Collaborative Learner Gifts

"I believe that's a Montessori school."

"Do you want to play doctorate?"

"Mom, please shake my chair. I'm taking a virtual school bus ride before class begins."

'Ah, it's so precious to witness a child learn how government actually works...'

'What did I learn in school today? You'd better sit down.'

'I did it all from memory.'

"Quantum Physics"? How am I going to learn all of this stuff? A bit at a time?

"I'm leaving. It's just way too much collaborating."

'I finished my homework, and half my college freshman courses.'

'Relax, dad, I haven't been in a classroom for months because all my college classes are online!'

'And from this point follow me very carefully.'

"Thanks to the Internet, I learned to ride a bike. Since I was bored, I also got my pilot's license."

'I'm afraid I still have more questions than answers.'

"In pre-school I was an overachiever. Now, in first grade, math is threatening my reputation."

"I've learned from the past. Now can we move on?"

From what I hear, the Atwood Intuition Tank is coming up with results faster than we are.

Young Galileo

Welcome to Teamville, Population: 7 ... great people to work with.

'Miss, I think I've learnt all I can too.'

'Does a blog count as being published.'

'I will now read the results of my experiments in fruit genetics. . .'

First Piano Lesson

"Please, Ms. Sweeney, may I ask where you're going with all this?"

"First the lady asks if I want to take this book...then she says I have to bring it back in two weeks!"

Global Education

'Wow, that sounds rigorous. What are the prerequisites for living in my mom's basement?'

'...Or not.'

'I don't have to go to school. My mom teachers me.'

"Who has the most power... the president or his wife?"

"What did you learn in school today that I'd object to?"

'The nice thing about group practice is that two minds are better than one.'

'Can I go home now, before I get overeducated?'

"When I agreed to working closely with you on this project..."

"So. . . now we know - being home is not the same as being home to be schooled. . ."

Education.