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Assigned Readings for July 15, 2008

Metaforas; Circuit This article was fairly interesting in its analysis of the growth of human networking, although I did find the beginning fairly confusing and aimless in just defining circuits witho… more »

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JJ's Culture Kitchen Version of It's a Frackin' Cracker — 19 comments

JJ wrote 1 week ago: My thoughts on this as a FOCKER (Friend of Culture Kitchen) combined into some semblance of an overv … more »

Tags: "This is School, Mr. Potter, Not the Real World", Accountability, belief in gods, Bullying and control, bush, change, Civil Rights, Colleges and Universities, Congress

Assigned Readings for July 15, 2008

cchavarr wrote 1 week ago: Metaforas; Circuit This article was fairly interesting in its analysis of the growth of human networ … more »

Tags: Assignment Fulfillment, identity, Readings

Marathon Wimbledon Final! — 3 comments

JJ wrote 2 weeks ago: Anybody out there watching with me, the Federer-Nadal championship match is INCREDIBLE!! (It’s … more »

Tags: Academics, Accountability, Cognitive Psychology, Culture, Education, Family Values, Homeschooling, identity, Institutions and Individuals

Unschooling the Bagpipes More Than Mere Music Lessons — 2 comments

JJ wrote 2 weeks ago: You know about always-unschooled Young Son’s new learning passion, the great highland bagpipes … more »

Tags: Academics, Arts, Cognitive Psychology, Creative Class, Culture, Education, Homeschooling, Humor, identity

Defining Who Is "An Acceptable Person" Is JJ's Local Issue

JJ wrote 2 weeks ago: You think defining homeschooling or feminism or marriage or patriotism, or when life begins, is toug … more »

Tags: Barack Obama, Bullying and control, change, Civil Rights, Cognitive Psychology, constitution, Culture, Cynical Stuff, Discipline-behavior

If Kit Kittredge is All-American Girl, What's a Feminist to Do? — 21 comments

JJ wrote 3 weeks ago: Do you have a real-live daughter doll counting the days until she and her American Girl doll can go … more »

Tags: Books and Movies, Cognitive Psychology, Culture, Early Childhood Issues, Education, Fashion, Favorite Daughter, Feminism, From the Mouths of Babes

When Praying to Gods Makes Hard-nosed Business Sense. . .

JJ wrote 3 weeks ago: The news blurb reads: Hindu deity who is part monkey and part man was appointed “symbolic chai … more »

Tags: "This is School, Mr. Potter, Not the Real World", Academics, belief in gods, Colleges and Universities, Corporate Culture, Culture, Cynical Stuff, History, Institutions and Individuals

It's Not Just a Religion, It's an Adventure! — 12 comments

JJ wrote 1 month ago: COD has revealed the next Thinking Parent wiki topic, whoo-hoo! Will you be adding your own link to … more »

Tags: belief in gods, change, Ethics and Philosophy, Evolved Homeschoolers, Favorite Daughter, Homeschooling, Humor, identity, Intelligent Design Debate

So Young And So Gadgeted -- What's the Right Approach? — 5 comments

JJ wrote 1 month ago: EVERYONE knows that babies crawl before they walk, and that tricycles come before two-wheelers. But … more »

Tags: Experimental, Institutions and Individuals, Public Communication, unschooling, Power of Story, Learning, Homeschooling, Research and Science, Movies/TV

"Hey Mr. Cunningham!" a Must-Read at Meming of Life — 7 comments

JJ wrote 1 month ago: This wonderful old-movie post ties to everything we’re learning and discussing here, about how … more »

Tags: Barack Obama, Books and Movies, Bullying and control, Cognitive Psychology, Culture, Education, Environment, Ethics and Philosophy, Family Values

Power of Political Story in Educating Our Own Old Brains — 3 comments

JJ wrote 1 month ago: From JJ’s long and probably annoying comment in a diverse homeschool parent discussion dubbed, … more »

Tags: Power of Story, Education, Homeschooling, "This is School, Mr. Potter, Not the Real World", Research and Science, Family Values, Feminism, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, Science/Math Learning

Every Thinking Parent Should Read Lynn's "Sometimes Funny" Post — 1 comment

JJ wrote 1 month ago: . . .and Unthinking Parents should read it too, if they can. Wow. Talk about Power of Story! More … more »

Tags: Accountability, belief in gods, Bullying and control, Cognitive Psychology, Creative Class, Culture, Discipline-behavior, Dominionists, Education

HBO Recount Not One Movie But Neverending Series? — 1 comment

JJ wrote 2 months ago: Finally the movie version of the real recount aired last night. Saw it, liked it, found it pretty a … more »

Tags: Accountability, Barack Obama, Bullying and control, change, Civil Rights, Congress, constitution, Cynical Stuff, Ethics and Philosophy

She'd Better Just Be Shooting Off Her MOUTH — 10 comments

JJ wrote 2 months ago: Did you hear — can you believe — what she’s said now? Her latest rationale for staying in the … more »

Tags: Barack Obama, Bullying and control, Cognitive Psychology, Cynical Stuff, Discipline-behavior, Ethics and Philosophy, Feminism, health, hillary clinton

Obama Elected First Black President! — 7 comments

JJ wrote 2 months ago: Snook already blogged our politicians writing books about themselves, as power of story about power … more »

Tags: "This is School, Mr. Potter, Not the Real World", Barack Obama, Books, change, Civil Rights, Cognitive Psychology, Colleges and Universities, Creative Class, Culture

Sounds and Smells That Carry Me Back Home — 4 comments

JJ wrote 2 months ago: (For more, check out the Thinking Homeschoolers wiki.) It’s a cliche, sure, but for me it … more »

Tags: Cognitive Psychology, Creative Class, Culture, Environment, Fashion, History, Home, Humor, identity

Living in a College Town. . . — 10 comments

JJ wrote 2 months ago: . . .just makes unschooling (our kind of home education) for us. Too bad it’s not the same col … more »

Tags: Institutions and Individuals, School versus Education, Power of Story, Education, Learning, Homeschooling, Colleges and Universities, "This is School, Mr. Potter, Not the Real World", Research and Science

What We've Been Up To UnSchooling

JJ wrote 2 months ago: Last week was dance show week, with lost jazz shoes that needed to be replaced at the last minute an … more »

Tags: Institutions and Individuals, unschooling, Power of Story, Standardized Testing, Education, Learning, Homeschooling, Colleges and Universities, "This is School, Mr. Potter, Not the Real World"

More Important Stuff School Doesn't Teach

JJ wrote 2 months ago: So the same “preemptive” do-it-yourself rules apply to learning philanthropy, then, that … more »

Tags: Institutions and Individuals, School versus Education, Power of Story, Liberties and Rights, Family Values, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, Ethics and Philosophy, Cognitive Psychology, Pro-life, Pro-choice


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