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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Structure and Unschooling?
Before I get into this topic, I have to mention that behind me, right now on my couch, sit three kids crocheting. They are crocheting because I was making a hat, and Ben came out and said he wanted to … Continue reading
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Halving the recipe, Doubling the fun
Maya and her friend Greta have decided to cook together on Sundays, so today they picked out a recipe for a yellow cake with butter cream frosting. I made myself scarce from the kitchen, going in only to check on … Continue reading
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Disorders, Drugs and Education
Sometimes, just to be my own devil’s advocate, I go on line and do searches for articles on education. It’s useful to know what the prevailing theories are if you want to debunk them. What is very interesting is … Continue reading
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Let’s Go to the Movies!
Perhaps I have mentioned before that I love movies. For years Joshua and I would go to a movie every weekend. We saw it all – the good, the bad, the ugly – and with very few exceptions, I enjoyed … Continue reading
Story Problems and Libraries
When I was in school I remember despising story problems in math. My lowest math scores always involved story problems. But when math is not a ‘subject’ to be studied, but just part of like, then lots of it is … Continue reading
Education Overload?
We spent the afternoon at Riverside Park today, at the usual Wednesday gathering of home and unschoolers. One of the women there, mother of four kids, looked over at me and said, “Do you ever get tired of reading about … Continue reading
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Politics, Insults….and Unschooling
It’s Election Day. I voted. I hope everyone else did too. Tomorrow the results will be in the paper and on line. Tonight I stay as far away from the TV as possible. The politics of the media has completely … Continue reading
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Peer Pressure, and a Caste System
When Maya was 4 or 5 years old, she took tap classes at Steps. On the first day of class, she showed up wearing a blue leotard and pink tights. All the other little girls were in black leotards and … Continue reading
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