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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Just another day…
First let me say that I am being sooo disciplined right now. Why, you ask? Because my kids and I just returned from an evening Barnes & Noble run, instigated by me (although they were happy enough to be ‘forced’ … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged art, broadway, education, Fever, Kiwi, learning, life learning, Peter Woytuk, sculpture, Susan Marie Moning, unschooling
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Just what we (don’t) need, so don’t watch
Got my new issue of “Entertainment Weekly” in the mail today. It is the one magazine that I read cover to cover every week, and I say that with pride. It keeps me up to speed on movies, TV and … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged abduction, ew, homeschooling, kidnapping, learning, life learning, media, Stephen King, unschooling
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Why life learning? Look at The Kids…
“The worst thing is that I’ve always gotten self-worth from performance, especially good grades. But now that I can’t get a job, I feel worthless.” Lael Goodman “I have a lot of regret about going to college. If I could … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged education, learning, life learning, NY Magazine, paradigm, The Kids, unschooling
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Taking a page from Heather
That would be Heather Armstrong of Dooce.com. Lately she’s been publishing posts that are full of links to neat things she’s found on line. Tonight I’m doing something similar, except my stuff is related to unschooling. (Surprise!) A few weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Armchair Travel with Martha, Blog Talk Radio, Columbus Day, DIY, England, France, homeschooling, Josie's, learning, life learning, Maker Faire, Martha Jansen, Rebecca Douglas, unschooling
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Too much socializing?!
You know we’ve done more than our usual amount of socializing when Maya says, “I think I need a break from seeing my friends.” The weekend was great, and extended into today. 3 overnights in a row for Maya, one … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Socialization, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, John Taylor Gatto, learning, life learning, Maya, overnights, Riverside Park, Socializing, Sukkot, unschooling
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Book club Sunday
Tonight, as I mentioned on Friday, was our monthly book club meeting. This month we read Cat Patrick’s debut novel Forgotten, which centers around a 16 year old girl who suffers from short term memory loss. The book got very … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged book club, cat patrick, forgotten, frankenstein, learning, life as we knew it, life learning, Maya, shirtbag, unschooling
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All there is, is now
This op-ed piece, “Notes From a Dragon Mom”, was in todays’ NY Times. It is a profound lesson for everyone but especially those of us, perhaps, whose children are not fatally ill. It reminds us that all any of us … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged learning, life learning, love, Notes from a Dragon Mom, NY Times, Op-Ed, Tay Sachs, time, unschooling
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Let the good times roll…
This post could also have been titled “Maya’s Most Marvelous Weekend” or maybe “All kids, All the time”; or maybe even (from my perspective) “Oh my god I’ve forgotten what being in a quiet room feels like!” Just kidding. Sort … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Socialization, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, book club, greta, Just Dance 3, learning, life learning, Maya, overnight, perfect weekend, play, Socializing, The Donators, unschooling, wii
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And the All Time Greatest Toy in the World Award goes to?
You all know the answer to this one. Think about it. It’s your kids’ 2nd Christmas (or Hannukah or whatever you might be celebrating that involves gifts). I say second because the first is usually more for the … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, box, car, house, learning, life learning, Maya, play, submarine, tibetan pillows, toy, trash chute, unschooling
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In praise of the mighty doodle
The video below is from the Ted Talks site (something I recommend everyone subscribe to) and has been on my list to post for a while now. Because I doodle a lot. Especially if I am listening to someone talk, … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, doodle, doodling, gravity, learning, Lego, life learning, science, sewing, sunni brown, ted talks, unschooling
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