A song to remind us not to give up..

"Unschooling" Hands-off approach to education allows kids to make their own decisions.

Wondering what you all thought about this idea of "unschooling" that is becoming popular. Kids are essentially home schooled but create their own lessons and are free to do as they please. As secondary teachers it is possible that these children could be placed into our classroom. How could we work the students who have been raised in this kind of environment?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFgVgRvmSeM


-Hannah Wise

A little inspiration to make you smile

If you have 5 free minutes in your life I recommend that you watch this video. It was an incredibly inspiring video that shows strangers coming together and connecting through communication and the sharing of their personal stories.Turning strangers into friends I hope you enjoy! :)

-Christine

These two posts on Facebook have been a trending topic recently. Any comments on the video on common core and the illegal immigrant game?

“Catch An Illegal Immigrant” Game Planned For University Of Texas

://www.buzzfeed.com/adriancarrasquillo/catch-an-illegal-immigrant-game-planned-for-university-of-te


Legit: Tennessee high school senior decimates Common Core
http://youngcons.com/legit-tennessee-high-school-senior-decimates-common-core/


Post by: Ivan Valdovinos

This video is the epitome of what this class entails. I suggest looking at it.

Ivan Valdovinos

Just another interesting read I stumbled upon

http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/09/13/the-hardest-job-everyone-thinks-they-can-do/

Nick Harteau

common core decimated

http://youngcons.com/legit-tennessee-high-school-senior-decimates-common-core/

Please take a look, I think this is very important for everyone, not just teachers.

Nick Harteau