tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743841912028246535.post1241019868321874754..comments2023-10-10T06:48:40.299-03:00Comments on the feminist librarian: booknotes: the self-organized revolutionannajcookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573723390785613915noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743841912028246535.post-21931478727870816332011-02-11T10:50:58.064-04:002011-02-11T10:50:58.064-04:00@Jess
Good question! I won't attempt to spea...@Jess <br /><br />Good question! I won't attempt to speak comprehensively for Miller (his website might give you more insight?) but my sense from this book is that he is an advocate of decentralized curriculum development, rather than standardization. He really doesn't seem concerned about children being educated according to the wishes of their parents -- in fact, that is an established legal right here in the U.S.<br /><br />There is a conversation to be had about the rights of children whose parents want to keep them from certain types of knowledge-building and exploration. That is, how do we protect children's rights and desires when they diverge from their parents' desires? But in the U.S. right now, it's pretty accepted that until children come of age, their parents get to set limits. And unless there is documented abuse happening, a parent's ability to determine their child's education is not over-ridden.annajcookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573723390785613915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743841912028246535.post-42577445648848185552011-02-10T23:13:44.627-04:002011-02-10T23:13:44.627-04:00Cool- sounds like a book I should read (as a forme...Cool- sounds like a book I should read (as a former Waldorf K-8 student who appreciates how I wasn't forced into a lot of memorization and worksheets, but also somewhat resents the lack of science education I got... as a female engineer I'm statistically prone to impostor syndrome anyway, and knowing for a fact that my peers have had more science classes than I tends to undermine my confidence). Probably it's asking too much to summarize his ideas completely here, but who does he think should choose the curriculum, if not the govt? My knee-jerk reaction is to worry about the kids whose parents pull them out of bio class when evolution is being discussed or take them out of sex ed.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02209209156944682018noreply@blogger.com