Geeze.... I know I've been terribly remiss about letting y'all know about what's transpiring around here, and that's mainly been because I've been so busy...
I think this is a stunning example of the kind of grassroots level work we need to be doing in our communities. What a great hands on learning opportunity-how...
Maugerite, I found Bill Ellis and Creating Learning Communities as soon as I started homeschooling-what a breath of fresh air he was in a homeschooling...
Re: "This may not be a good time to start any new funding initiative for non-public education." From my perspective, there is a dangerous (and all too typical)...
Christine, Might Ralph Naders' book Crashing the Party give support and wisdom to the actions and inspiration for those involved in the mysteries of "change"...
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just a quick thank you, Christine, for that well written truthful on target assessment, and good luck with the teen council meeting-it will be a great learning...
We need to help the teens to be enthusiastic rather than frustrated. They have seen enough of life and television to know how hard changing something can be,...
One other quick note, the teens also can learn through this experience the contentment and all other aspects of the journey is the real essence of life. Right...
I think that the reason we are reluctant to use the "propagandizing (media blitz) tactics" that are so common in the world today is because we recognize that...
Here is another thought... re: "doing something" around which to "build" a media blitz: How about if "we" put together some type of "academy" program, offering...
on 5/13/03 11:55 AM, Christine Weiss at bewise@... wrote: a comprehensive book on the subject, for which "America Held Hostage... in school" could be...
In a message dated 5/14/2003 6:23:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Maybe this is a dumb idea but -- as I am finally getting ready to edit the articles for the...
________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: [LearningCommunities] Diane -- hsing support I am going through something...
I must start by saying that this note responds to so many threads on this list... from those addressing the "unincludedness" felt by so many of us "peripheral...
Well Bill, it's been a long time coming but finally today we sat down and put a budget together, which you'll find below. And we all want to thank you for the...
BE: Good initial outline, Christine. It's important to see where you are heading. What's the first step? What's the organization? Should the first step be...
Thank you so much for this, Bill. The kids have your response and are drafting a set of by-laws!!! And what is making me feel tremendously good about ALL of...
The spring/summer edition of Learning Cooperatives Quarterly is available at: www.creatinglearningcommunities.org/newsletter Please download and pass on. This...
Hi All, We'd like to know who is reading Learning Communities Quarterly - if anyone at all! Soooo, if you are reading it... just drop a note and let us know....
I read the first article from the last issue and I posted it on the bulletin board at work. ________________________________ SideBars the distributed learning...
BE: Sue you seem to be on the same track as CCL-LLCs. We add new people by consensus. If there are not objection from other members I'll add you name by the...
Color URL to follow. ... BE: Some time ago I sent an early post entitled "We Stand for Self Learning." Response was so prolific and so constructive that an...
Hi Bill, Since you asked for suggestions, one section of this document seems out of balance to me. Because I've met so many interesting kids over the years, as...
In a message dated 7/5/2003 1:27:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... It certainly was intended! At least by me. :) I think it is a terrible mistake when we make...
Thanks Ann, I had hope that by mentioning a few individuals of today, their SAT scores, and their success in higher education it would show that schools are...
Hi Everybody, As I have been in a discussion with another member of our discussion lists over a topic which really concerns everybody on these lists, I hereby...
