for a new generation of homeschooling parents In 2019, there were more than two million children being homeschooled. That number doubled during the pandemic and is now likely to continue increasing as more parents worry that school might not be the best place for their children to learn and grow. Teach Your Own helped launch the homeschooling movement; now, its timeless and revolutionary message of recognizing the ways children come to understand the world has been updated for today’s environment. Parents and caregivers will discover how to navigate: Learning in a classroom versus learning in the world The difference between a learning difficulty (which we all experience every time we try to learn anything) and a learning disability. Schedules that achieve the homeschooling-work-life balance that you want as a family The relationship between learning and play Homeschooling and technology And much more. John Holt's warm understanding of children and his passionate belief in every child's ability to learn have made this book an essential resource for over forty years to homeschooling families.