"Unless the fundamental importance of voluntary family choice is recognized in the debate over control of compulsory schooling, the war over orthodoxy in these schools is likely to continue its destructive effect on teachers, students, families, board members, and political dissent in American society." -- Stephen Arons, Compelling Belief, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1983, p 74
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The LIFE Guide to Family Directed Learning offers a brief overview of the myriad educational ways and means available across the nation.. It includes links, resources, and overviews of organizations . It is by no means exhaustive, and LIFE, Inc. welcomes your continuing contributions to this guide.
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LIFE sees educational choice as free-range choice in l earning, including public, private, home education or any combination or variation thereof! Too often, the phrase “educational choice” gets bogged down in public education debate and rhetoric. But true educational choice should embrace any method that a learner values, needs or from which he or she benefits.
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 Your best sources for community learning are your local libraries, museums, zoos, nature parks and community centers. Explore these Community links in our Resource Guide to connect with learning opportunities in your neighborhood.
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 There's more involved in making empowered educational choices than just understanding educational policy and philosophies. Education is just one aspect of the bigger Healthy Families picture, and families trying to make good educational choices also need to take into account many other important issues like health care, personal well-being, economics and community needs. You will find a wealth of Family Resources in the LIFE's Resource Guide.
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 About Online Learning Resources
Online resources are many, varied and seemingly endless! From virtual public schools to distance learning options for higher education to online lesson planning, tutorials, and special classes and programs, you can learn almost anything about everything. Of course the quality of content varies, and it's important to be as informed about your online learning choices as you are about any aspect of education. Learning is For Everyone's recommended online resources are evaluated for quality of content, limited advertising and accessibility.
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Learning for Free or Next to Nothing!
LIFE believes that me of the best learning is absolutely free, or at least pretty darn cheap. Organizations all over the country, and many across the world, are going to great lengths to provide resources and information to educators and students. You may need a school letterhead to make some of your requests, but all of these resources are yours for the asking.
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If you’re a certified teacher, you can use your educator identification cards to get special discounts at a variety of places. Parent educators also qualify for many discounts. Using a simple Parent Educator card from LIFE of Florida or your homeschool group will often net you nice discounts at a variety of stores, museums and other places, although often a copy of your state or county’s acknowledgement of your Home or Non-Public Education Program is often sufficient, as well. Here are some tips for getting discounts, and a few places known to openly honor them (although policies may change without notice, and stores in different areas may not honor discounts).
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Family Directed Learning
