[Edu-sig] A Call to Arms - Advocating Python in Education

[Paul D. Fernhout]

Thanks, I'll take a look.

--Paul Fernhout

Jeff Rush wrote:
> Paul D. Fernhout wrote:
> 
>>Don't forget unschoolers and home schoolers. :-)
>>   http://www.unschooling.com/
>>   http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/
>>Plus free schoolers and other alternative schoolers:
>>   http://www.educationrevolution.org/
>>
>>The needs here are often very different than conventional compulsory K-12 
>>education -- they are generally more open ended and free form.
>>
>>Such students number about two million strong in the USA and growing, and 
>>include many parents and kids with free time to contribute as part of an 
>>educational experience (including potentially to free software development).
>>
>>So I'd suggest considering having an Unschooling / Home Schooling Advocacy 
>>Kit, too. :-)
> 
> 
> Paul, I've added a kit table of contents at 
> http://wiki.python.org/moin/Advocacy/HomeSchoolEducatorKit but I lack any 
> experience with home schooling and will have to rely on others to suggest how 
> the content would differ.  Hopefully the individual items that make it up will 
> mostly be in-common with K-12, with just some extra materials included.