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Tag Archives: learning
Why advocate for unschooling?
I admire people who are tireless for a cause. Advocates who spend many years of their lives “agitating” for the things in which they believe are like superheroes when it comes to their boundless energy and dedication. As one … Continue reading
The right kind of learning
It’s a bit of a surprise to me, when I think about it, that neither of my kids is interested in sports. Not in playing and not in watching, either. I grew up watching the Cincinnati Reds baseball … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, carl hiassen, classic literature, curriculum, dystopian literature, education, learning, life learning, market research, massive failure, Maya, right kind of learning, scat, squishies, strewing, swiss family robinson, trading friends, Treasure Island, unschooling, youtube shop
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Possibilities
This morning we returned from a week in Southern California. As vacations go, this one was pretty good; we stayed in the home of some friends and enjoyed the sun, the beach, and the luxury of doing nothing all … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education, Learning, Life Learning, Travel, Unschooling
Tagged eddie izzard, education, entertainment, hugh jackman, imagine: how creativity works, jonah lehrer, julliard, kyra sedgwick, learning, life learning, Madonna, mariachi bands, New York, new york is a great place to live, ny post, southern california, unschooling, wolverine
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The double standard of “Stealing Dreams
The other day I wrote about Seth Godin’s “Stop Stealing Dreams” and how I thought it missed the mark by 1) assuming that schools can be completely overhauled in a way that would enable children to pursue self-directed learning and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, School, Unschooling
Tagged Clark Aldrich, double standard, education, Free Range Learning, homeschooling, Laura Weldon, learning, life learning, self-directed learning, Seth Godin, stop stealing dreams, unschooling, Unschooling Rules, unworkable model, wendy priesnitz
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My response to Seth Godin’s “Stop Stealing Dreams”
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about the beginning of Seth Godin’s education manifesto titled “Stop Stealing Dreams”, because I liked what he was saying and thought much of it applicable to unschooling. Then, a day … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, School, Unschooling
Tagged Blake Boles, education, homeschooling, industrial education, John Holt, learning, life learning, Peter Gray, self-directed learning, Seth Godin, stop stealing dreams, unschooling, wendy priesnitz
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More like it…
Today we drove down to Newport Beach and spent the afternoon in the sun and on the sand. Can I just say, “Ahhh!” So much better than navigating the crazy traffic in Los Angeles. We saw a pod … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Travel, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, Bill Bryson, learning, life learning, Maya, Newport Beach, newport pier, pelicans, tunnels, unschooling
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In search of Los Angeles
When people come to visit New York and leave with the impression that the entire city is like Times Square (because that is where they stayed and they spent time in only the busiest tourist spots), I feel they have … Continue reading
Photo of the Day
Just a quick post this evening, with my favorite photo of the day, courtesy of our morning visit to the Barnes & Noble in Orange, California. By the end of the week I will be an expert in freeway … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Travel, Unschooling
Tagged charles dickens, Free Range Kids, How not to kill your baby, jacob sager weinstein, learning, Lenore Skenazy, life learning, tale of two cities, travel, unschooling
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SoCal, Day 1
Biggest difference (besides all the vegetation, types of houses and massive freeways) I’ve noticed so far between Southern California and New York? The prevalence of women wearing sweatpants, sweatshirts and Uggs at my morning Starbucks run… We are having … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Travel, Unschooling
Tagged driving the boat, hanging out, hot tub, learning, life learning, uggs & sweatpants, unschooling, vacation
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