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Category Archives: Learning
Time to lay aside the blame and work for peace
When things go wrong, Joshua has a saying. ”You can blame, or you can learn.” Most of the world seems hell bent on blaming Israel for what is going on in Gaza. All perspective seems to be lost, and attempts … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Writing
Tagged All for peace radio, Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, creativity for peace, david broza, Gaza, Geneva initiative, israel, learning, life learning, long term peace, peace
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Just tryin’ to get us some peace
Once again, the bombs are flying over Israel and Gaza. On Facebook and Twitter, I see posts from friends weighing in. Some feel Israel is to blame because of the living conditions and strong restrictions placed on the Palestinian territories. … Continue reading
The treasures of travel are often invisible to others
This time, there was the running joke: “Wer ist gestorben?” (Who died?) Or the Vine that spawned many rounds of “Oooh, you touched my tra-la-la.” (Somehow this is much funnier and slightly less off-putting when being bantered about by … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Learning, Life Learning, Travel, Unschooling
Tagged family, friends, germany, humor, jokes, learning, life learning, memories, Spain, travel, unschooling
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“It’s the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)” – REM
Lately there has been a spate of posts and articles about how smartphones are destroying our society. They are causing people to disconnect and to lose the ability to connect with other human beings, at least in person. … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Learning, Life Learning, Socialization
Tagged common courtesy, family, life learning, parenting, REM, smartphone addiction, smartphones, snapchat, the end of the world as we know it
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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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So long 2013, and thanks for a great year!
Maya told me yesterday that 2013 was her ‘best year ever’, and looking back I have to agree that it was a good one, thus totally debunking the myth that 13 is an unlucky number. (In our family we … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling, Writing, blogging, books, holidays
Tagged Arlo Guthrie, Carnegie Hall, catching fire, cosmo, family, great big world, happy new year, learning, life learning, lucky 13, movies, Pete Seeger, say something, unschooling, wally, writing
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The Joy of Book-ing
This morning I went to the library and came home with five books. They are: “I Am Number Four” by Pittacus Lore: Decided I have to check out this YA series because I keep seeing it everywhere & so that … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling, Writing, blogging, books
Tagged amos oz, books, comfort food, eleanor brown, elizabeth berg, family, library, library books, life learning, pittacus lore, possibility, rosalind brackenbury, unschooling
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Oreos are not the anti-christ
I am so sick of hearing parents preach about food to their kids. Not once while growing up do I remember my Mom launching into a speech about the evils of certain foods or how “we don’t eat that in … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged family, food, gmo's, health, junk food, life learning, moderation, oreos, parenting, ruffles, tomatoes with sugar, 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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