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Category Archives: Parenting
Now more than ever
To be honest, I don’t quite know where to begin with this. Sometimes an event or topic comes along that is so disturbing that it is difficult to organize my thoughts around it. But I will try. Let’s start with … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged .45, coercion, education, fathers rant, jen at the path less taken, learning, life learning, shooting a laptop, unschooling, youtube
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On not being perfect
It’s funny, because everyone knows there is no such thing as the perfect parent, perfect child or even perfect family. Catch someone in a rational moment and they will tell you as much. They may even admit to their … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged education, family, imperfect world, learning, life learning, parenting skills, perfection, unschooling
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For the fun of it
Lately I’ve been paying attention to the words people use when they talk about why they do things. Why their kids take a particular class over another; why certain outings are embarked upon; why they do errands and chores. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged bookstore, education, football, fun, fun deficit, giants, just for the fun of it, learning, life learning, magnolia bakery, manning, superbowl, tv, unschooling
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Rewards
Did you know that Sylvan Learning Centers offer prizes for doing well in their courses (or sessions, or whatever they call them)? Kids accumulate points for getting high scores – which Sylvan calls ‘learning’- on assignments or tests and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged appreciation, coercion, education, Kumon, learning, life learning, motivation in learning, rewards, Sylvan, unschooling
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City vs. Country
Yesterday a new reader of this blog (thank you Alicia) asked me if I’ve ever written about the differences between a childhood in the country and one in the city. Which I don’t think I have, specifically. So here goes: … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged basketball, beaches, Ben, cats, country childhood, dog, fields, growing up in the city, homeless people, horse, learning, life learning, long island, Maya, New Jersey, parks, play, pretend, red tailed hawks, sledding, small town, soccer, tag, treasure hunting, unschooling, upstate, woods
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Rebellion on the brain
You know how you’ll be going along, living your life, not thinking about any specific subject, and then a certain topic will be EVERYWHERE? Every place you turn, someone is talking about it? Right now that topic is teen … Continue reading
The random pile of stuff
We spent a good portion of the day today at our friends’ the Spositos apartment. The kids started out taking a Spanish class, and once they were settled with their teacher, Kristin (Mom Sposito) walked over to where I … Continue reading
The “R” word (that would be “Responsibility”)
Why do people go to such great lengths to avoid responsibility? Is it fear of being wrong? I think it is. Being Wrong is a cardinal sin in our culture, it seems. Even though, being mostly … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged being wrong, blame, education, fear, government, homeschooling, learning, life learning, responsibility, schools, teachers, unschooling, worldschooling
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Snapshot of a well-balanced day
It’s what we strive for, but don’t always achieve. When kids are young they require almost 100% of our attention, and balance is difficult. At least it was for me. Making a sandwich while holding an infant was … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged balance, dancer, games, gymnast, joshua, karate kid, Lego, life learning, lunch, scrabble, spreadsheet, unschooling, video
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On being generous
When Maya was five years old, she asked for a microscope for Christmas, along with many other things. (American girl doll, bicycle, & a bunch of stuff I don’t remember.) We ‘farmed’ the microscope out to my brother and his … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, Christmas, generosity, homeschooling, learning, life learning, Maya, microscope, selfish, unschooling
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