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You brought up the fact that the library was only for (your word) “serious” text. You chose the specific example of “non-serious” text. You can hardly fault me, then, for accusing the library of being incompatible with non-seriousness.
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Is this a live stream?
What are you basing that on? There is evidence that not teaching children to read until age 6 or 7 has an overall net benefit.

Many countries ranked very well for education, don't start formal education until age 7 (Finland and Sweden for instance). The children in these countries are taught to read later than in the US, but they do just as well or better on reading tests later in life.

Children in the US weren't taught to read until first grade a few generations ago. Hell, when I was in kindergarten, 25 years ago, we spent the whole year learning the alphabet--now kids are expected to know the alphabet by the time they enter kindergarten. There is no evidence that this is beneficial and plenty that it is harmful.
It is not banned in Germany, though there obviously exists a stromg social stigma if you chose to display it in your living room.

The legal situation is this:

The free state of Bavaria has inherited Hitler's assets. Including the copyright to My Kampf.

Bavaria does not allow any reprints, unless for scientific purposes with commentary alongside the text. Obviously publishers abroad don't always care about that.

(Interestingly, publication in the US and England is actually legal, since the rights to publish in English were sold long before Hitler's death).

Other than that copyright issue there is no legal mechanism in place to ban Mein Kampf. People have been buying, bequeathing and selling unannotated versions (of which there are many around, the Third Reich isn't some fantastically distant past, after all!) without problems.

The question that has been popping up in political circles every now and then and that has reached some urgency now is how to proceed.

Because Hitler died in 1945, his copyright ends on January 1st, 2016.

There are people calling for special legislative action, but I doubt it's coming.
Seriously? If unschooling were so great 3rd world countries would be dominating the world.

Creativity is domain specific. Walking around the woods won't help you be creative in solving math/engineering/science problems. You need a strong background in the subject, and to see how other people solved similar problems.

I feel bad for these kids as their future is being pigeon-holed. Who's going to hire someone who's educational experience is walking around the woods unsupervised?
Schools have a fixed level of funding. If employees do an amazing job it does not increase revenue. I.e it's not a business. How many great peopke do you know that will take 60k a year in salary?
To get to a mvp and prove that you're concept work, you don't have to (and maybe shouldn't) build a native app for every platform. The goal of the mvp is to get the product in front of people as fast as possible, to see if they would spend a few minutes using your products, or if it's not useful for them. Once you validate this, you can think of expanding to other platforms.

I would suggest to only go for the platform where you're most comfortable developing with. Web app can be good indeed, but if you already know objective c or java then you'll be probably better off going for native iOS or Android first. Good luck!
My daughter is unschooled and taught herself to read and type mostly from the web browsing.

Most people somehow assume that because they learnt to read and write at school that one cannot do it out of school, and more efficiently. This despite the fact that they themselves didn't get good at reading until they found books they were excited about and wanted to read for their own reasons (reasons, btw, that might include hunting and fishing).

And if they think about it they'll correctly predict that asking adults on the street what 7 times 8 is will yield the wrong answer, or no answer at all, despite many years of compulsory arithmetic and socialization. Yet the commonly proposed solution to this deficiency is more compulsory education rather than less.
A note of caution when using the, "I'm busy, man". It borders on appearing rude, even if you didn't mean to be.

One of my colleagues was a recipient of that dialogue and his working relationship with the other person almost ended at that point.
Thanks! So far it's just me, so maybe you could open an issue requesting others to test with their addresses?
I agree with you that this argument has little to do with conservatism vs. liberalism, but to state "Conservatism doesn't send people to concentration camps" is ignoring some glaring realities, unless you want to be really selective about the definition of a concentration camp.

Is Gitmo a concentration camp? How about Manus Island? Azouli Prison? These "detention centers" are full of people put there by both conservatives and self-labelled "liberals".

Left / Right, Conservative / Liberal, etc. don't really matter if the people in charge are just aligning themselves with these ideologies for political gain. I think you'll find that the politically opposed leaders of the world have more in common with each-other than they do with the average members of the populations they represent.
>Tell that story to a kid in Africa who has to walk miles to get to school and the school might not have electricity or water and so on. They would say "So, you're telling me, you have free transportation to school, teachers, computers in ever classroom, air conditioned rooms, and you choose let your children learn to carve 'beautiful long bows' instead?

Why not? Teaching arithmetic appears to be a waste of time at best before sixth grade[0][1]. Children who receive no formal instruction in arithmetic catch up with their agemates who have been receiving that instruction and are better at word problems. If the most unnatural skill we teach in primary school shows no benefits from earlier instruction I sincerely doubt something that comes much easier, like reading, will show any long-term negative effects.

>At the end of the day they are dooming these children to live in an isolated sheltered bubble. Which would have worked great in early settler days. Not today. Today unless they keep in that bubble they will be controlled and owned by those that understand how compounding interest rate works, how computers works, how the legal system works, how lobbying works, how quarks work, how genes work and so on.

Those children learned to read. The only research I've been able to find on unschoolers suggests they function about one grade level behind[2]. I really doubt that has much of an impact on their long-term prospects and if it does...

They can still probably skip primary and middle school to little effect.

[0]http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201003/whe...

[1] L. P. Benezet (1935/1936). The teaching of Arithmetic: The Story of an Experiment. Originally published in Journal of the National Education Association in three parts. Vol. 24, #8, pp 241-244; Vol. 24, #9, p 301-303; & Vol. 25, #1, pp 7-8.

[2]Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science (Impact Factor: 0.46). 06/2011; 43(3):195-202. DOI: 10.1037/a0022697
ABSTRACT Although homeschooling is growing in prevalence, its educational outcomes remain unclear. The present study compared the academic achievements of homeschooled children with children attending traditional public school. When the homeschooled group was divided into those who were taught from organized lesson plans (structured homeschoolers) and those who were not (unstructured homeschoolers), the data showed that structured homeschooled children achieved higher standardized scores compared with children attending public school. Exploratory analyses also suggest that the unstructured homeschoolers are achieving the lowest standardized scores across the 3 groups.
We have all of that, but no beans.
>I feel bad for these kids as their future is being pigeon-holed.

For what it's worth, your opponent's argument shares the very same sentiment. After all, the schools in question all offer little appreciation for self-directed specialization.
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I looked this up myself.

"But for each of the CREDO studies, two questions need to be asked: What are the findings? and How strong are the data and analyses? The 2009 findings were somewhat favorable to conventional public schools—although not as favorable as some skeptics argued. The 2013 findings appear to show some improvement for charters, with great variation between schools and between states—and with an overall national estimate of students in charter schools scoring approximately 0.01 standard deviations higher on reading tests and 0.005 standard deviations lower on math tests than their peers in conventional public schools (the former being statistically significant; the latter not). That is, the ‘findings’ question can be answered as follows: small differences shown in 2009 are even smaller in 2013. The CREDO findings are highly consistent with an overall body of research concluding that the test-score outcomes of the sectors are almost identical."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/09/...
There's an App for getting someone at or near X street in Chicago at dusk to take a photo for you!
I love this idea, but I can't help but wonder if the very first habit it will instill will be an aversion to wearing the wristband. That would be a negative result, I think.
That would require the state giving up some measure of control, which is the opposite of how it generally tries to solve problems.
>This thing is full of gems. I shouldn't be so sarcastic about child abuse, but I just can't help it. I've met far too many of these clowns in my life.

If you actually believe these children are being abused I'm sure that you can call CPS on their parents. If not, the only way you could make a "joke" in worse taste would be to imply paedophilia.

>Nothing cooler than rich kids taking all their advantages they were given and use them to live like paupers with zero concern for the the world around them.

"Everyone we know who unschools, in fact, has chosen autonomy over affluence. Hell, some years we’re barely above the poverty line."

Doesn't sound like they're living like rich kids. Nor are they living like paupers. They own their farm and they're not even using as many public services as a normal family with two children would.
> taught herself to read and type mostly from the web browsing.

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Great question

1300-1800 a month

Is that actually reasonable?
Please provide some kind of source to substantiate the claim you're tying to make.

Also, 'progressive-ideology minded' sounds better than progressive 'ideology-minded'(probably because it actually makes sense).
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I only read the article headline, and it was my first thought also!
I was unschooled, and I think that it really depends on what passion your kid has (which you can't predict, but can impact). If your child becomes really interested in the law, he will have unlimited time to pursue that goal. If your child is really interested in math, he will be able to study that in a much deeper way than someone similarly into math attending public or private school. He can learn not only at his own pace, but his own depth.

My younger brother, also unschooled, quickly began reading so he could use the computer and google things (like funny YouTube videos) but later things like free drawing applications (independently finding and installing Inkscape) and emulators (learning on his own how to install, find, and download, and play emulations of old NES and N64 games, around age 8) - which in my mind requires not only reading and literacy but deep comprehension. My point is, their passions will drive their knowledge. I think if you have a passion for technology, math, etcetera it will inevitably rub off on your children. You need to convey to them a passion for the subject, and a hunger for knowledge.
Thanks for the info.

Craigslist actually have listings for that short term?

Whats your email/contact info, would love to ask a few more qs

Thanks!!
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Man you got took. It happens. My father once bought a TV on the street in the Bronx and the box just had a couple of bricks. He didn't go around asking strangers to help get his money back.

You gave money to a child for a watch you never saw. You got the watch and didn't like the long wait or the quality of the watch. I don't think that's fraud.
None of the links at the bottom lead to anywhere (team, blog, etc...) is this my browser or a sign that this is a gag?

edit: I guess it's real, but still not sure why the links are broken :(
What you are describing sounds more like the author's definition of homeschooling than unschooling. That said, he is teaching them the skills to run a farm, so at what point are you exposing children to something rather than instructing them.
I've never had any trouble with cueyoutube.com (although admittedly it's never been terrifically popular but people do complain if it breaks :)
Care to cite some of this evidence? I was just reading about this and found zero evidence its somehow harmful and only anecdotal evidence that it is not beneficial and "evens out" later.
Social support and pressure will keep you on track. When you hit a bump in the road, they'll motivate you to keep going. Or, they'll punish you.

Ever get the feeling you're in one of those movies set in the future where they're showing commercials of the weird disturbing products?
How would you help get medical care? In an emergency situation most people would call 911 and request an ambulance. The 911 operator would request details on the nature of the medical emergency so that the paramedics arrive on scene with more knowledge and an ability to respond faster, and so that you can be advised on how best to proceed while waiting for the paramedics to arrive. The operator may also send the police regardless of if they were requested or not.
True, except that it's more the case in unschooling for adults to be guided by the children, being available to give help or find help when required.

It takes years for the average adult to break his school conditioning and find the courage to follow his own direction. Most never manage it, and of those that do, most don't till retirement, which is tragic.
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A) There is a finite supply of great teachers. Only tele-teaching technology might allow great teachers reach every student

B) Letting great teachers do their thing would require the government to voluntarily give a large group of people autonomy (which is why many great teachers elect to take a lower salary at a private school, where they have more latitude)
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My school has 1600 students but most of the building doesn't have air conditioning. The school had federal money to install central air conditioning but "borrowed" it to buy iPads for all the students. Then whatever they intended to reimburse the money fell through. (This was illegal.)

Somehow a PE teacher manipulated his way to become the Director of Human Resources for the district. He now lives in a million dollar house in the nicest housing edition in the city. He divorced his wife and married a new girl. She had no qualifications but he gave some 6-figure job in the school district. He also got his mother a job.

The district hired a new CFO, who quickly realized the district had two sets of books. He protested and was offered a bribe via an increased salary. He went to the FBI and subsequently wore a wire. The school district concocted a false sexual harassment charge against him and fired him.

He sued the school district. A federal grand jury was convened months ago but so far nothing has happened. Maybe the FBI is waiting to indict the various individuals involved once the civil suit is over. But it's been months and maybe there will be no indictments.

There's about 75,000 people in my city. We are far from progressive and this small town good ol' boy network has negatively effected our public schools.

The story doesn't even sound true but it's a great example of just how corrupted and messed up public education is in some cities.

http://www.stjoechannel.com/story/d/story/musser-files-lawsu...

http://www.stjoechannel.com/story/d/story/grand-jury-asks-st...
And the Russia of today in relative terms is weaker than WW2 Germany militarily.

The US is looking to disengage as much as possible from global conflicts. I think that they would be extremely reluctant to be pulled into a head on war against Russia/ China over a lot of 3rd countries.
This is crowdsourced motivation and behavioural change, plus optional electric shock :

Willpower isn't enough. Habit change requires accountability.
You won't have to make the journey alone - Pavlok helps you find a partner
or join a team of your friends.

Social support and pressure will keep you on track. When you hit a bump in
the road, they'll motivate you to keep going. Or, they'll punish you.

Choose your level of commitment. Pavlok can reward you when you achieve
your goals. Earn prizes and even money when you complete your daily task.

But be warned: if you fail, you’ll face penalties. Pay a fine, lose access
to your phone, or even suffer an electric shock…at the hands of your friends.

I strongly disagree with the electric shock in particular. The group pressure tactic strikes me as particularly counter-productive as, I assume, these changes have been set so as you would be improving your life; not be threatened into changing by embarrassment and peer pressure.

Changes in habit are what counselors, life coaches and motivational instructors are for. The impersonal app-based, "hyper-reminder-motivator", seems threatening to me and thoroughly de-motivational and ultimately inhumane.
So you're saying that anyone who purges people who disagree, who exterminates and enslaves minorities, and who uses military thugs to achieve his ends, can't be left wing? Please enlighten us on your highly non-standard definition of "left wing".
I'm not sure exactly how the article of the title is reflected in the content of the article. It just sounds like the author complaining about perceived depersonalization of schooling.
The cases I'm familiar with were 1) clones of Facebook and 2) using "book" in their name. They were more obviously trying to be Facebook. Being a thing for Facebook (YouTube, etc.) is usually handled differently.
> I shouldn't be so sarcastic about child abuse

What does it say about you if you feel that this is child abuse, but do nothing?

Also, by claiming that this is child abuse, you are grouping it with things like sexual and physical abuse. Are you sure that you are attempting to make such a strong statement?
And charter schools in Michigan have been pretty disastrous:

http://www.freep.com/article/20140811/NEWS06/308110130/chart...

"The move follows state schools Superintendent Mike Flanagan’s assertions — after an 8-day series about charters published by the Free Press — that he would crack down on poor-performing authorizers. The “State of Charter Schools” series showed that Michigan charters receive nearly $1 billion per year in taxpayer money from the state, often with little accountability, transparency or academic achievement."

And the in-depth (all articles may not be online done of charter school misspending:
http://www.freep.com/article/20140623/NEWS06/306230027/chart...
I just finished reading 'Homage to Catalonia' and 'Down and Out in Paris and London'. Two early Orwell novels that possibly reveal more of his political thinking than either 'Animal Farm', or '1984'.

Homage is great. What I came away with was a profound sense of how ideology and labels are completely destructive to clear political understanding. This is really a running theme in Orwell's work. Once one identifies as a 'this' or a 'that' one becomes beholden to its leaders, or whomever might be wagging 'this' or 'that' dog.

His reference and definition of Trotskyism in Homage sticks with me the most. When Poum are labelled Trotskyists it's never made clear what Trotskyists actually are, only that they're bad, and somehow counter to goodness. This appears again in his discussion of how Stalin, American and British interests want Fascism to fail, but actually dread any real social revolution in Spain more than Fascism. So they're not willing to arm anarchists against Fascists. The eventual suppression of Poum and the anarchists by Communists loyal only to the USSR, ultimately ruins any chance the Republicans might have had.

It was a fascinating read, and it must be read by anyone interested in understanding the Spanish Civil war, or Orwell. One can see where Orwell got the idea for '2 legs bad, 4 legs good' --> '4 legs good, 2 legs better' in 'Animal Farm' from his experience in Spain.

This scene from chapter 10 sticks in my mind. Orwell is approached by a Communist friend and asked to join their unit. This is after Communist propoganda has started to paint the Poum as 'counter revolutionary'.

"I had to tell him that after this affair I could not join any Communist-controlled unit. Sooner or later it might mean being used against the Spanish working class. One could not tell when this kind of thing would break out again, and if I had to use my rifle at all in such an affair I would use it on the side of the working class and not against them. He was very decent about it. But from now on the whole atmosphere was changed. You could not, as before, 'agree to differ' and have drinks with a man who was supposedly your political opponent."

Orwell wants the reader to understand that these various 'isms' and 'ists' are extremely susceptible to internal corruption. No matter what their initial beliefs. In addition he strongly discouraged 'mealy mouthed' language, and imprecision. 'Doublespeak' from '1984' and his essay on 'Politics and the English Language' are all about this strongly held belief of his. He skill and precision at writing allowed him to more easily deconstruct propoganda, and he was frustrated by the misuse of language for political manipulation.

So any notion someone might have that Orwell was a 'this' or a 'that' is utter hogwash. He would never identify himself as anything, for he knew that once he did that something would alter its form to something terrible.
How can it be 'elitist' if the education is not only cheaper but its graduates are allegedly doomed to be exploited in their 'bubble'?

The reality is that school leavers are more likely to be exploited. Once cast out of their enclosures, which resemble almost nowhere else in the wider world, they are mentally unable to pursue their own interests.

>I personally think they are a little bit crazy for doing what they are doing

All moral progress looks crazy in the beginning.
Last I checked, none of those things were due to conservatives alone, nor have they been any better, on balance, when liberals control the government than when conservatives do. (Israel's methods of dealing with Gaza probably come closest to being "run by conservatives", but even there the same things tend to happen when more moderate Israeli governments are in power.)