Tag Archives: How to Survive in Your Native Land

A little more from James Herndon

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Amy

I have this (possibly annoying to the people forced to listen) tendency to be a ‘sneezer’.   A sneezer is someone, according to Seth Godin, author of The Purple Cow, who can be counted on to tell absolutely everyone they know … Continue reading →

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That’s what I meant to say…

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Amy

I’m a big believer that things often come to you when you really need them.  In my life this has happened repeatedly.  I might toy around with an idea for a long time, but when I finally get serious and … Continue reading →

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At the beginning of another great read

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Amy

In A Life Worth Living, (John Holt’s selected letters)  Holt mentions a lot of other books;  books by George Dennison and James Herndon and Ivan Illich.    I’d read Illich’s Deschooling Society years ago, but other than that, the authors and … Continue reading →

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