my ideas on "town schooling".

Pretty much what it says. I really liked your (Kbiomech's) ideas on home and private schooling, and decided to throw in a couple of mine. I'm not saying their perfect, but they're what I think would work. I did go off a bit on a tangent in the beginning, but I do get back on track.

Something tells me I might get a few... critical responses for this.

Kbiomech's video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwch3LEx-So&feature=channel_page


Soundtrack:

Dj Food - Consciousness (Ashley Beedle Mix)

Elak - One

Boards of Canada - Under the Coke Sign

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[NeverEnoughBall]

there's no link in the side bar!!!!! nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooo :(

love your vids man.

[Swordsage]

*LOL* that's because I'm still uploading the second part. give me a minute, don't worry. :)

[NeverEnoughBall]

oh thank god... i was petrified, like wood, that the link was forgotten... anyway... some doctor guy i was talking to a while ago was saying the main reason that american education is ranked so far behind many other countries is because the schools follow a method of memorization for testing rather than focusing on proble solving skills.

learn only what you need to... not how to learn more.

that sound accurate to you?.. cause there are a LOT of stupid people here

[Swordsage]

I agree with that... in fact I pretty much say something similar in my older videos on education. Generally in this country kids really don't learn in school, rather they just memorize "facts" so that they can pass exams. Kids aren't pushed to figure things out on their own and actually gain critical thinking skills. You can't really contribute anything new to society if you aren't taught to explore things on your own... you're just regurgitating stuff that's force-fed to you.

[rainskullvids]

I did do the networking thing for much of my homeschooling. A mom who was a writer taught me English, another who was a biologist and taught me Biology, etc. We had weekly meetings at parks for socialization, and traded textbooks if someone didn't need one anymore. The networked homeschooling thing works pretty well, in my opinion. I'd like to think I turned out pretty well. ;)

[gordon3017]

The best thing about the home school network in my town is that the kids get interaction with other kids learning from the same method.

[gordon3017]

In my town there is a network of home scholars that are actually doing what you are talking about with about 20 kids.

The network has each home schooled teaching his or her expertise like chemistry, math, science and history. They have even found local buildings usually churches that allow them to use the facilities for either a small fee or no fee at all. As a side note all of the churches do not require anyone in the network to be a member or teach beliefs specific to that church.

[FeelFreeToArgue]

If you were to achieve success with this model, you would have to work very hard to keep it from being co-opted. Teaching questioning of authority is awesome, till the kids questions an authority you rely on. Then, many parents will regard it as a problem. Also, many home schoolers are about intellectual/spiritual purity, and may not be into sharing and other points of view. It may be, in fact, just the kind of thing they're home schooling to get away from.

[p717]

Good content!

[theqmogvlogs]

In Canada homeschoolers have a network, they don't do separate subjects as you suggest but sometimes they do exchange certain skills sometimes, for example my sister did a science project with her kids and others, then the other kids parent taught knitting in the afternoon. They also have get togethers for field trips and such.

General curriculum is still set by the government, textbooks are suggested and parents are subsidized by the government to by them.

[sfcalvinaz]

Interesting & thought provoking. Like all your stuff!!

~Calvin~

[Kbiomech]

Libertarianism is a philosophy, primarily anarchic. The Libertarian Party is it's own deal, and has betrayed the movement. It's noteworthy that it's founders have all left it.

That's why so many libertarians identify themselves as "small l" libertarians. Meaning not aligned with the party.