Tag Archives: Lego

Learning what you live

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Amy

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 | 2 Comments

Snapshot of a well-balanced day

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Amy

It’s what we strive for, but don’t always achieve. When kids are young they require almost 100% of our attention, and balance is difficult. At least it was for me. Making a sandwich while holding an infant was … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling | Tagged balance, dancer, games, gymnast, joshua, karate kid, Lego, life learning, lunch, scrabble, spreadsheet, unschooling, video | Comments Off

Welcome Home

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Amy

Today was possibly the easiest 741 miles I’ve ever driven from Indiana to NYC. Amazing, given that the last time we drove back on a Friday I was almost in tears by the time we pulled up in front of … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Travel, holidays | Tagged Christmas, Columbus IN, gwb, happy new year, holland tunnel, learning, Lego, life learning, lincoln tunnel, parking garage, sledding, tradition, unschooling, welcome home | 1 Comment

Feeling overwhelmed

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Amy

I enjoy reading blogs from other unschoolers. There is a lot of very helpful and insightful information available, and reading about other families who are choosing a similar path for their children is comforting. It can also be very overwhelming. … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling, math | Tagged additives, Ben, birke baehr, blogs, building, diversity, gmo foods, green energy sources, learning, Lego, life learning, marine biology, math, Maya, nigahiga, overwhelmed, panic, physics, satire, science, sculpey, unschooling, videos, youtube | 1 Comment

Laughter & a Typical Day

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Amy

“Tell us about your typical day.” People who want to talk to us about unschooling always request that we tell them about a typical day. It’s my least favorite question, because I know that in their head, whatever I … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling | Tagged art, Ben, blocks, book, ds, education, Final Cut, laughter, learning, Lego, life learning, Maya, school brain, sculpey, Spanish, Starbucks, unschooling, video, wii | Comments Off

Life learning life goals

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Amy

Based on current data, I think it is very likely that my daughter Maya will grow up to be an entrepreneur/business owner of some sort. What form this will take is anybody’s guess at this point, but she has so … Continue reading →

Posted in Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling | Tagged Ben, education, entrepreneur, goals, homeschooling, idzie desmarais, learning, Lego, life learning, Maya, Starbucks, unschooling | Comments Off

In praise of the mighty doodle

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Amy

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 | 1 Comment

The true measure of success

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Amy

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 | Comments Off

Death by humidity or the Grumpy song revisited, but first….

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Amy

Before we jump into the events of the past few days, I must send a big thank you to Pat Farenga. In case you are unfamiliar with him, Pat worked closely with John Holt until his death in 1985, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling | Tagged Growing Without Schooling, grumpy, Holt Associates, humidity, learning, Lego, life learning, low pressure, metrofocus, nick jr., noggin, Pat Farenga, unschooling | Comments Off

Disney Day 2

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Amy

Well, on the upside, I woke up this morning with no virtual reality induced nausea or dizziness. We headed out to Disney’s Animal Kingdom with high hopes. I opted out of the Everest roller coaster, not wishing to tempt fate, … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Learning, Travel, Unschooling | Tagged Animal Kingdom, Disney, Downtown Disney, Everest, gibbon, hanes, Kali river rapids, learning, Lego, life learning, macaw, tiger, unschooling | Comments Off