How do we learn best? The willed curriculum is not an unusual event but is something that we experience on a daily basis. It is not a deviation from many everyday routines but, in fact, it is a process that happens many, many times a day, day in and day out, to all of us. It is not something unusual or strange, but if we pay attention to how we live our lives we will quickly realize that we are making use of the willed curriculum already, and often with powerful and dramatic learning results. In this sense, the willed curriculum is not a call for something new but a call to be more mindful and make more use of something we are already using. We know that interest and internal motivation are critical for deep learning. Loving what we are learning, interest, and internal motivation are at the very core of the willed curriculum.
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Carlo Ricci earned his PhD in 2003 from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Currently he teaches in the Graduate Program at the Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University. He edits and founded the Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. He has written and edited a number of books including Turning points: 35 visionaries in education tell their own stories (AERO, 2010) with Jerry Mintz. He has also written numerous articles on unschooling and self-directed learning. He lives in Toronto, Ontario with his wife and two children.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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If you are hungry for a deep, thoughtful, intellectual look into unschooling this book will not disappoint you. It dives into aspects of unschooling that are not often discussed, provides detailed real-life examples of the ideas, and ties the points together with intelligent conclusions. This will book will help you crystalize your own positions and engage in meaningful conversations about unschooling.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This book is outstanding. If more schools and universities followed Ricci's ideas, local and international societies would function at a near ideal level. Ricci is truly a great writer with ideas that need to be heard by students, parents, teachers, school administrators, University professors and administrators, and everyone interested in facilitating wise, fulfilling, peaceful living. This is a truly great book. Conrad P Pritscher, professor emeritus, philosophy of education, Bowling Green State University
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I was hoping for a more clear road map to take. This is a treatise on unschooling young children. The author fails to detail the quandry I face daily of trying to motivate my tween and to prevent her from facing a lifetime of low wage jobs due to her lack of an adequate education.
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Excellent!
This book is very informative and inspiring. He clarifies many of the fundamental principles behind Unschooling. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Nico
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The willed curriculum,unschooling & self direction
The book was easy to read and understand & gives some helpful advice & ideas for unschooling & learning. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Mel
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Poorly written
I liked his message, but could not get past the delivery: this book is a rough draft. Poorly written but the content has potential.
Published 1 month ago by Kelly Conley
