Carlo Ricci
Carlo Ricci is a child advocate, writer, and academic. Carlo Ricci plays a key role as liaison officer and post-secondary admissions project representative for The Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents . Carlo Ricci is the founder and editor of The Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning, an internationally recognized peer-reviewed journal.
Carlo Ricci was born in Toronto, Ontario Canada in 1968. Carlo Ricci earned a PhD in Cultural Studies and Social Justice from OISE/UT and has taught everything from kindergarten to graduate school. Carlo Ricci has written 3 books, published over 15 peer-reviewed and over 30 non-peer-reviewed articles, and has been invited to speak on topics including the advantage of unschooling, democratic education, freeschooling, and democratic child rearing practices in over 12 countries around the world. He has taught for the University of Toronto, Brock University, and currently teaches in the Graduate Studies division of the Faculty of Education at Nipissing University .
Teaching Practice
In his writing he shares how he incorporates the principles of unschooling and democratic education. He is a child advocate who champions unschooling (also known as natural learning or life learning) and learner centered democratic education. In a book he co-edited with Jerry Mintz titled Turning Point he states that "children are among the last acceptably oppressed group" and that this shameful fact needs to end. "In 1892 the Criminal Code allowed corrective force against wives, employees, prisoners and children". Fortunately, corrective force against wives, employees and prisoners is no longer acceptable; unfortunately, in 2004 by a margin of 6-3 the court upheld what is known as the “spanking law” against children . In his writing he argues that our child rearing practices are hurting our children and that there are alternatives. He believes that we cannot treat children in non-democratic ways and then expect that as adults they will live their lives according to authentic democratic ways . He believes that making a difference in the world is easy and we can all make a difference by changing how we interact with those around us—by transforming our lives and how we act around young people we transform the world. If we want a better future, the best way to get there is by rethinking our child rearing practices. We can all play a role and if enough of us do, the change will be noticeable<ref name="turning" />.
Publications and Research
Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning (JUAL) seeks to bring together an international community of scholars exploring the topic of unschooling and alternative learning, which espouses learner centered democratic approaches to learning. JUAL is also a space to reveal the limitations of mainstream schooling.
JUAL understands learner centered democratic education as individuals deciding their own curriculum, and participating in the governance of their school-if they are in one. Some examples of learner centered democratic possibilities are unschooling, Sudbury Valley , Fairhaven , the Albany Free School , and the Beach School in Toronto . In terms of unschooling, we view it as a self-directed approach to learning outside of the mainstream education.
YouTube Unschooling Channel is an attempt to continue to spread the learner centered democratic approach to education and child rearing with a broader audience.
Books Authored
Ricci, C. & Mintz, J. (Eds.). (2009). Turning points: 27 visionaries in education tell their own stories.
Ricci, C. (2007). Schools (K)ill: How architecture, unhealthy foods, poor air and water quality, germs, and violence threaten our children. Retrieved April 29, 2008, from . (200 pages)
Ricci, C. (2007). Poisoned Apples: An insider exposes the victimization, abuse, politics, associated pain and SOLUTIONS to our educational crisis. Retrieved April 29, 2008, from . (150 pages)
Chapters in Books
Ricci, C. (2008). Always learning. In Priesnitz, W. (Ed.), Life learning: Lessons from the educational frontier (pp. 103-108). Toronto, Ontario: The Alternative Press.
Ricci, C. (2008). The democratic teacher. In W. Richardson & C. Richardson (Eds.), Walking the talk: Putting theory into practice: Narratives from a faculty of education (pp. 143-150). Calgary, Alberta: Detselig Enterprises Ltd.
Ricci, C. (2009). “Who taught you how to write your letters? In V. Fitzenreiter (Ed.), title of book. Manuscript accepted for publication.
Ricci, C., & Price, J. (Accepted by editor). Teacher education laptop programs: Cautions and challenges. In R. Common (Ed.), Mobile computing initiative.
Ricci, C. (2005). Freirean literacy: Difference that makes a difference. In P. Trifonas (Ed.), Communities of difference: Culture, language, and technology (pp. 139-146). New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan.
Papers in Refereed Journals
Ricci. C., & Price, J. (2009, April). Laptops and powerpoint: Teacher education for the senses or sensibilities. Technology Humanities Education Narrative. Retrieved April 19, 2009, from http://thenjournal.org/feature/228/, Issue 6, (18 pages)
Ricci. C., Gauthier, K., Baxter, J., & Neault, L. (2009). Voices: The need for alternative schooling. Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved April 19, 2009, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/NewIssue/v3264.pdf, (3)6, (13 pages)
Ricci. C. (2009). Claiming our democratic rights. Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved April 19, 2009, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/Archives/V315/v3152.pdf, (3)5, (15 pages)
Ricci. C., & Simpson, K. (2008). Starting a school. Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved April 29, 2008, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/PDF/v221.pdf, (2)4, (20 pages)
Ricci. C. (2008). Open Universities: You do not need a high school diploma to get into university. Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved January 25, 2008, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/PDF/v211.pdf, (2)3, (16 pages)
Ricci. C. (2007, March). Are important and authentic teachers members of our family? Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved March 10, 2007, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/v211.pdf, (1)2, (7 Pages)
Ricci, C. (2007). Redefining Success. Paideusis. Retrieved May 22, 2007, from http://journals.sfu.ca/paideusis/index.php/paideusis/article/viewFile/98/47, (16)1, pp.47-53.
Ricci. C. & Hill. L. (2007, March). Apprenticeships: When schooling means more than doing. Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved March 10, 2007, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/V1N1/PDF/Apprenticeships.pdf, (1)1, (12 Pages)
Ricci, C., & Magnani, S. (2006, December). Ontario’s turnaround program: Welcomed support or unwanted demoralizing insult? Canadian and International Education, 35(2). (28 pages)
Ricci, C., & Berger, E. (2005, Summer). Exams and the learning environment. Encounter Education for Meaning and Social Justice, 18(2), 45-47.
Ricci, C. (2005, April 1). W/righting schools: A plan for action. Checkmark. Retrieved April 1, 2005, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/upld/checkmark/
Ricci. C. (2005, April). Rewarding the obedient: What is really being taught at the faculties of education? An experiential account. Journal of Pre-service Education. Retrieved November 1, 2005, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jpe/Vol1-No3.cfm
Ricci, C. (2004, October-December). The case against standardized testing and the call for a revitalization of democracy. The Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, 26(4), 339-361.
Ricci, C. (2002). What to teach? How to teach? Curriculum, ethics, Freire, and the teaching of English. English Quarterly, 34(1), 58-63.
Ricci, C. (2002, Spring). The ethics of reading: Freire, literacy, democracy, and . Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 18(1), 143-155.
Refereed Journals Edited
Ricci. C. (2007). Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved June 10, 2009, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/Archives/Vol1No1Is1.asp., (1)1.
Ricci. C. (2007). Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved June 10, 2009, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/Archives/Vo1No2Is2.asp., (1)2.
Ricci. C. (2008). Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved June 10, 2009, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/Archives/Vol2No1Is3.asp., (2)3.
Ricci. C. (2008). Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved June 10, 2009, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/Archives/Vol2No2Is4.asp., (2)4.
Ricci. C. (2009). Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved June 10, 2009, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/Archives/Vol3No1Is5.asp., (3)5.
Ricci. C. (2009). Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved June 10, 2009, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/NewIssue/new_issue.asp., (3)6.
Papers in Conference Proceedings
Ricci, C. (2009, October 23-25). Soulful spaces: Unschooling and freeschooling. Paper presented at Holistic Learning: Breaking New Ground 2009 (University of Waterloo, OISE University of Toronto).
Ricci, C. (2009, September 24-26). Trusting Children: Unschooling and freeschooling. Paper presented at Landscapes of Learning: A Transdisciplinary Conversation in Contemporary Education (Wilfred Laurier University—Brantford Campus).
Ricci, C. (2009, September 13-15). Unschooling is about trusting children. Paper presented at Holistic Families Conference (Niagara Falls Ontario).
Ricci, C., & Price, J. (2009, May). Teacher education and laptop programs. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (Carlton University, Ottawa).
Ricci, C. (2009, January 15). Cultivating a self-directed learning environment at home. Presented at Lady Evelyn Alternative Public School in Ottawa. (Invited—keynote/Panel)
Ricci, C. (2008, May 9-11). Freedom: Children are capable. Presented at the 2008 Unschooling Conference. (Invited—keynote)
Ricci, C. (2008, May 3). Unschooling and trusting young people. Presented at the 2008 Toronto homeschooling Conference (Diversity in education) hosted by the Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents. (Invited—keynote)
Ricci, C. (2007, October). Healing from schooling. Paper presented at the Holistic Education Conference, OISE, UT.
Ricci, C. (2007, May). Learning from Children. Presented at the Toronto Unschooling Conference. (Solicited—Keynote)
Ricci, C. (2006, May). Keynote address: Redefining success. Paper presented at Ministry of Education/Faculties of Education Forum 2006.
Ricci, C., & Joong, P. (2006, May). The punished cohort. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Studies in Education.
Ricci, C. (2006, April). Schooling vs. Education. Paper presented at Guangxi University in Nanning, China.
Ricci, C., & Taylor, S. (2005, May). Ontario high stakes testing: Anxieties and frustrations. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Studies in Education.
Ricci, C. (2005, April). How schools interfere with learning literacy, and why at risk students will not catch-up until we seriously rethink schooling. Paper presented at the Checkmark conference.
Ricci, C. (2004, May). Reading beyond books. Paper presented at the Checkmark conference.
Ricci, C. (2002, May). The negative impact of standardized testing. Paper presented at the Checkmark conference.
Technical Reports
Ricci, C., & OFTP. (2007, April). Administrative procedures-- Homeschooling. Presented to the Grand Erie District School Board.
Ricci, C., & OFTP. (2007, April). Educational Concerns—CAS. Presented to the Minister of Education and the Ministry of Children and Youth Services.
Ricci, C., & Metherel, A. (2005, March). Proposal: Provisional certificates. Presented to the Ontario Ministry of Education.
Others (workshops presented)
Ricci, C. (2009, May 1). Pursuing college or university education. Are students prepared to make that decision? Presented at the 2009 HOBY Leadership Seminar. (Invited— workshops and Panel with a TVDSB Superintendent, a former trustee of TVDSB, President of the Ontario Student Trustee Association)
Ricci, C., & Tedesco, S. (2009, Aril). Using technology to inspire creativity. Presented at the Imagination and Creativity in Education Conference at Nipissing University, North Bay Campus.
Ricci, C. (2009, April). Creating environments that inspire creativity and imagination. Presented at the Imagination and Creativity in Education Conference at Nipissing University, North Bay Campus.
Ricci, C. (2009, February). Homeschooling your children. Presented at The Ontario Early Years Centre. (Solicited)
Ricci, C. (2008, October). Unschooling and teaching. Presented at Nipissing University Brantford Campus. (Solicited—classroom guest)
Ricci, C. (2008, October). Empowering children and teachers. Presented at Nipissing University Brantford Campus. (Solicited—classroom guest)
Ricci, C. (2008, September 18). Empowering and trusting children. Presented at The Homeschool Network (Burlington, On).
Ricci, C. (2008, August 11-18). Publishing in the Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Presented at the 2008 International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC--Vancouver).
Ricci, C. (2008, August 11-18). Questions and Discussions on Alternative Schooling. Presented at the 2008 International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC--Vancouver).
Ricci, C. (2008, August 11-18). Unschooling Ourselves and our Children. Presented at the 2008 International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC--Vancouver).
Ricci, C. (2008, May 9-11). Your Burning Unschooling Questions. Presented at the 2008 Unschooling Conference. (Invited-- Roundtable)
Ricci, C. (2008, May 3). Unschooling. Presented at the 2008 Toronto homeschooling Conference (Diversity in education) hosted by the Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents. (Invited— roundtable)
Ricci, C. (2008, May 3). Roundtable Discussion. Presented at the 2008 Toronto homeschooling Conference (Diversity in education) hosted by the Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents. (Invited— roundtable)
Ricci, C. (2008, May 1). Is our education system failing our students? Presented at the 2008 HOBY Leadership Seminar. (Invited—Workshops and Panel with President of , a former trustee of TVDSB, President of the Ontario Student Trustee Association)
Ricci, C. (2008, May 1). Is our education system failing our students? Presented at the 2008 HOBY Leadership Seminar. (Invited-- Workshop)
Ricci, C. (2008, February). EQAO and beyond. Presented at York University. (Invited—classroom guest)
Ricci, C. (2007, October). Alternative schooling: unschooling and how the Sudbury Valley School philosophy does/does not mesh with those ideas). (Solicited) Presented at the Beach School
Ricci, C. (2007, April). Homeschooling in Ontario. Presented at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). (Solicited—classroom guest)
Ricci, C. (2007, February). What can we do to challenge EQAO? Presented at the Elementary Teachers of Toronto Federation Day at Pape Avenue Public School. (Solicited)
Ricci, C. (2007, February). EQAO and alternative schooling. Presented at York University. (Solicited—classroom guest)
Ricci, C. (2006, February). Breaking the silence: EQAO testing. Presented at York University. (Solicited—classroom guest)
Ricci, C. (2005, October). Karl Marx. Presented at Nipissing University North Bay Campus. (Solicited—classroom guest)
Ricci, C. (2005, June). How to help students in our university classrooms heal from their schooling experiences. Presented at the Alternative Education Resource Organization conference.
Ricci, C. (2005, June). Teacher education: How faculty can create democratic learner centered spaces. Presented at the Alternative Education Resource Organization conference.
Ricci, C. (2004, April). The erosion of democracy in education. Presented at the University of Beau in Cameroon.
Ricci, C. (2004, April). The negative impact of standardized testing in both Ontario and Cameroon: A comparison. Presented at the University of Beau in Cameroon.
Ricci, C. (2004, May). Reading theory. Presented at the Checkmark conference.
Non-refereed Papers/Articles
Ricci, C. (2009, August). Full day kindergarten reconsidered. Home Rules, 14(4) p. 4.
Ricci, C. (2009, Summer). The power of choice. Education Revolution: The Magazine of Alternative Education, 21(2) #57, 11-13.
Ricci, C. (2009, June).Trust: rethinking our child rearing. Home Rules, 14(3) p. 3.
Ricci, C. (2009, Summer). Why school parent councils should not be fundraising and what they should be doing instead. Our Schools/Our Selves, 17(3) #91, 73-84.
Ricci. C. (2009, June). Intrafamily differences. Alternatifegitimdernegi.org.tr. Retrieved June 14, 2009, from www.alternatifegitimdernegi.org.tr
Ricci, C. (2009, April).Working with OFTP. Home Rules, 14(2) pp. 1,2,3.
Ricci. C. (2009, February). Printing numbers, free time and play. Self Directed Learning. Retrieved February 13, 2009, from http://selfdirectedlearning.com/guestarticle2.html (Note: this is a shorter version of the same article published at http://www.unschooling.ca/carloricci080628.htm)
Ricci. C. (2008, September). Printing numbers, free time and play. Unschooling Canada. Retrieved September 1, 2008, from http://www.unschooling.ca/carloricci080628.htm
Ricci, C. (2008, June). Make your bed? Home Rules, 13(3) pp. 1,6.
Ricci, C. & Kingston, K. (2008, Spring). Literacy turnaround project: A flawed approach. Our Schools/Our Selves, 17(3) #91, 73-84.
Ricci, C. (2008, Spring). Exploring my own time in school. Education Revolution: The Magazine of Alternative Education, 20(1) #52, 12.
Ricci, C. (2007, Fall). Learner centered democratic alternative. Our Schools/Our Selves.
Ricci, C. (2007, October). E-Learning in Ontario. Home Rules, 12(3) pp. 1-3.
Ricci, C. (2007, August). Kindergarten Lemonade. Home Rules, 12(4) pp. 6-7.
Ricci, C. (2007, June). An attempt to provoke: Should all forms of homeschooling be equally valued. Home Rules, 12(3) pp. 1-3.
Ricci, C. & Whittington, P. (2007, Spring). EQAO’s grade six standardized assessment: What does this have to do with learning? Our Schools/Our Selves, 16(3) #87, 61-71.
Ricci, C. (2007, May/June). The Value of Unstructured free play. Life Learning: Homeschooling, Self-Directed Learning, Distance Education, pp. 22-24.
Ricci, C. (2007, February). Unschooling my teaching. Home Rules, 12(1) pp. 8-11.
Ricci, C. (2006, September/October). Thanks for the trust. Life Learning: Homeschooling, Self-Directed Learning, Distance Education, pp. 22-25.
Ricci, C. (2006, Fall). 2006 Is junk food really banned in elementary schools or have we been had, again? Our Schools/Our Selves, 14(1) #85, 37-41.
Ricci, C. & Peddle, D. (2006, July/August). More to learning than schooling. Life Learning: Homeschooling, Self-Directed Learning, Distance Education, pp. 16-20.
Ricci, C. (2006, May/June). Always learning. Life Learning: Homeschooling, Self-Directed Learning, Distance Education, pp. 11-17.
Ricci, C. (2005, Summer). 2005 EQAO scores up, artificially?.Our Schools/Our Selves, 14(4) #80, 75-81.
Ricci, C. (2006). . Journal of Educational Thought, 40(2). 460-463.
Ricci, C. (in press). . Interchange.
Ricci, C. (2005). . McGill Journal of Education.
Ricci, C. (2004, Fall). From invention to reality: Our educational crisis and a call for action. Nipissing Review, 10(2), 7.
Ricci, C., & Taylor. S. (2004, Fall). Challenging the validity of standardized testing. Our Schools/Our Selves, 14(1) #77, 63-73.
Ricci, C. (2004, September 27). Let’s get rid of the other half. The Toronto Star, p. A23.
Ricci, C. (2004, Winter). Breaking the silence: A marker speaks out against standardized testing. Our Schools/Our Selves, 13(2) #74, 75-88.
Ricci, C. (2003). Ontario’s new grade 10 literary test, $21 million mistake. The Nugget.
Ricci, C. (2003). The erosion of democracy in our schools. The Nugget.
Videos
Ricci, C. (2008). How to apply to homeschool: Part 1 . Retrieved March 29, 2009, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v88qgDrNBbFU&featurechannel_page
Ricci, C. (2008). How to apply to homeschool: Part 2 . Retrieved March 29, 2009, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?vLha0yzSRT0c&featurechannel_page
Ricci, C. (2008). How schools oppress children . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQzE2veImRk
Ricci, C. (2008). Unschooling and curriculum . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGmLRZIaYbQ
Ricci, C. (2008). Socio-Economic implications of schooling . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEjzuX2gWNw
Ricci, C. (2008). How schools oppress adults . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez28WzIUC9o
Ricci, C. (2008). How fchools are failing . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1297NTT-8I
Ricci, C. (2008). Removing school labels . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwHNmVH1uTk
Ricci, C. (2008). Unschooling and getting into post secondary education . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD5bnyDWLP8
Ricci, C. (2008). Revealing the myths of schooling . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUAsjBlLgSs
Ricci, C. (2008). Learning to read . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DICutqGTAwk
Ricci, C. (2008). Introduction to unschooling . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8MqVPaVNYo
Ricci, C. (2008). How schools over-complicate writing . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ9wO3X1aM8
Carlo Ricci was born in Toronto, Ontario Canada in 1968. Carlo Ricci earned a PhD in Cultural Studies and Social Justice from OISE/UT and has taught everything from kindergarten to graduate school. Carlo Ricci has written 3 books, published over 15 peer-reviewed and over 30 non-peer-reviewed articles, and has been invited to speak on topics including the advantage of unschooling, democratic education, freeschooling, and democratic child rearing practices in over 12 countries around the world. He has taught for the University of Toronto, Brock University, and currently teaches in the Graduate Studies division of the Faculty of Education at Nipissing University .
Teaching Practice
In his writing he shares how he incorporates the principles of unschooling and democratic education. He is a child advocate who champions unschooling (also known as natural learning or life learning) and learner centered democratic education. In a book he co-edited with Jerry Mintz titled Turning Point he states that "children are among the last acceptably oppressed group" and that this shameful fact needs to end. "In 1892 the Criminal Code allowed corrective force against wives, employees, prisoners and children". Fortunately, corrective force against wives, employees and prisoners is no longer acceptable; unfortunately, in 2004 by a margin of 6-3 the court upheld what is known as the “spanking law” against children . In his writing he argues that our child rearing practices are hurting our children and that there are alternatives. He believes that we cannot treat children in non-democratic ways and then expect that as adults they will live their lives according to authentic democratic ways . He believes that making a difference in the world is easy and we can all make a difference by changing how we interact with those around us—by transforming our lives and how we act around young people we transform the world. If we want a better future, the best way to get there is by rethinking our child rearing practices. We can all play a role and if enough of us do, the change will be noticeable<ref name="turning" />.
Publications and Research
Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning (JUAL) seeks to bring together an international community of scholars exploring the topic of unschooling and alternative learning, which espouses learner centered democratic approaches to learning. JUAL is also a space to reveal the limitations of mainstream schooling.
JUAL understands learner centered democratic education as individuals deciding their own curriculum, and participating in the governance of their school-if they are in one. Some examples of learner centered democratic possibilities are unschooling, Sudbury Valley , Fairhaven , the Albany Free School , and the Beach School in Toronto . In terms of unschooling, we view it as a self-directed approach to learning outside of the mainstream education.
YouTube Unschooling Channel is an attempt to continue to spread the learner centered democratic approach to education and child rearing with a broader audience.
Books Authored
Ricci, C. & Mintz, J. (Eds.). (2009). Turning points: 27 visionaries in education tell their own stories.
Ricci, C. (2007). Schools (K)ill: How architecture, unhealthy foods, poor air and water quality, germs, and violence threaten our children. Retrieved April 29, 2008, from . (200 pages)
Ricci, C. (2007). Poisoned Apples: An insider exposes the victimization, abuse, politics, associated pain and SOLUTIONS to our educational crisis. Retrieved April 29, 2008, from . (150 pages)
Chapters in Books
Ricci, C. (2008). Always learning. In Priesnitz, W. (Ed.), Life learning: Lessons from the educational frontier (pp. 103-108). Toronto, Ontario: The Alternative Press.
Ricci, C. (2008). The democratic teacher. In W. Richardson & C. Richardson (Eds.), Walking the talk: Putting theory into practice: Narratives from a faculty of education (pp. 143-150). Calgary, Alberta: Detselig Enterprises Ltd.
Ricci, C. (2009). “Who taught you how to write your letters? In V. Fitzenreiter (Ed.), title of book. Manuscript accepted for publication.
Ricci, C., & Price, J. (Accepted by editor). Teacher education laptop programs: Cautions and challenges. In R. Common (Ed.), Mobile computing initiative.
Ricci, C. (2005). Freirean literacy: Difference that makes a difference. In P. Trifonas (Ed.), Communities of difference: Culture, language, and technology (pp. 139-146). New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan.
Papers in Refereed Journals
Ricci. C., & Price, J. (2009, April). Laptops and powerpoint: Teacher education for the senses or sensibilities. Technology Humanities Education Narrative. Retrieved April 19, 2009, from http://thenjournal.org/feature/228/, Issue 6, (18 pages)
Ricci. C., Gauthier, K., Baxter, J., & Neault, L. (2009). Voices: The need for alternative schooling. Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved April 19, 2009, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/NewIssue/v3264.pdf, (3)6, (13 pages)
Ricci. C. (2009). Claiming our democratic rights. Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved April 19, 2009, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/Archives/V315/v3152.pdf, (3)5, (15 pages)
Ricci. C., & Simpson, K. (2008). Starting a school. Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved April 29, 2008, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/PDF/v221.pdf, (2)4, (20 pages)
Ricci. C. (2008). Open Universities: You do not need a high school diploma to get into university. Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved January 25, 2008, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/PDF/v211.pdf, (2)3, (16 pages)
Ricci. C. (2007, March). Are important and authentic teachers members of our family? Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved March 10, 2007, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/v211.pdf, (1)2, (7 Pages)
Ricci, C. (2007). Redefining Success. Paideusis. Retrieved May 22, 2007, from http://journals.sfu.ca/paideusis/index.php/paideusis/article/viewFile/98/47, (16)1, pp.47-53.
Ricci. C. & Hill. L. (2007, March). Apprenticeships: When schooling means more than doing. Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved March 10, 2007, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/V1N1/PDF/Apprenticeships.pdf, (1)1, (12 Pages)
Ricci, C., & Magnani, S. (2006, December). Ontario’s turnaround program: Welcomed support or unwanted demoralizing insult? Canadian and International Education, 35(2). (28 pages)
Ricci, C., & Berger, E. (2005, Summer). Exams and the learning environment. Encounter Education for Meaning and Social Justice, 18(2), 45-47.
Ricci, C. (2005, April 1). W/righting schools: A plan for action. Checkmark. Retrieved April 1, 2005, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/upld/checkmark/
Ricci. C. (2005, April). Rewarding the obedient: What is really being taught at the faculties of education? An experiential account. Journal of Pre-service Education. Retrieved November 1, 2005, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jpe/Vol1-No3.cfm
Ricci, C. (2004, October-December). The case against standardized testing and the call for a revitalization of democracy. The Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, 26(4), 339-361.
Ricci, C. (2002). What to teach? How to teach? Curriculum, ethics, Freire, and the teaching of English. English Quarterly, 34(1), 58-63.
Ricci, C. (2002, Spring). The ethics of reading: Freire, literacy, democracy, and . Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 18(1), 143-155.
Refereed Journals Edited
Ricci. C. (2007). Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved June 10, 2009, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/Archives/Vol1No1Is1.asp., (1)1.
Ricci. C. (2007). Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved June 10, 2009, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/Archives/Vo1No2Is2.asp., (1)2.
Ricci. C. (2008). Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved June 10, 2009, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/Archives/Vol2No1Is3.asp., (2)3.
Ricci. C. (2008). Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved June 10, 2009, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/Archives/Vol2No2Is4.asp., (2)4.
Ricci. C. (2009). Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved June 10, 2009, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/Archives/Vol3No1Is5.asp., (3)5.
Ricci. C. (2009). Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Retrieved June 10, 2009, from http://www.nipissingu.ca/jual/NewIssue/new_issue.asp., (3)6.
Papers in Conference Proceedings
Ricci, C. (2009, October 23-25). Soulful spaces: Unschooling and freeschooling. Paper presented at Holistic Learning: Breaking New Ground 2009 (University of Waterloo, OISE University of Toronto).
Ricci, C. (2009, September 24-26). Trusting Children: Unschooling and freeschooling. Paper presented at Landscapes of Learning: A Transdisciplinary Conversation in Contemporary Education (Wilfred Laurier University—Brantford Campus).
Ricci, C. (2009, September 13-15). Unschooling is about trusting children. Paper presented at Holistic Families Conference (Niagara Falls Ontario).
Ricci, C., & Price, J. (2009, May). Teacher education and laptop programs. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (Carlton University, Ottawa).
Ricci, C. (2009, January 15). Cultivating a self-directed learning environment at home. Presented at Lady Evelyn Alternative Public School in Ottawa. (Invited—keynote/Panel)
Ricci, C. (2008, May 9-11). Freedom: Children are capable. Presented at the 2008 Unschooling Conference. (Invited—keynote)
Ricci, C. (2008, May 3). Unschooling and trusting young people. Presented at the 2008 Toronto homeschooling Conference (Diversity in education) hosted by the Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents. (Invited—keynote)
Ricci, C. (2007, October). Healing from schooling. Paper presented at the Holistic Education Conference, OISE, UT.
Ricci, C. (2007, May). Learning from Children. Presented at the Toronto Unschooling Conference. (Solicited—Keynote)
Ricci, C. (2006, May). Keynote address: Redefining success. Paper presented at Ministry of Education/Faculties of Education Forum 2006.
Ricci, C., & Joong, P. (2006, May). The punished cohort. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Studies in Education.
Ricci, C. (2006, April). Schooling vs. Education. Paper presented at Guangxi University in Nanning, China.
Ricci, C., & Taylor, S. (2005, May). Ontario high stakes testing: Anxieties and frustrations. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Studies in Education.
Ricci, C. (2005, April). How schools interfere with learning literacy, and why at risk students will not catch-up until we seriously rethink schooling. Paper presented at the Checkmark conference.
Ricci, C. (2004, May). Reading beyond books. Paper presented at the Checkmark conference.
Ricci, C. (2002, May). The negative impact of standardized testing. Paper presented at the Checkmark conference.
Technical Reports
Ricci, C., & OFTP. (2007, April). Administrative procedures-- Homeschooling. Presented to the Grand Erie District School Board.
Ricci, C., & OFTP. (2007, April). Educational Concerns—CAS. Presented to the Minister of Education and the Ministry of Children and Youth Services.
Ricci, C., & Metherel, A. (2005, March). Proposal: Provisional certificates. Presented to the Ontario Ministry of Education.
Others (workshops presented)
Ricci, C. (2009, May 1). Pursuing college or university education. Are students prepared to make that decision? Presented at the 2009 HOBY Leadership Seminar. (Invited— workshops and Panel with a TVDSB Superintendent, a former trustee of TVDSB, President of the Ontario Student Trustee Association)
Ricci, C., & Tedesco, S. (2009, Aril). Using technology to inspire creativity. Presented at the Imagination and Creativity in Education Conference at Nipissing University, North Bay Campus.
Ricci, C. (2009, April). Creating environments that inspire creativity and imagination. Presented at the Imagination and Creativity in Education Conference at Nipissing University, North Bay Campus.
Ricci, C. (2009, February). Homeschooling your children. Presented at The Ontario Early Years Centre. (Solicited)
Ricci, C. (2008, October). Unschooling and teaching. Presented at Nipissing University Brantford Campus. (Solicited—classroom guest)
Ricci, C. (2008, October). Empowering children and teachers. Presented at Nipissing University Brantford Campus. (Solicited—classroom guest)
Ricci, C. (2008, September 18). Empowering and trusting children. Presented at The Homeschool Network (Burlington, On).
Ricci, C. (2008, August 11-18). Publishing in the Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Presented at the 2008 International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC--Vancouver).
Ricci, C. (2008, August 11-18). Questions and Discussions on Alternative Schooling. Presented at the 2008 International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC--Vancouver).
Ricci, C. (2008, August 11-18). Unschooling Ourselves and our Children. Presented at the 2008 International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC--Vancouver).
Ricci, C. (2008, May 9-11). Your Burning Unschooling Questions. Presented at the 2008 Unschooling Conference. (Invited-- Roundtable)
Ricci, C. (2008, May 3). Unschooling. Presented at the 2008 Toronto homeschooling Conference (Diversity in education) hosted by the Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents. (Invited— roundtable)
Ricci, C. (2008, May 3). Roundtable Discussion. Presented at the 2008 Toronto homeschooling Conference (Diversity in education) hosted by the Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents. (Invited— roundtable)
Ricci, C. (2008, May 1). Is our education system failing our students? Presented at the 2008 HOBY Leadership Seminar. (Invited—Workshops and Panel with President of , a former trustee of TVDSB, President of the Ontario Student Trustee Association)
Ricci, C. (2008, May 1). Is our education system failing our students? Presented at the 2008 HOBY Leadership Seminar. (Invited-- Workshop)
Ricci, C. (2008, February). EQAO and beyond. Presented at York University. (Invited—classroom guest)
Ricci, C. (2007, October). Alternative schooling: unschooling and how the Sudbury Valley School philosophy does/does not mesh with those ideas). (Solicited) Presented at the Beach School
Ricci, C. (2007, April). Homeschooling in Ontario. Presented at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). (Solicited—classroom guest)
Ricci, C. (2007, February). What can we do to challenge EQAO? Presented at the Elementary Teachers of Toronto Federation Day at Pape Avenue Public School. (Solicited)
Ricci, C. (2007, February). EQAO and alternative schooling. Presented at York University. (Solicited—classroom guest)
Ricci, C. (2006, February). Breaking the silence: EQAO testing. Presented at York University. (Solicited—classroom guest)
Ricci, C. (2005, October). Karl Marx. Presented at Nipissing University North Bay Campus. (Solicited—classroom guest)
Ricci, C. (2005, June). How to help students in our university classrooms heal from their schooling experiences. Presented at the Alternative Education Resource Organization conference.
Ricci, C. (2005, June). Teacher education: How faculty can create democratic learner centered spaces. Presented at the Alternative Education Resource Organization conference.
Ricci, C. (2004, April). The erosion of democracy in education. Presented at the University of Beau in Cameroon.
Ricci, C. (2004, April). The negative impact of standardized testing in both Ontario and Cameroon: A comparison. Presented at the University of Beau in Cameroon.
Ricci, C. (2004, May). Reading theory. Presented at the Checkmark conference.
Non-refereed Papers/Articles
Ricci, C. (2009, August). Full day kindergarten reconsidered. Home Rules, 14(4) p. 4.
Ricci, C. (2009, Summer). The power of choice. Education Revolution: The Magazine of Alternative Education, 21(2) #57, 11-13.
Ricci, C. (2009, June).Trust: rethinking our child rearing. Home Rules, 14(3) p. 3.
Ricci, C. (2009, Summer). Why school parent councils should not be fundraising and what they should be doing instead. Our Schools/Our Selves, 17(3) #91, 73-84.
Ricci. C. (2009, June). Intrafamily differences. Alternatifegitimdernegi.org.tr. Retrieved June 14, 2009, from www.alternatifegitimdernegi.org.tr
Ricci, C. (2009, April).Working with OFTP. Home Rules, 14(2) pp. 1,2,3.
Ricci. C. (2009, February). Printing numbers, free time and play. Self Directed Learning. Retrieved February 13, 2009, from http://selfdirectedlearning.com/guestarticle2.html (Note: this is a shorter version of the same article published at http://www.unschooling.ca/carloricci080628.htm)
Ricci. C. (2008, September). Printing numbers, free time and play. Unschooling Canada. Retrieved September 1, 2008, from http://www.unschooling.ca/carloricci080628.htm
Ricci, C. (2008, June). Make your bed? Home Rules, 13(3) pp. 1,6.
Ricci, C. & Kingston, K. (2008, Spring). Literacy turnaround project: A flawed approach. Our Schools/Our Selves, 17(3) #91, 73-84.
Ricci, C. (2008, Spring). Exploring my own time in school. Education Revolution: The Magazine of Alternative Education, 20(1) #52, 12.
Ricci, C. (2007, Fall). Learner centered democratic alternative. Our Schools/Our Selves.
Ricci, C. (2007, October). E-Learning in Ontario. Home Rules, 12(3) pp. 1-3.
Ricci, C. (2007, August). Kindergarten Lemonade. Home Rules, 12(4) pp. 6-7.
Ricci, C. (2007, June). An attempt to provoke: Should all forms of homeschooling be equally valued. Home Rules, 12(3) pp. 1-3.
Ricci, C. & Whittington, P. (2007, Spring). EQAO’s grade six standardized assessment: What does this have to do with learning? Our Schools/Our Selves, 16(3) #87, 61-71.
Ricci, C. (2007, May/June). The Value of Unstructured free play. Life Learning: Homeschooling, Self-Directed Learning, Distance Education, pp. 22-24.
Ricci, C. (2007, February). Unschooling my teaching. Home Rules, 12(1) pp. 8-11.
Ricci, C. (2006, September/October). Thanks for the trust. Life Learning: Homeschooling, Self-Directed Learning, Distance Education, pp. 22-25.
Ricci, C. (2006, Fall). 2006 Is junk food really banned in elementary schools or have we been had, again? Our Schools/Our Selves, 14(1) #85, 37-41.
Ricci, C. & Peddle, D. (2006, July/August). More to learning than schooling. Life Learning: Homeschooling, Self-Directed Learning, Distance Education, pp. 16-20.
Ricci, C. (2006, May/June). Always learning. Life Learning: Homeschooling, Self-Directed Learning, Distance Education, pp. 11-17.
Ricci, C. (2005, Summer). 2005 EQAO scores up, artificially?.Our Schools/Our Selves, 14(4) #80, 75-81.
Ricci, C. (2006). . Journal of Educational Thought, 40(2). 460-463.
Ricci, C. (in press). . Interchange.
Ricci, C. (2005). . McGill Journal of Education.
Ricci, C. (2004, Fall). From invention to reality: Our educational crisis and a call for action. Nipissing Review, 10(2), 7.
Ricci, C., & Taylor. S. (2004, Fall). Challenging the validity of standardized testing. Our Schools/Our Selves, 14(1) #77, 63-73.
Ricci, C. (2004, September 27). Let’s get rid of the other half. The Toronto Star, p. A23.
Ricci, C. (2004, Winter). Breaking the silence: A marker speaks out against standardized testing. Our Schools/Our Selves, 13(2) #74, 75-88.
Ricci, C. (2003). Ontario’s new grade 10 literary test, $21 million mistake. The Nugget.
Ricci, C. (2003). The erosion of democracy in our schools. The Nugget.
Videos
Ricci, C. (2008). How to apply to homeschool: Part 1 . Retrieved March 29, 2009, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v88qgDrNBbFU&featurechannel_page
Ricci, C. (2008). How to apply to homeschool: Part 2 . Retrieved March 29, 2009, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?vLha0yzSRT0c&featurechannel_page
Ricci, C. (2008). How schools oppress children . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQzE2veImRk
Ricci, C. (2008). Unschooling and curriculum . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGmLRZIaYbQ
Ricci, C. (2008). Socio-Economic implications of schooling . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEjzuX2gWNw
Ricci, C. (2008). How schools oppress adults . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez28WzIUC9o
Ricci, C. (2008). How fchools are failing . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1297NTT-8I
Ricci, C. (2008). Removing school labels . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwHNmVH1uTk
Ricci, C. (2008). Unschooling and getting into post secondary education . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD5bnyDWLP8
Ricci, C. (2008). Revealing the myths of schooling . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUAsjBlLgSs
Ricci, C. (2008). Learning to read . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DICutqGTAwk
Ricci, C. (2008). Introduction to unschooling . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8MqVPaVNYo
Ricci, C. (2008). How schools over-complicate writing . Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ9wO3X1aM8
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