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Lord of the Flies: A Harmful Distortion of Children’s Nature

23/12/2020 Learning Alternatives Tags: Books, Childhood, Research

Sometimes a fiction is repeated so often that people believe it’s true. By Peter Gray Ph.D. Freedom to Learn “Well, what about Lord of the Flies?” How often I have heard someone say that after I’ve talked about the value of children’s independent play, away from adults, or about a […]

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Love, laughter, adventure and fantasy: a summer reading list for teens

02/01/2020 Learning Alternatives Tags: Books

Summer is a great time to catch up on some reading. from shutterstock.com An Australian summer can be a holiday by the beach, recovering from exams, or anticipating the next stage of schooling. The summer break can also offer a wonderful opportunity to catch up on some reading. Award-winning author […]

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Libraries as Centers for Self-Directed Education

19/06/2018 Learning Alternatives Tags: Books, Learning Tools, Natural Learning

How could your local library best serve your family’s and community’s needs? By  Peter Gray Ph.D. Freedom to Learn We have in our society two types of publicly supported institutions whose explicit purpose is education—schools and libraries. How different they are from one another! The primary difference is this: Schools are places of forced […]

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The Joy and Sorrow of Rereading Holt’s “How Children Learn”

28/12/2017 Learning Alternatives Tags: Books, Home based education, Learning issues

Here, summed up, are John Holt’s great insights about children’s learning. By Peter Gray Ph.D. In a survey we conducted a few years ago, Gina Riley and I asked unschooling families to name the writers whose works had influenced them most in their decision to take that route.  John Holt […]

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Books to give kids who love science

22/12/2017 Learning Alternatives, Science & Technology + Space Exploration Tags: Books, Of Interest?, Sciences

Grown-ups like them, too. Some kids love science, some love reading. This list is for both! Deposit Photos Sure, the kids in your life are going to get toys, but you’d like them to learn something over the holiday break, too. Here are some great books for kids of all […]

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Teenage Liberation Handbook; Non English publishing rights are available

09/04/2017 Learning Alternatives, Science & Technology + Space Exploration Tags: Books, Project
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This is a very dangerous book. It contradicts all the conventional wisdom about dropouts and the importance of a formal education. It is funny and inspiring. Do not under any circumstances share this book with a bright, frustrated high~schooler being ground into mind fudge by the school system. This writer […]

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Scientists are experimenting with an entire town’s sleep

09/03/2017 Science & Technology + Space Exploration Tags: Books, Health & Safety, Life Sciences
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Meet the first Chrono City Basic Books / Wild Nights / WILD NIGHTS: How Taming Sleep Created Our Restless World by Benjamin Reiss is available now. The following is an excerpt from Wild Nights by Benjamin Reiss. A team of chronobiologists in Germany is experimenting with optimizing the sleep patterns of […]

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Summer Reading: Best Science-y Books for Kids

05/04/2016 Learning Alternatives, Science & Technology + Space Exploration Tags: Books
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A bevy of books Credit: maradon 333 Long, lazy summer days are perfect for curling up in the shade or in an air-conditioned retreat indoors with a good book. And there are plenty of options for kids that will stir their interest in the natural world and spark their curiosity […]

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Escape From Childhood: The Needs and Rights of Children

29/10/2015 Learning Alternatives Tags: Books
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“We, in modern-day America, underestimate children’s abilities to make reasonable judgments far more than have any other people at any other place or time in history. In the name of protecting children we hurt them, sometimes viciously. As Holt shows brilliantly, children need the same rights to advance their own […]

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Reading taught in schools can kill a love for books

02/10/2015 Learning Alternatives Tags: Books
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It’s important we learn to love books, not just learn to read them. from www.shutterstock.com.au Reading instruction in the classroom is a key concern for all teachers and there are many ways to go about it. However, is our determination to achieve excellence in reading skills in our children killing […]

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