Positive article on unschooling in Quebec

Faire la classe à la maison - «Il faut réinventer l'école»



And interview withSonya Olthof in Montréal


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A Google translate-to-English link (when it opens, click "translate")
http://translate.google.com/#fr|en|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ledevoir.com%2Fsociete%2Feducation%2F334967%2Ffaire-la-classe-a-la-maison-il-faut-reinventer-l-ecole

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A situation in France

English summary:
http://rodriguez-martin.horsdesmurs.com/rodriguez_martin_presse_version_anglaise_horsdesmurs.pdf

Updates, in French:
http://rodriguez-martin.horsdesmurs.com/

Videos in French and English appeared in this blog in March:
http://unschooling.blogspot.com/2011/03/sylvie-martin-rodriguez-on-unschooling.html

Canadian article on unschooling

Unschooling: Legitimate pedagogy or foolish fad?
Why some scholars are adopting an educational philosophy that eschews formal lessons and any form of structure – and why others think it could be dangerous.

by Tim Johnson

http://www.universityaffairs.ca/unschooling-legitimate-pedagogy-or-foolish-fad.aspx

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This article is critical and a bit alarmist, and some of the examples they gleaned from the parents they interviewed are lame, but unschooling is difficult to understand even for those who want to, and easy to MISunderstand for those who want to revile it. —Sandra

Two other TV interviews of the Bentley family

KGUN9 (Tucson, AZ) Interview on Radical Unschooling, July 2010



Unschooling Bentley Family on The Today Show, October 14, 2011

Unschooling Bentley Family on KTVU FOX 2 Unschooling segment, November 4, 2011

Unschooling Bentley Family on KTVU FOX 2 Unschooling segment, November 4, 2011

Lisa Cottrell-Bentley's family:

WomanMagazine, U.K.

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