Tag Archives: NY Times

Beauty in the world

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Amy

Lest we forget, some reminders of the abundant beauty in our world: In the “kindness of strangers” category, we have this entry from today’s NY Times Metropolitan Diary about a bouquet of roses. This one might be titled, “The Year … Continue reading →

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What kind of life do you want?

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Amy

If your favorite thing in life is to write stories, can you convince yourself to be an accountant? If nothing gives you more pleasure than studying animals, can you dismiss your passion and become a computer scientist? And even if … Continue reading →

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Reading for fun and health

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Amy

“The cold air stung us and we played till our bodies glowed.” James Joyce – Araby Jhumpa Lahiri, in an article in today’s Sunday Review section of the Times, says that this sentence by Joyce is “..as perfect as a … Continue reading →

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Unschooling: The dichotomy of play & maturity

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Amy

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 →

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The latest fad in high end, high cost education is….?

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Amy

Hey, you know what’s a great toy? Blocks. Just wooden blocks of all shapes and sizes. What, you knew that already? Did you know that many kids really like to play with them? That some kids can come up with … Continue reading →

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Real life experience trumps school….again

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Amy

As I was getting caught up on the NY Times (3 days’ worth that had found their way to the couch where I write in the evenings) I came across this article in yesterdays’ Home section about 19 year old … Continue reading →

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Schooled responses vs. well….’un’schooled

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Amy

The New York Times, in its’ online Education section, has been running a series of articles under the heading “Student Opinion”. They ask students age 13 or older to comment on articles pertaining to different education-related subjects. This morning someone … Continue reading →

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All there is, is now

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Amy

This op-ed piece, “Notes From a Dragon Mom”, was in todays’ NY Times. It is a profound lesson for everyone but especially those of us, perhaps, whose children are not fatally ill. It reminds us that all any of us … Continue reading →

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After a promising start, missing the point…again.

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Amy

“What are we really trying to do when we think about raising kids?..We’re trying to put in place the ingredients so the child is going to be a successful 35 year old. It’s not really about getting an A in … Continue reading →

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Needing a lift, then getting it

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Amy

Today was a ‘weary’ day. No specific reason except that I sometimes get tired of constantly defending what we do, of being on the fringe. I truly don’t see how Lenore Skenazy does it. Yesterday I posted a link to … Continue reading →

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