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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Happy Halloween!
The photos speak for themselves. Although I will say, I love my blue wig and matching eyelashes – wish I had the courage to wear them on a regular day! Overweight men tend to have higher ordine cialis on line … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged costumes, halloween, learning, life learning, trick or treat, unschooling
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Unschooling as capitalist ideal?
Got your attention with that one, didn’t I? Let me explain. We live in a capitalist country where the people who are most successful at capitalism are often perceived as corrupt and greedy (and sometimes that’s because they ARE corrupt … Continue reading
Let it….snow?
I think I had other things on my mind to write about this morning when I woke up, but they were all eclipsed by the fact that it SNOWED for most of the day. (What am I saying? It is … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged anna, boulder co, learning, life learning, NYC, snow, theawl.com, tourism slogans, unschooling
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Defining Education
Had an interesting conversation last night with a friends of ours who is visiting from Israel. I was explaining unschooling to him, particularly the point that learning is something that happens all the time, every day. He said, “Yes, but … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged cash flow, education, education of millionaires, entrepreneur, Google, homeschooling, learning, life learning, Merriam Webster, michael ellsberg, OED, Rob Fitzpatrick, The Startup Toolkit, unschooling
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Michael Ellsberg’s book and a bullhorn
On October 14th, the Today Show did a piece on an unschooling family in California. How I missed this, I have no idea. Apparently no one in my immediate circle watches the Today Show… Anyway, the piece itself (which I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Bentley, bullhorn, education of millionaires, learning, life learning, Matt Lauer, michael ellsberg, Today Show, unschooling, wall street
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Adventures in cooking
A few weeks ago Maya and her friend Maya decided to make some cookies. I turned the kitchen over to them after making sure we had the necessary ingredients on hand. All seemed to be going well until they pulled … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged baking soda, book club, cookies, cooking, education, greta, learning, life learning, Maya, tablespoon, teaspoon, unschooling
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Community of outsiders
I’ve written in this blog about my belief that anyone can make the decision to homeschool or unschool their kids. It doesn’t matter how much money you make, how much schooling you had yourself, what race you are or religion … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Central Park, learning, life learning, unschooling, wayfinders
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When asked for homeschooling advice
I was asked recently if I would mind giving some advice/suggestions to someone regarding homeschooling their toddler. Are they planning on homeschooling? I asked. No, the mother just wants to ‘get a head start’ with her 3 year old son. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged advice, homeschooling, How Children Fail, John Holt, Kumon, learning, life learning, Teach Your Own, test, unschooling
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Authors, Authors!
Today we spent part of the afternoon at Books of Wonder, a great independent children’s bookstore on 18th St. in Chelsea. We were there for a ‘Fantastic Fiction’ book event in order to meet one of Maya’s favorite authors, Gabrielle … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged all these things i've done, author, books of wonder, Elsewhere, gabrielle zevin, Hunger Games, learning, leviathan, life learning, Maya, memoirs of a teenage insomniac, scott westerfeld, Suzanne Collins, uglies, unschooling
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