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Category Archives: Unschooling
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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Happy that the kids are (still) home
If you are on Facebook and spent any time scrolling through today’s activity, you can’t have helped but notice the large numbers of parents openly rejoicing about the fact that they once again can ship their kids off to school … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Life Learning, Parenting, School, Unschooling
Tagged back to school, Bahamas, education, facebook, family, life learning, minecraft, parenting, parents rejoicing, raising money, sewing, skype, unschooling
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Indiana recap
For those of you who don’t see all the random photos I post on Facebook, we’ve spent the last 10 days in Indiana on my parent’s farm. It’s always a good time. Last year they had a crippling … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, Parenting, Photography, Travel, Unschooling, holidays
Tagged bikes, elephant ears, fair, family, flowers, Indiana, kitten, life learning, paint war, parenting, photos, play, potato launcher, rain, summer, sunsets, unschooling
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Jerusalem
Ever since we returned from Israel, I’ve been wanting to write about Jerusalem but have been struggling to find the right words to accurately describe the experience. This may not be perfect, but it’s the best I can do. Jerusalem … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Parenting, Travel, Unschooling
Tagged Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, Judean Desert, Mercy Gate, Mount of Olives, old city, St. Anns
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Two weeks among the sabras.
A few years ago when Joshua’s sister and brother-in-law were visiting us from Israel, we took a late afternoon walk through Central Park, winding up outside Lasker Pool just before 7pm. Precisely at 7, the lifeguards all started to … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life Learning, Travel, Unschooling
Tagged family, israel, learning, life learning, lines, sabras, travel, unschooling, waiting in line
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My latest Pop Culture update
I hereby present the things I’m enjoying right now, and that I recommend for anyone. Or at least to those who have a healthy love of pop culture and an equally healthy ability to suspend disbelief around certain – shall … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, Movies, Unschooling, blogging, books
Tagged Adam Levine, admission, beautiful creatures, ben's friend adam, billy burke, blake shelton, books, case histories, cee lo green, christina aquilera, dance academy, deception, facebook, family, hand-me-down, jack bristow, jj abrams, kate atkinson, lee nichols, life after life, life learning, lily tomlin, matthew macfadyen, michael sheen, movies, oz the great and powerful, revolution, ripper street, shakira, sydney, tales of a drama queen, the gatekeepers, the voice, tv, usher, victor garber
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Living by example
Sometimes the best thing we can do for our kids is to live a full life. It doesn’t have to be a big life, full of grand events and flashy achievements; it only needs to be genuine. This past … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, Movies, Parenting, Photography, Unschooling, Writing, blogging, books
Tagged becca fitzpatrick, books, Central Park, clare vanderpool, django unchained, don johnson, hush hush, judging a book by its lover, lauren leto, life learning, movies, navigating early, quentin tarantino, the academy, the last runaway, tracy chevalier, twilight, unschooling
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Today’s photos: a little slice of history
At my aunt and uncle’s house, a small photo hangs on the wall in an unassuming brown frame, commanding no particular attention. Look a little closer, though, and you see it contains a snapshot of history. That’s my Aunt Delores … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life Learning, Photography, Travel, Unschooling
Tagged 1968, bobby kennedy, columbus indiana, family, history, kennedy clan, life learning, ration books, unschooling, war rations, WWII
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Images
It is officially winter, and the world did not end. The little corner of the world in which we currently find ourselves defines the holidays in our family. In the 22 years I’ve lived in New York City, I’ve never … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Photography, Travel, Unschooling, blogging, holidays
Tagged Christmas, cows, family, holidays, Indiana, life learning, photos, santa, travel
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