Monday, January 13, 2014

Interesting Thinks

Roscommon Acres: Frozen Gifts

CBSNews: Kids Being Bored Prepares Them for Adulthood, Says U.K. Education Expert

Life Learning Magazine Blog: Unschooling Lets Kids Control Their Own Minds and Activities

Huffington Post: Have American Parents Got it All Backwards?

HodgePodge: Imperfect Homeschool: Drama and Trauma

The Independent: Brain function 'boosted for days after reading a novel'

YouTube: Common Miracles: The New American Revolution in Learning

informED: The Perils of Standardized Testing: 6 Ways it Harms Learning

In thinking about our next homeschool year, I've been trying to decide if we are going to continue with My Tech High- while the $ is nice, it's not necessary and there are some annoying things we have to deal with (weekly reporting, standardized testing, being limited to the course outlines). So, I've started gathering free resources for tech classes and other learning experiences that we may utilize if we pull out of My Tech High. 

edX
Open Culture
MIT Open Courseware for Students
Coursera
The Getty Trust
Khan Academy


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