I can't recall where I first heard about Edutopia, an organization of The George Lucas Educational Foundation, but I am just so glad I did. While some of my early discoveries had me a bit skeptical about whether the programs described were truly as wonderful and effective as they appeared, I can't help but be hopeful [I even tear up a bit] when I read and watch people who are entrenched in the public school system express sentiments about education that speak to what I found so desirable and true when I chose to homeschool.
Check out this San Francisco design program (one of four "Full-Time Learning" programs currently featured on the site). The founder of the program speaks in last 2-3 minutes about his experiences pulling his son out of school to homeschool him and explains how this led to the idea. I don't know of any such programs that are happening in my own backyard, unfortunately, but time is on my side since my 2 kiddos are still of early elementary age. Just knowing others have tried and been successful in starting such community-based learning sure does give me motivation and courage to picture a direct involvement (taking the lead, perhaps?) in my own future.
Let's hope the smoke turns out to be a real flame of change in education.
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