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Category Archives: Uncategorized
15 years later
15 years ago today I was 36 hours into what would turn out to be a 56 hour labor. Good times. My first born child, who everyone thought would be a boy (based on how I was carrying, how I … Continue reading
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Living meditation
Life gets overwhelming sometimes. For me it is usually when my days get busy with a myriad of tasks, all unrelated and “chore-like” in nature. Or a string of days where I’m compelled to be social in a situation … Continue reading
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It’s an obsession
Yesterday on Facebook I wrote that you know photography has become an obsession when you have a nightmare in which a friend survives a fall from the Empire State Building, but the upsetting part is that your camera malfunctioned and … Continue reading
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If I had a hammer
Scene: Our living room Time: Yesterday afternoon at around 5pm. Participants: Maya, Ben and Maya’s friend Greta Activity: Using a rubber hammer to break open a toy from a McDonald’s Happy Meal (one that made sounds). Most people accept the … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Uncategorized, Unschooling
Tagged batteries, Ben, hammer, life learning, Maya, play, toy, unschooling, video games, wii
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Where we stand now, with thanks to John Holt
Maya just finished reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and I am reading it now. This is a book I’ve always known about but never read. It is set in 1912 Brooklyn and follows a young girl named Francie Nolan … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Life Learning, Uncategorized, Unschooling
Tagged a tree grows in brooklyn, betty smith, Brooklyn, compulsory schooling, education, homeschooling, John Holt, learning, letters, life learning, unschooling
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The issue of pop culture
I love reading about other unschooling/life learning families, especially those whose children are grown and living successfully in the world. Such reading is a great balm on days when questions of “but how will they ever….?” come at me fast … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Uncategorized, Unschooling
Tagged american idol, amy winehouse, and the children played, beatles, beethoven, biggest loser, chopin, dvr, english premiere league, hilton, John Holt, kardashian, Lady Gaga, learning, life learning, mozart, mythology, opera, piano, pop culture, possum living, project runway, queen, soccer, the unprocessed child, tv, unschooling, wagner, wii
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Sol Garfunkel and David Mumford, have you been reading my blog?
Almost a year ago, I wrote an entry titled “Math Mania – A Study“, in which I talk about the fact that the hysteria over advanced math skills is misplaced, as hardly anyone ever needs Trigonometry or Calculus in their … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Uncategorized, Unschooling, math
Tagged David Mumford, James Worley, life learning, math, NY Times, Op-Ed, real-life, Sol Garfunkel, unschooling
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The LKDWTW approach and what (sometimes) happens without it
The story I’m about to tell is true. I’m keeping it completely anonymous, although I suspect some of my readers will know who I’m talking about. I’m using it as an example because I believe it is not unique; in … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, School, Uncategorized, Unschooling
Tagged control, education, fear, gaming, homeschooling, integrity, learning, life learning, sabbatical, unschooling
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Underscheduling as an action plan
Growing up I was a competitive gymnast. Gymnastics was not something I did because my parents thought I should try it along with a myriad of other activities. I did it because I wanted to. Exclusively. We were fortunate to … Continue reading
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Tagged all around, classes, competition, gymnastics, Indiana, learning, life learning, Theater, unschooling
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Die, Vampire, Die!
Anyone familiar with the musical “Title of Show” (hi Andrea!) will recognize the title of this entry, since it is one of the songs from the show. This song tells us about the ‘vampires’ – the people who try to … Continue reading
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Tagged die vampire die, joshua, life learning, Title of show, unschooling, vampires
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