Back from the Conference! 29 May, 2007
While it is still very fresh in my mind, I thought I’d share some of what I experienced at the NHED Conference in Brisbane this past weekend.
The keynote speakers were fantastic - passionate John Taylor Gatto with his anti-establishment pearls of wisdom, Dr Alan Thomas who is so encouraging with his wealth of knowledge, research and observation, and Eleanor Sparks, the editor of Education Choices and respected Queensland homeschool advocate. There were dozens of workshops, tens of trade fair displays, snippets of time to connect with others…
As a volunteer I was very impressed with the willingness of other attendees to help out. A call over the microphone for some extra hands was met with enthusastic helpers and lightened the load incredibly. Thank you all!
At the Trade Fair I did a little shopping! I bought Nuri Mass’ The Wonderland of Nature from Downunder Literature, some Magnetic Poetry products from Abacus Teaching Aids and some Wacky But True magazines. I was rapt to meet up with Ilja Grawert, who had a lot to share and some fantastic ideas for future events. I learned a lot about (and joined) the HEA. I have a pile of brochures here so I can follow up on some other resources which caught my eye.
