Tag Archives: unschooling

Photos of the day

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Amy

It was so warm today that we all shed our coats and searched my Mom’s house for light jackets we could borrow.   In Ben’s case he scored a jean jacket that belonged to my brother some 40 years ago … Continue reading →

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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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Freeing the mind

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Amy

The number one reason to support working with our hands is that it distracts the mind, or perhaps engages the mind in such a way that it frees it. Of course the sheer pleasure of creating, repairing or repurposing something … Continue reading →

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A room of my own

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Amy

How precious is space that is yours alone? I never thought much about it growing up.  I had my own room and it was fine.  I liked it.  In college I scored a coveted “single/double” for almost an entire year, … Continue reading →

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Stuff that makes me happy… (can you guess?)

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Amy

If you’re guessing this is going to be a post about the wonders of family or learning outside of school, you are so wrong. Yes, those things are great.  Yes, they make me happy. But I’m here to talk movies … Continue reading →

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Europe is great! There’s just one thing….

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Amy

Ahh Europe! I love the cultures, the languages, the BREAD!  In Germany they have my favorite radio station on the planet (HR3, in case you’re wondering, which stands for “Hessische Rundfunk 3″) and I get to speak my second favorite … Continue reading →

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On Mackinac Island

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Amy

So you know how sometimes you have a memory of a place you went as a kid – probably on a vacation – and it was the ABSOLUTE BEST PLACE EVER?  A place you wanted to live; a place that … Continue reading →

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Heading West-ish

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Amy

There is a great exchange in the movie “Last of the Mohicans” where Daniel Day Lewis, aka Hawkeye informs an English officer that he, his brother & father are not scouts for the British but are in fact heading West, … Continue reading →

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What would Bono do?

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Amy

I love this story. Someone once asked Bono (who has raised millions of dollars to fight AIDS & other diseases in Africa) how he can work with so many super conservative U.S. Senators?  How does he get them to donate … Continue reading →

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Social life, high school & college

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Amy

One of the pervasive myths in our society is that high school is the pinnacle of social fun, surpassed only, of course, by college.    I hate it when people talk about the “good old days” when they were 17 … Continue reading →

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