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David commented on Martha Llanos's blog post 'RIGHT TO PLAY. WORLDPLAYDAY CELEBRATION'
This year I want to stress how important play is for ALL the children. Not just the children who have experienced trauma around the world.
"Nothing disturbs visitors to Sudbury Valley…
David commented on Magdalena James's blog post 'The Right in Education'
Hi Magdalena James!
I agree with you that education is necessary to every child in the world, and that we need to educate our community to be aware about child rights (education) in particular. But also grant our children and youth those same…
David commented on Jon Ramer's video
We don't have to sign any treaty or to ratify any convention to respect the Rights of Children and Youth in our country. Let's start at home. Let's start with the Rights of Children and Youth in our schools (see below).
~ David
David commented on Jon Ramer's video
Do schools respect the Rights of Children and Youth?
"We take it for granted that schools should foster good citizenship. Universal education in this country in particular always kept one eye sharply focused on the goal of making good…
David replied to Elaina Mack's discussion 'Equitas: Play it Fair!'
Hi Elaina,
This is the theoretical approach.
I invite you to take a look at a school practicing real "Human Rights Education" for 42 years…
David replied to Gerison Lansdown's discussion 'Measuring Child Participation'
We take it for granted that schools should foster good citizenship. Universal education in this country in particular always kept one eye sharply focused on the goal of making good Americans out of us all.
We all know what America stands for. The…
David commented on Jon Ramer's video
Why the Convention for the Rights of the Children hasn't been ratified by the US. (some resources)
Convention on the Rights of the Child (Wikipedia)
Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNICEF)
US ratification of the Convention on the Rights…
David replied to Gerison Lansdown's discussion 'Measuring Child Participation'
"Hole in the Wall" project (video 5:29)
David replied to Gerison Lansdown's discussion 'Measuring Child Participation'
Can Kids Teach Themselves?
Sugata Mitra shows how kids teach themselves (video – 20:59). Sugata Mitra's "Hole in the Wall" and Minimally Invasive Education (MIE) experiments have shown that, in the absence of supervision or…
David replied to Gerison Lansdown's discussion 'Measuring Child Participation'
Why should little children be allowed to make their own decisions and to participate.
"By age four or thereabouts, human beings have a fully developed communication system which, for all intents and purposes, makes them mature persons. They…
David replied to Gerison Lansdown's discussion 'Measuring Child Participation'
Hi Gerison, here everything is working alright - sound included. Try not to miss the interview. You can still click on the video or on the URL, and the Youtube version will download.
David replied to Gerison Lansdown's discussion 'Measuring Child Participation'
I also invite you to watch a video about Sudbury Valley School and its educational approach:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awOAmTaZ4XI (9:13 min.)
~ David
David replied to Gerison Lansdown's discussion 'Measuring Child Participation'
I invite you to take a look at a school that measures high in child participation:
http://www.sudval.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudbury_Valley_School
FAQ: http://www.sudval.com/01_abou_09.html
Enjoy,
~ David
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- At 10:42am on December 18, 2009,
Jon Ramer said…
- Hi David, Thanks for sharing the resources re: US ratifying the CRC. I have an idea to help gain the public support for this. Where are you located? Are you open to a conversation about this? Let me know.
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