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Wednesday 30 May 2012

We should be looking a new ways to educate our children. Will have to check this out:   Sal Khan's 'Academy' sparks a tech revolution in education : http://usat.ly/JNBV6h

Monday 28 May 2012

Are You Mom Enough: Unschooling


Did you happen to catch that Time Magazine cover from the other week - you know, the one with the willowy blonde with her four-year old attached to her breast?
Yep, this one.

Now, I don't know about you, but I could care less how long this woman nurses her child.  It's the title that got my attention.

"Are you mom enough?"

For what? Breastfeeding?  Feeding an infant/toddler lasts for a couple of years at best and while breastfeeding advocates list a whole raft of benefits, the truth is (and any parent who has gotten out of the early years will confirm this) feeding a baby, while important, is not going to impact the entire rest of their life.

Where your child is educated does. Get a good school where your child is happy and life is golden.  Get a not-so-good school (or, God forbid, a really crap one) and you may as well write your kid off.  Teach 'em how to flip burgers 'cause that's where they'll end up whether they were breastfed or not.
Okay, maybe there is a small chance of getting past and moving on from a bad educational experience, but you get my point.  Education matters.