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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Sunday September 14<SUP>th</SUP><BR>A dialogue on education:  Building an Unschooling Community<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">3pm <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lucy</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Parsons</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>549 Columbus Ave.</FONT></SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333"><BR><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>What effect has the <SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1220886371_0>public education system</SPAN></SPAN> had on our lives?  What is unschooling and non-coercive self directed learning?  Come join us for a discussion on these questions and on how we can build an alternative to what is proposed by the Current models of Mass <SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1220886371_1>compulsory education</SPAN></SPAN>.  Children of all ages are welcome and invite friends, family, or anyone interested in discussing education with us.<BR><BR>Discussion facilitated by <SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1220886371_2>Jose Rodriguez</SPAN></SPAN>, co-founder of the
 <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Real</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> a.k.a. <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Dragon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Free</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1220886371_3>Houston</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN class=yshortcuts>, <st1:State w:st="on">TX</SPAN></st1:State></SPAN></st1:place>.  There may also be participation from folks involved with the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1220886371_4>Albany</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN class=yshortcuts> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Free</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></SPAN></st1:place>.  For more info on the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Real</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
 w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> check out </FONT><A href="http://www.therealschoolhouston.org/" target=_blank><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: #003399; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><SPAN id=lw_1220886371_5><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>www.therealschoolhouston.org</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">  <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV></td></tr></table><br>