Comments on: Unnovation http://johndmart.in/2008/07/23/unnovation/ Do you know what you're doing? - Web Home of John D. Martin III Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:37:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Toby http://johndmart.in/2008/07/23/unnovation/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Toby Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:38:13 +0000 http://youcantmakemistakes.com/?p=240#comment-216 Leave your new word at http://pseudodictionary.com, that's what it's for :-) Leave your new word at http://pseudodictionary.com, that’s what it’s for :-)

]]> By: John http://johndmart.in/2008/07/23/unnovation/comment-page-1/#comment-211 John Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:28:38 +0000 http://youcantmakemistakes.com/?p=240#comment-211 There was a time when home-schooling was the norm, or at least when education was a great deal less formal than it is today. I have always felt that this regimented, teach-to-test horror that we call education today cannot possibly be doing anything good for students. It certainly creates a contempt for learning and for being intelligent and inquisitive on the part of students. I have noticed, when teaching college classes, that some of my best students are those who identify themselves as being home-schooled or having gone to a charter school. Cheers to you for making that leap. There was a time when home-schooling was the norm, or at least when education was a great deal less formal than it is today. I have always felt that this regimented, teach-to-test horror that we call education today cannot possibly be doing anything good for students. It certainly creates a contempt for learning and for being intelligent and inquisitive on the part of students.

I have noticed, when teaching college classes, that some of my best students are those who identify themselves as being home-schooled or having gone to a charter school.

Cheers to you for making that leap.

]]> By: Kim P. http://johndmart.in/2008/07/23/unnovation/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Kim P. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:53:44 +0000 http://youcantmakemistakes.com/?p=240#comment-210 All three of those innovators you just mentioned were home schooled. The home school movement is alive and growing every year. It started becoming more prevalent in the 1980s, and we are just now seeing the adults of those early years becoming functional members of society. In another 20 years there is going to be an *influx* of home schooled geniuses into all segments of our society; that's pretty exciting! Here's a link to an article about the genius of home schooling: http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=16300 And an exhaustive list of famous home schoolers: http://www.knowledgehouse.info/famous.html (I'm not affiliated in any way with either of those sources, just a home schooling mom working on churning out my own geniuses.) All three of those innovators you just mentioned were home schooled. The home school movement is alive and growing every year. It started becoming more prevalent in the 1980s, and we are just now seeing the adults of those early years becoming functional members of society. In another 20 years there is going to be an *influx* of home schooled geniuses into all segments of our society; that’s pretty exciting! Here’s a link to an article about the genius of home schooling:

http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=16300

And an exhaustive list of famous home schoolers:

http://www.knowledgehouse.info/famous.html

(I’m not affiliated in any way with either of those sources, just a home schooling mom working on churning out my own geniuses.)

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