Comments on: “The World Is Thinking” http://savvy-women-blog.com/savvywomencomments/fora-tv/ Exciting News for Readers of Savvy Women's Magazine Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:49:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tina Johnston, Ph.D. http://savvy-women-blog.com/savvywomencomments/fora-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-874 Tina Johnston, Ph.D. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:47:54 +0000 http://savvy-women-blog.com/?p=1101#comment-874 I am also a university instructor (mathematics education). Last year I home-schooled my daughter and she took classes at Village Home School. I can tell you that the experience is every bit as good a the video shows and truly exemplifies student-centered learning. My only wish is that schools like this existed for everyone. We had to move back to the public school system because both my husband and I need to work. Thankfully it is at a charter school that adopts a similar philosophy. We have not given up the idea of homeschooling as all our time together is home-education but part of her day is also spent at a school aiming at the kind of education plan Village home has already perfected and done so well. I am also a university instructor (mathematics education). Last year I home-schooled my daughter and she took classes at Village Home School. I can tell you that the experience is every bit as good a the video shows and truly exemplifies student-centered learning. My only wish is that schools like this existed for everyone.

We had to move back to the public school system because both my husband and I need to work. Thankfully it is at a charter school that adopts a similar philosophy. We have not given up the idea of homeschooling as all our time together is home-education but part of her day is also spent at a school aiming at the kind of education plan Village home has already perfected and done so well.

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