Happy Birthday, America!!

[WingsAloft]

I'd like to wish my beloved nation a very happy birthday. This day, 136 years ago, the Declaration was ratified by a group of really brave people, ready to give their lives (and many did) for freedom. Today, the principles of that very same document are safeguarded by another group of really brave people ready to give their lives for the defense of freedom. I refer mainly to the United States Armed forces. I can't help but notice many here on this forum have military backgrounds. To you, I say, Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU. From ALL of us.

[WingsAloft]

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[Janet Davidson]

136?

I guess we didn't teach you colonials how to add & subtract properly before we let you loose ;)

[rosiejerryrosie]

From all veterans - you are most welcome. And thanks for remembering.....

[Floatsflyer]

Hey wingsaloft, a very happy birthday to you and and all USA. But you should get it right at least on this day. It's 236 years ago, I'm not an American and I know that. Ahhh, your school system strikes again...we call it benevolent ignorance.

[Hal Bryan]

Hey wingsaloft, a very happy birthday to you and and all USA. But you should get it right at least on this day. It's 236 years ago, I'm not an American and I know that. Ahhh, your school system strikes again...we call it benevolent ignorance.

Or maybe it was just a typo - like your double use of the word "and" above?

Hopefully, floats, your school system taught you about Occam's Razor? :)

[Green Goggles]

Woot! Happy birthday USA!! God Bless America.

[WingsAloft]

I apologize for the typo. I was doing some LSA cruise speed research and I think that's how the typo was born. (the maximum allowable airspeed for an LSA is about 136 mph)

[WingsAloft]

Ahhh, your school system strikes again...we call it benevolent ignorance. Unfortunately, this is one mishap I cannot blame on the public school system. Have you ever heard of the Unschooling movement, Floats? http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unschooling

[Floatsflyer]

Unfortunately, this is one mishap I cannot blame on the public school system. Have you ever heard of the Unschooling movement, Floats? http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unschooling


I'm not familiar or have forgotten that term. Here in Toronto in the late 60's and 70's, the identical educational philosophy was adopted in some high schools on a short term experimental basis but it was called "free school" or "open school." I've always thought the concept was a good one but as complimentary to traditional education, not as a stand alone or substitute for it.

[WingsAloft]

I'm not familiar or have forgotten that term. Here in Toronto in the late 60's and 70's, the identical educational philosophy was adopted in some high schools on a short term experimental basis but it was called "free school" or "open school." I've always thought the concept was a good one but as complimentary to traditional education, not as a stand alone or substitute for it. There are different definitions out there, but as for unschooling as a means of education whereby students are left to their books, to study at home at their own discretion, without institutional interference---this is the unschooling I know. Done deliberately, with serious thought given by parents who want their child educated, and with the child's temperament given due consideration, unschooling can be given a chance.

[WingsAloft]

Of course unschooling is not for every child...or parent. However I will say that nearly all of the benefits sited by proponents all came true in my case, such as love of learning being set ablaze--- a contrast to my public school days. In all cases caution should be exercised.