Otherways - Issue 102 - November 2004 to January 2005

Posted on November 1st, 2004 in Otherways Magazine

  • Bullying - The Daily Grind Sue looks at the misery of school bullying and the devastating short and long term effects on children
  • Play A.S. Neill on the freedom to play.
  • Leisure and Education John Peacock looks at attitudes to leisure and education.
  • Just Playing Sue looks at society’s perceptions of play and what children are actually doing whilst they play.
  • Is School a Dream of the Past? Lyn reflects on the school system - do we need it?
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Roland Meighan looks at different learning systems and their effectiveness.
  • Is it ADD? Avoiding labels Barbara Dykes writes on the increasing tendency to label children as ADD and how home education can avoid the associated problems.
  • Homeschooling in the 1920s Patrick Farenga writes that homeschooling began long before the 1960s and looks particularly at one case in 1923
  • Further Perspectives from the Next Generation By popular demand, home education graduate Georgiana speaks further to Sally on her experience of home education.
  • Regular Sections:
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Science Classes
  • Home-Ed Humour
  • Tips From the Experts
  • Children’s Pages
  • Resource Chat
  • Network News