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Tag Archives: Ben
Learning what you live
About a week ago, Maya and I got into the elevator in our building, having just picked up our mail. I opened an envelope and commented to her that it was from our insurance company, telling me they’d found … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, car insurance, Costco, education, family finances, homeschooling, learning, learning what you live, Lego, life learning, living and learning, Maya, price comparison, target, trips to Costco, unschooling, unschooling and math
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Party!
Ben’s birthday is Tuesday, but we had a small party today. A good time was had by all. The photos pretty much tell the tale…. It has been suggested that the number of individuals best buy for viagra over … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, bens birthday, cake, life learning, magnolia bakery, party, presents, tuesday, unschooling
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The lazy myth
Anyone who is unschooling and has spoken about it with someone whose kids are in school has heard this one: “Oh, that would never work in our house. [Name of child] would never do anything but play video games and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, boredom, cleaning the office, education, excel spreadsheets, goals, lazy, learning, life learning, Maya, motivation, should, the lazy myth, unschooling
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Behind my back!
I don’t monitor “screen time” with my kids. They both spend a lot of time on the computer, and up until today if you had asked me what they do on said computers, I would have, in all confidence, told … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged behind my back, Ben, chatting, curiosity.com, discovery, education, learning, learning how to learn, life learning, Maya, quarterly reports, science, sculpey tutorials, unschooling, video editing, videos
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Blood, adrenaline & a quick recovery
The day was going so well. The kids had Spanish, we ate a leisurely lunch, and I was enjoying chatting with my friend Kristin while our kids played. Then, from the other room, the sound every parent dreads. A loud … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, bleeding profusely, blood, cut to the head, dr. charles gordon, end of the world, head wound, helicopter parent, life learning, mariokart, Maya, parenting, primeval, unschooling
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Path to success
Why do people like to talk so much about how tough they’ve had it? As though somehow it makes them a better person? As though working in a dead-end job, or better yet, two dead-end jobs just to make … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged beaten down, Ben, ben's dominos, confidence, education, learning, life learning, made wrong, persistence, prison, school, unschooling
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Examples of learning
Ever notice how fast you learn something when you’re interested in it? Even if it takes practice, you practice more if it’s something you really want to do, and therefore learn it faster. Learning really doesn’t require sitting in … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged all physics, bank account, Ben, domestic shipping, domino effect, education, etsy shop, honda video, international, learning, life learning, Maya, paypal, unschooling
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City vs. Country
Yesterday a new reader of this blog (thank you Alicia) asked me if I’ve ever written about the differences between a childhood in the country and one in the city. Which I don’t think I have, specifically. So here goes: … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged basketball, beaches, Ben, cats, country childhood, dog, fields, growing up in the city, homeless people, horse, learning, life learning, long island, Maya, New Jersey, parks, play, pretend, red tailed hawks, sledding, small town, soccer, tag, treasure hunting, unschooling, upstate, woods
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I need your input!
As part of my new website – coming later this month – I’m putting together a list of the most asked or most controversial questions regarding unschooling, and I’d like you guys to weigh in. (You no longer need to … Continue reading →