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Category Archives: Homeschooling
The bubble experiment is a bust
Way back when we were still sort of working with a curriculum, Maya and I would periodically try a “science” experiment. We had – and probably still do have, if I look in the far reaches of my closet – … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Learning, Photography
Tagged bubble solution, bubbles, edison, family, frozen bubbles, life learning, lightbulbs, science, science experiments, unschooling
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Power and conformity
There is a line in the movie “The Interpreter” in which, referring to the fictional dictator Edmond Zuwanie, a U.N. representative says, “They all begin as liberators, and twenty minutes later they’re as corrupt as the tyrants they overthrow.” We’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education, Family, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, School, Unschooling, blogging
Tagged conformity, education, family, learning, life learning, power, the interpreter
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Let’s get real
As I’ve gotten older I’ve realized some things about myself that were kind of shocking in that they stood in direct opposition to the image I’d always held of myself in my brain; an image born of years of cultural … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, School, blogging
Tagged academics, california, education, english, family, german, hate school, homeschooling, learning, life learning, minecraft, travel, unschooling, vidcon
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UnschoolingNYC Arrives!!
It seems like the site has been forever in the making, and I will probably be adding to it until the end of time, but it’s up, it’s live and you can now check it out! www.unschoolingnyc.com When you … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged consulting, education, forum, learning, life learning, opt-in, unschooling, unschoolingnyc, unschoolingnyc.com
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What a week!
I hereby give my own mini standing ovation to all the event planners out there. You are sorely under-appreciated. Why is that, all you non-event planners might ask? Well. First there are the lists. Lists of attendees, rsvp’s, items … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged argentina, Ben, Better Than College, Blake Boles, brenna mcbroom, brenna's etsy shop, college towns, community, diamond shaped chairs, education, education of millionaires, etsy shop, evening with michael ellsberg, event planners are unsung heroes, event planning, homeschooling, learning, life learning, mario kart, Maya, michael ellsberg, not back to school camp, Seth Godin, squishies, unschooling, youtube
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Full Disclosure
It has come to my attention over the last week that because of my “radical” views on education and learning, many people make the assumption that I lead a particular lifestyle. Because we are life-learners, the assumption is that we … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Adam Levine, baseball, biggest loser, Chagall, charmed, education, homeschooling, learning, life learning, maroon 5, Met Opera, movies, pop culture heathen, salmon fishing in the yemen, superhero, the voice, twitter, unschooling, vampire diaries, Van Gogh
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Jeremy Stuart and “Class Dismissed”
As I mentioned yesterday, this morning I had the good fortune to meet and be interviewed by Jeremy Stuart for him upcoming film “Class Dismissed”. I’m so excited to be a part of this project in some small way, because … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Class Dismissed, homeschooling, Jeremy Stuart, learning, life learning, Lisa Nielsen, unschooling
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Big Day
I’m posting this from a hijacked computer tonight, as our internet has gone down and won’t be fixed till tomorrow afternoon. It’s been kind of fun to have an evening of forced separation from the computer, or at least … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Class Dismissed, education, homeschooling, internet access, Jeremy Stuart, learning, life learning, Lisa Nielsen, unschooling
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