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Tag Archives: Maya
An intentional lack of ‘structure’
We don’t have a ton of structured stuff going on in our lives. And it’s not by accident. “Kids need structure” is a phrase that is used in defense of all sorts of heinous behavior and I have come … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education, Learning, Life Learning, Travel, Unschooling
Tagged art, Ben, cartoon drawing, chicago, control, drawing for 50 cents, England, history, Indonesia, JCC, kids need structure, learning, life learning, Maya, new zealand, Phillippines, photography, Spanish, Spring, unschooling, video chat
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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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When in doubt, ask! (School brain will hate you for it.)
I read a blog entry earlier today from Shannon Hayes, who posted about the decision she made to go from unschooling to using a curriculum for math and writing with her 8 year old daughter. It was very thought … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, converse, curriculum, homeschooling, learning, life learning, math, Maya, school brain, Shannon Hayes, unschooling, writing
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Feeling overwhelmed
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
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Unschooling: The dichotomy of play & maturity
I came across an article today that was originally published in the NY Times in 2006. The headline of the article read “Homeschoolers Content to Take Children’s Lead”. The homeschoolers they were talking about were unschoolers, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, Boston, Columbia University, confidence, daily mail, dichotomy, education, homeschooling, life learning, Luis Huerta, maturity, Maya, NY Times, play, Teachers college, unalterable decisions, unschooling
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On being generous
When Maya was five years old, she asked for a microscope for Christmas, along with many other things. (American girl doll, bicycle, & a bunch of stuff I don’t remember.) We ‘farmed’ the microscope out to my brother and his … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, Christmas, generosity, homeschooling, learning, life learning, Maya, microscope, selfish, unschooling
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Laughter & a Typical Day
“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
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Some stuff I’m enjoying, and maybe you will too…
BOOKS 98% of the books I’ve been reading lately are of the YA genre. (That’s Young Adult, in case you’re unfamiliar.) It’s a label that should never stop someone of the OA (Older Adult) variety from picking one up. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Movies, Unschooling
Tagged alaska, alfie kohn, articles, book club, books, education, gabrielle zevin, hallelujah chorus, huffington post, leviathan, life learning, Maya, movies, pretties, scott westerfeld, teenink, the muppet show, the muppets, uglies, unschooling, videos, washington post
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