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Universal ruberic

Exposure, exploration and expedition (immersive experiences & internships)

How to learn: decision of what to learn, how & when (start with least or most favorite), mastery of a single subject or balanced rotation, when they already knew something, when they'd achieved mastery, and how to learn in the best way

Tutoring and peer tutoring
Self-direct knowledge: weekly survey and reflection on what is working/not working. Organization by subtopics; clear understandings of what they were supposed to learn

Developing habits of success "Building Blocks for Learning" 16 steps

Intentionally design group/project work - how to work on relationships and conflict management, valuing each other's perspectives, group goals, staying engaged; collaboration using Status Target Proposal process

Set criteria for children to make decisions

Set criteria for children to make decisions

Stages of team development (forming, morning, storming, performing) and decision grid (decisions D, veto V, proposal P, input I); nobody wants to make all the decisions but everyone wants to know the process and how to engage

Importance of intentional mentoring

Their son cooked dinner once a week. First time parent helped pick recipe and go grocery shopping and demonstrated techniques. After that they stayed on the other side of the counter paying bills, etc to be available for questions & be patient with taste and dinner timeline. Afterwards each family member rates recipe from 1-10 and indicate what they liked and didn't like

Self directed learning cycle: mastery, autonomy, and purpose & smart goals

I didn't even know it was an option to take an AP chemistry exam without a class - these kids made a group, applied for an independent course credit, and used an AP exam workbook and fee education resources to teach themselves. They periodically checked in with the chemistry teacher

Project based education

Six subjects/challenges: familiarity, fighting, finances, family, falling around and finding help

I hope I'm not supposed to be all that impressed with the cooperation of farmers to systematically force wetlands into farmland with dykes and other ecologically unnecessary infrastructure. Good effort, wrong application. If ecological systems are not given any thought in a book on "ecosystems" of mutual aid, then this will be a surprisingly shortsighted view

If she was really concerned with putting food on the table for her family she would marry the guy who loves her and has resources. No one at this level of poverty would refuse the "charity" of a happy marriage with someone who supports their healing work who has the additional resources to support their family. Completely out of touch

I will return to chapter 10 in the ebook version because these suggestions on how to make anger actionable are important

What I want is freedom, not better conditions of subjugation

"There is nothing more American than forgetting the past"

I am deeply enjoying and relating to these irreverently honest "christian-ese" descriptions and explanations

moral development vs eliciting compliance; the center of gravity is outside the child without any respect for their needs and interest; the idea that the best preparation for future unpleasantness is the subjection to unpleasantness while they are small; we are *not* overly inclined to listen to our children't point of view

I am very bored by this flirtatious competition

An amazing example of being a foster carer so far! Children might like having the sides on the beds because they might not have had their own bed and find it intimidating