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SheilaT

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2. When my sons were young,

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 01:39 PM

Jul 2015

I enrolled them in summer programs of various kinds, and one of the best was run by the Shawnee Mission (KS) school district. There were week long programs for most of the summer, various topics and themes: cooking, Chinese language and culture, various crafts. What I was most struck by was how much my kids actually learned along with how much fun they had. It was clear to me that this ought to be the base model for school, especially in the early years. Yes, they have to learn to read, write, and do basic math. But so many things are best learned hands-on.

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Stop the testing...Bring back the joy.. [View all] Playinghardball Jul 2015 OP

There is very little learning without joy. mmonk Jul 2015 #1

Amen.... daleanime Jul 2015 #3

When my sons were young, SheilaT Jul 2015 #2

I Went To Summer School A Few Years ProfessorGAC Jul 2015 #5

This is such an important message. kentuck Jul 2015 #4

Oh yeah, they do AwakeAtLast Jul 2015 #14

This is why we homeschooled our kids. kath Jul 2015 #6

boy howdy. mopinko Jul 2015 #12

I would like to see a mass movement by parents to opt edhopper Jul 2015 #7

lots of folks did that in illinois. mopinko Jul 2015 #13

high stakes testing is bullshit. mopinko Jul 2015 #8

And you........ MyOwnPeace Jul 2015 #10

not me. i have no manners. lol. mopinko Jul 2015 #11

That's how I didn't learn my times tables... haikugal Jul 2015 #9

K&R G_j Jul 2015 #15

Find out what the kid loves... hunter Jul 2015 #16