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Gees Beryl,

Does anybody have any references as to how formal 'learning' crushes the 
spirit out of any kind of learning. I have an 11 year old son in the 5th 
grade of a supposedly 'good school.' He comes home with all the 
enthusiasm of a banana slug (no slight on you banana slug fans intended) 
and enough mindless 'fill in the blanks sheets' to choke a camel. This 
passes for teaching and education nowadays? We spend all his hours out 
of school trying to undo all that was done in. It is very discouraging.

Joe Ruggiero
www.TheExhibitGuys.com



Beryl Rosenthal wrote:

> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related 
> institutions.
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>
> Hi all,
> I am seeking references that address how informal learning supports 
> formal learning.  I've already hit the usual suspects (Hein's Learning 
> in the Museum, Falk & Dierking's Museum Experience, etc). Just 
> wondering if there is something else i may have forgotten, or frankly, 
> something more recent.  Yes, i need it for a grant.  Yes i need the 
> reference by today.
> Thanks,
> Beryl

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