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Tag Archives: joy
The Easter Story
Easter is a strange amalgam of traditions. It encompasses pre-Christian pagan fertility rituals (eggs and egg hunts), overlaps with Passover both in date and events, and of course contains the fantastical Christian story. As a kid I knew none … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, holidays
Tagged communion, crucify, Easter, Easter bunny, easter parade, easter story, egg hunt, fiction, holiday, joy, kiddush, life learning, pagan ritual, Passover, rabbi, renewal, righteous person, Spring, tradition, unitarian
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Laughter IS the best medicine
No, it can’t cure everything. But it can make you feel a lot better along the way. The week has been kind of heavy, to put it mildly, so on this cold and windy Friday the 13th, some laughter … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, dooce, geekblush, humor, joy, laughter, learning, life learning, Maya, mom-101, suri's burn book, twitter
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My day of extremes
After a month of blogging with no days off as part of NaNoBloMo (National November Blogging Month) in which bloggers commit to post every day, I had decided earlier today that tonight I’d give myself a break. But then my … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged divorce, good news, joy, learning, life learning, nanoblomo, unschooling
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The true measure of success
Today Maya announced “There are so many exciting things happening. It can’t get any better than this!” Those are just about the best words I could think of hearing from one of my kids. Words that say they are happy … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged A.S. Neill, Ben, deco-den, happiness, joy, learning, Lego, life learning, Maya, new moon girls, penpal, success, summerhill school, The Donators, unschooling
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Over to you, Sandra
According to my Mom, my Grandmother did not believe in making kids do chores. She thought that kids should be allowed to be kids, since childhood is short enough as it is. I find it amazing that my Grandmother, who … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged chores, Deb Lewis, dishes, have to, joy, Joyce Fetteroll, learning, Lego, life learning, sandra dodd, unschooling
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Who you should love
We are still several years away from the perils of dating and boyfriends and girlfriends, but an article in today’s Times made me think about all the ways in which parents can undermine their child’s happiness, not the least of … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Parenting, Uncategorized, Unschooling
Tagged Aaron, cancer, Elise, joy, learning, life learning, love, NY Times, race, unschooling
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Off topic, because it’s all about me (and the book I’m reading)
Every now and then I come across a book that is so good it makes following a normal routine difficult. Like I start thinking, “Please, I can too walk and read at the same time!” Or do dishes and read, … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged basketball, books, Deborah Harkness, joy, life learning, unschooling, vampire, writing
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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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No Substitute
When I read articles about education, or hear people talk about school, or schooling, the tone of the article or tenor of the conversation is always serious. There is a distinct lack of joy. Think about it. When was the … Continue reading