Greetings!
AERO Conference Starts Thursday!
The conference is June 28th-July 1st.
We’re just a few days away from another unforgettable AERO conference. After all the hard work we put into creating the conferences, it is gratifying to hear from so many people who tell us that attending the conference changed their lives. And if you attend the conference, chances are that you will leave with a much better sense of your onward direction.
If you have looked at the schedule, and the keynotes and workshops, you will see that there are, as usual, things that are going to happen this year that have never happened before. This may be why so many people return to the conference year after year. But every year half of the attendees are new, and we’re happy for them and the experience they are about to have.
This year we have people coming from over 25 states, 5 provinces, and countries such as Korea, Russia, Singapore, England, Brazil and Colombia. But we've noticed that some people seem discouraged, and I have one idea why. Recently someone used the term “emotional exhaustion,” and I think this helps to capture the idea. Every day we read of some new horror in the world, some unavoidable, some man-made. It seems to be wearing us down. Many of us are working hard to empower students, parents and teachers. But there are other forces that seem to be preparing us for authoritarian rule. It is sometimes downright scary. The traditional school system is authoritarian, therefore tends to train its graduates to accept authoritarianism. The kind of empowering, learner-centered education that we promote and celebrate is making slow headway, but does stand as a shining example of how things could be. We will continue to put one foot down after another in that direction.
If you can still make it to the conference, do come! You won’t regret it. But if you can’t you could still get access to a lot of what will happen at the conference by the live stream of all the talks. It’s the first time we’re doing this. Not only will this give you inspiration and an energy boost, but it will also help support AERO and its continuing work.
AERO Conference Quiz With Prizes!
We had one winner of the quiz and they will get a free live stream of the conference. But not only can there be two more winners, but everyone who submits an answer will get a free audio download from the workshops. Ed
Here's a quiz to reward our loyal readers, including those who aren't able to go to the AERO Conference this year. The first three with correct answers will get a free live stream or 1/2 price to go to the conference. Those who respond thereafter will get a conference download of their choice.
- In what year was AERO founded?
- What number AERO conference is the one this year?
- Who has the #1 TED watched talk?
- How old was Josh Lafazan when he won a seat on School Board?
- In what year was Summerhill founded?
- In what sport was presenter Michael Landers the youngest USA men’s champion?
- From which Sudbury school are two student presenters coming?
- Which AERO keynoter founded one of the first democratic public schools?
- Which AERO presenter started one of the first homeschool umbrella programs?
Speaking of the live stream, through Monday night purchasers of the Higher Tier Live Stream will get ALL OF THE AUDIOS of the workshops and keynotes an addition to the live feed and access to the video archive. They will also get AERO membership, conference registration with access to the Whova app. The app gives you all conference updates as well as the ability to communicate with registrants.
The regular price of the workshop and keynote recordings is $5 each with a package price of all 25 to be at $79. Membership is either $40 individuals or $75 for schools, So you can get this live stream package essentially free.
The offer of the audio recordings will expire on Monday night. After that you can still order the higher tier live-stream, but without the audio downloads,
To sign up for the Higher Tier Live Stream click
HERE
.
You can still get full simple live stream access to all presentations
HERE
for $49.99. Current
AERO members
can get access free by contacting us.
To do the live stream and make this year's videos of presenters we invested in a new video camera and rented extra lights, among other things. We hope you enjoy the results!
If you can still make it to the conference, register for the discounted rate
here
.
