Comments on: Good Quote http://atypicalhomeschool.net/resources/educational-theory-and-philosophy/good-quote/ composed of elements from various sources Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:26:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ron http://atypicalhomeschool.net/resources/educational-theory-and-philosophy/good-quote/comment-page-1/#comment-6317 Ron Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:13:49 +0000 http://atypicalhomeschool.net/resources/educational-theory-and-philosophy/good-quote/#comment-6317 Until I read 'Dumbing Us Down' it never really occurred to me that school is the place in our society that least represents the real world. A similar question I've had more than once is 'How are they going to learn to get along with people their own age?' If people stopped and thoght about it they would realize that learning to get along with people who are not their age is a far more valuable skill. Until I read ‘Dumbing Us Down’ it never really occurred to me that school is the place in our society that least represents the real world. A similar question I’ve had more than once is ‘How are they going to learn to get along with people their own age?’ If people stopped and thoght about it they would realize that learning to get along with people who are not their age is a far more valuable skill.

]]> By: Audrey http://atypicalhomeschool.net/resources/educational-theory-and-philosophy/good-quote/comment-page-1/#comment-6293 Audrey Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:30:01 +0000 http://atypicalhomeschool.net/resources/educational-theory-and-philosophy/good-quote/#comment-6293 I couldn't agree more. It reminds me of how I like to respond to people who question our hsing by saying "but he has to learn how to live in the REAL world." "And, where are we living now?" I query, "Ursa Minor Beta?" I couldn’t agree more. It reminds me of how I like to respond to people who question our hsing by saying “but he has to learn how to live in the REAL world.”

“And, where are we living now?” I query, “Ursa Minor Beta?”

]]>