-
Blogroll
- Almost Unschoolers
- Born to Learn. Free to Learn
- Family on Bikes
- Free Range Kids
- Free Spirited Natural Living
- Interest Led Learning Daily
- Journey Into Unschooling
- Life Learning Magazine
- Michael Ellsberg
- Pat Farenga's Blog
- Radical Unschoolers Network
- Rickshaw Unschooling
- Sandra Dodd & Unschooling
- Swiss Army Wife
- The Sparkling Martins
- Zero Tuition College
-
The Latest from Green Mangoes
Green Mangoes Archives
- October 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Part 3: Trick or Treating, and other Tales of Horror
The Final Act of our Halloween trio was, of course, trick or treating. The bonus of living in a large building in New York City is that you can visit lots of homes without ever going outside. We had 37 … Continue reading
Part 2: Halloween Party Success
Today was the big day of the party. After a morning spent blacking out our windows (we face south and somehow the bright sun and royal blue skies just didn’t read ‘scary Halloween setting’ for us), picking up cupcakes, buying … Continue reading
Posted in Socialization, Uncategorized
Comments Off
Part 1: Halloween Party Prep
Maya loves parties. She loves planning them almost as much as the party itself. Where she gets this trait is a complete mystery. I can’t think of any blood relative on my side of the family who gets a thrill … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off
Almost beyond words…
I’ve been staring at the screen now for a while, trying to find a good way in to this topic, and have come to the conclusion that there probably isn’t one. So here goes. A friend of a friend calls … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off
How did they learn to do that?
First, a quick welcome to my new WordPress powered blog. I’m still working out a few details, like how to add the RSS subscribe option, but basically we’re up and running! Two big developments on the unschooling front since we … Continue reading
Unschooling – the 101, the lowdown, the scoop
This post was the first one I wrote, on August 11, 2010. For those who may just be joining us on this blog, I thought it worth revisiting. But what do you do all day? You mean the kids can … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Unschooling, math
Tagged education, learning, unschooling
Comments Off
Working on it!
Now that I have the new platform, I just need to figure out how to use it. Kamagra – It is a generic version of the buy viagra prescription that was marketed by Pfizer to treat their erectile dysfunction. Sildenafil … Continue reading
Math Mania Backlash
A while back, I wrote an entry titled “Math Mania”. Over the weekend, that entry appeared as an article in the NYCHEA newsletter for October. Apparently, I’ve struck a nerve. Several people have contacted me to voice their displeasure with … Continue reading
What If?
Over the weekend I debated whether or not to go and see “Waiting for Superman”, which opened Friday. This, as you probably know, is a documentary about the failings of the public school system and the charter schools which seem … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, School, Unschooling
Tagged education, learning, unschooling
Comments Off
The threat of danger is such a killjoy
I took a page out of Lenore Skenazy’s Free Range Kids book today, and let my kids do some unsupervised cooking. Maya’s friend Greta was visiting, and at lunch Maya said, “Can we make cookies?” So I said yes, and … Continue reading