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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Let’s Move! (But no running or playing tag)
It is no secret that Americans are sedentary and overweight, and that obesity is a huge problem (no pun intended) in our country. Michelle Obama has started a program called “Let’s Move” that tries to teach kids good exercise and … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Free Range, Let's Move, life learning, play, Skenazy, unschooling
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Looking back to move forward
Here is a quote from a book I am reading, a memoir by the Duchess of Devonshire: “At the age of 5 we started lessons with Muv [her mother], who followed the admirable Parents’ National Education System with its … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged apprentice, autodidact, education, entrepreneur, life learning, school, unschooling
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Oh boys!
It’s an unusual evening at our house. Maya is spending the night at a friends’, and Ben invited his best friend Jonah to be here with us. It is the first time that Ben has had a friend over when … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Socialization, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, boys, life learning, sleepover, unschooling
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A whiff of spring
I walked outside without a jacket on today for the first time in a very long time. In front of our building, flowers are suddenly blooming. Even here in the city you could smell the earth waking up. And the … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Travel
Tagged Boulder, CO, life learning, Spring, unschooling, Wall Drug, weather, White Sands
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Don’t you wish you could?
I wish I could walk around in my kids’ heads for a day. Since I went to public schools, I can’t imagine what it must be like for them to wake up each morning knowing that the day is theirs … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Bionicles, building, education, joy, learning, life learning, NDI, Spanish, unschooling
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The art and pleasure of being alone
In the spring of the year I turned 25 (a whopping 19 years ago!), I was working for a German/American tour wholesaler here in the city, and hatched a plan to take a leave of absence from my job. The … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Socialization, Travel, Unschooling
Tagged Being alone, Boston Globe, Glacier National Park, Havre Montana, life learning, Minot, Navajo, Telluride, travel, unschooling, Zion National Park
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Treasure Island
Last night we went to see a production of “Treasure Island” at the Irondale Theater out in Brooklyn. This was partly due to our friend and former sitter Andrea being in town ( she is a stage manager by profession … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged life learning, Theater, Treasure Island, unschooling
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Day 10 of the daily project
In a recent post I talked about the fact that Maya and I were starting a daily creative project, following the suggestions given in Noah Scalin’s book. Scalin is the artist who created a skull a day for 365 days … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged create, daily project, life learning, Noah Scalin, unschooling
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They say it’s your birthday!
7 years ago this evening there was a sweet new baby boy in the world. He’s no baby anymore, but he’s still pretty sweet. He had a party today with all of his friends. But I think he enjoyed the … Continue reading
Life Learning in the City – pass it on
Looking on line today, I was researching other unschooling/life learning blogs. On the list of the Top 50 Unschooling blogs were the following: Majikfaerie: Adventures in being a majik faerie; unschooling, midwifing, natural living, rainbow life. This blog is … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged learning, life learning, NYC, sustainable living, The Oscars, unschool blogs, unschooling
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