Unschooling considerations: Video gaming, Minecraft
And neuroscience: Crosswords Don't Make you Smarter
In which the author, N. Spitzer, does this amazing thing. He gives an actual curriculum for growing smarter. Remember my curriculum? I said love, diet, and age appropriate access to the world. Mr. Spitzer says, "diet, exercise, and social interaction." There ya go, out of the mouth of a neuro-scientist.
which led me to this: https://medium.com/teaching-learning/an-open-letter-to-my-sons-kindergarten-teacher-ed1f90239ae7
ReplyDeletewhich is why we chose not to go...to be sure this did happen.
yay to my dedicated spouse who faced all my fear with steadfast determination.