DIY Field Trip
Leave kids to their own devices and they’ll come up with some great stuff—like a trip to the local police station!
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The Incredible True Story of: UNSCHOOLING on a BAD DAY
Unschooling has taught me this much: it’s not all about me—the kids are alright.
Read More The Incredible True Story of: UNSCHOOLING on a BAD DAYUnschooling+Technology=RULE THE WORLD
With the world at their fingertips, what child has time for school?
Read More Unschooling+Technology=RULE THE WORLDIs School Math a Waste of Time?
How long does it take a ten year old who’s done almost no curriculum to “catch up” with her schooled peers? Turns out: not long.
Read More Is School Math a Waste of Time?Life in the Theatre
It’s been a busy few weeks, participating in the week-long camp for the homeschool play, and starting performances of the community theatre show. E and G had fun stretching themselves and making friends during the homeschool production, but they have been most excited to perform in the real serious money making adult participation community show. […]
Read More Life in the TheatreLemonade
Let’s get schooly for a moment. Not that I think spending your life comparing yourself to others is a great plan, but when you’re living alternatively, occasionally getting schooly has its benefits. It can help to validate one’s own choices, and help others to understand said choices, by speaking their language. I come in peace. […]
Read More LemonadeThe Lesson by the Lake
When we moved here to Brooks, one thing I was excited about was the location of our rental. It overlooked the biggest of the town’s manmade lakes; very picturesque, and it has a well maintained paved path going all around. It’s about 2.5 km, with a nice play structure 1/3 of the way around. In the […]
Read More The Lesson by the LakeHypocrisy and All of It
Here’s a thing about unschoolers: we are an incredibly amorphous group. You can’t even fairly call us a group–we have no leader, no rule book; we’re all over the map. All we have are ideas. Sure, those ideas started with one man, who put them into some great books, but there’s still about a million ways to […]
Read More Hypocrisy and All of ItMy Day
The sun is bright, the weather warm, the snow melted, and every day life feels amazing. For one thing, it has been reaffirmed to me that my family and I aren’t a bunch of no good lumps of lazy. It’s just that winter got a bit…long. And we got a bit…bored. But now everything has changed! […]
Read More My DayYear End Visit [in April]
Today was my end of year home visit with my school board facilitator…or learning advisor or whatever technical educationese they’re calling them nowadays. Debbie. Debbie came for a visit. And I didn’t know she was coming. Not that I shouldn’t have known she was coming (double negative. Sorry, I know–confusing. Just read it a couple times I’m […]
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