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The Deadly Fraud of Restorative Justice in Schools

By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 3 Mar 25

The New Discourses Podcast with James Lindsay, Ep. 160 If you had to narrow it down to a single reason our school classrooms and hallways have become so much more dangerous, rough, irreverent, and violent, any honest assessment would identify the widespread misapplication of restorative justice programs. It’s long past time we face up to this fact, which was first exposed in the unbelievably important book Why Meadow Died by Andrew Pollack, whose child died in the Parkland school shooting in Florida, and AEI fellow Max Eden. The problem didn’t start in Parkland, however; it started in Oakland, and it spread as

The New Discourses Podcast with James Lindsay, Ep. 160 If you had to narrow it down to a single reason our school classrooms and hallways have become so much more dangerous, rough, irreverent, and violent, any honest assessment would identify the widespread misapplication of restorative justice programs. It’s long past time we face up to this fact, which was first

Children Helping Regrow A Forest in Barichara

By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 11 Jan 24

The children are helping regrow the forest next to the Barichara River…With special thanks to Oswaldo Escobar for guiding the kids through a process of making “seed bombs” filled with native seeds. These beautiful balls of soil are thrown into the riparian zone of the river.When the rains come, the seeds will germinate and take root. This is a powerful way to get children involved in critically important reforestation efforts.Here in Barichara, we are creating a regenerative Waldorf school that helps the children grow fully into themselves and also supports the restoration of rivers and forests in our territory.Really feeling

The children are helping regrow the forest next to the Barichara River…With special thanks to Oswaldo Escobar for guiding the kids through a process of making “seed bombs” filled with native seeds. These beautiful balls of soil are thrown into the riparian zone of the river.When the rains come, the seeds will germinate and take root. This is a powerful

It’s about Protection, not Safety: why we decided not to send our children to school

By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 3 Sep 20

My sons want to go to school. Vishnu is almost five and he’s starting reception at a nearby primary; he is bouncing off the walls at home…Continue reading on Medium »

My sons want to go to school. Vishnu is almost five and he’s starting reception at a nearby primary; he is bouncing off the walls at home…Continue reading on Medium »

It’s about Protection, not Safety: why we decided not to send our children to school (for now).

By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 3 Sep 20

My sons want to go to school. Vishnu is almost five and he’s starting reception at a nearby primary; he is bouncing off the walls at home…Continue reading on Medium »

My sons want to go to school. Vishnu is almost five and he’s starting reception at a nearby primary; he is bouncing off the walls at home…Continue reading on Medium »

The “Quality of Education” (WOK) Week in Amsterdam

By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 13 Mar 20

article by Simoon Fransen & Joke MiddelbeekThe African saying “it takes a village to raise a child” acquires a new meaning for us: “it takes a community to raise a child”. But the reverse is also true: it takes a child to raise a community.The system crisis in primary educationAgainst the background of a system crisis in primary education in the Netherlands — involving a vicious circle of teacher shortages, high workloads and low salaries, which GroenLinks MP Lisa Westerveld has described as “a miserable situation for the teachers, parents and students” — the “Quality of Education Week” took place between the 9th and

article by Simoon Fransen & Joke MiddelbeekThe African saying “it takes a village to raise a child” acquires a new meaning for us: “it takes a community to raise a child”. But the reverse is also true: it takes a child to raise a community.The system crisis in primary educationAgainst the background of a system crisis in primary education in

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