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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Me, a Radical Homemaker?
Okay, radical sounds hip. I can live with that. But homemaker? The last few decades that word has been a synonym for drudgery. Besides, ask my kids who really does the dusting and vacuuming around here. They do. Continue reading
Posted in family, food, meaning, perspective, radical homemaker, simple living, sustainability, values
Tagged family, food, meaning, perspective, radical homemaker, simple living, sustainability, values
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Anyone Hear A Horn Tooting?
This handbook on educating the whole child provides a wealth of ideas and resources that help to preserve curiosity, awe and intellectual vigor as lifelong attributes. Continue reading
Posted in books, homeschooling, learning, writing
Tagged books, homeschooling, learning, writing
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Transferring Enthusiasm
There is something vitally important transmitted when one person’s enthusiasm sets off a spark in others. This sort of spirit can’t be reproduced in any curriculum. That’s why, whenever possible, we learn from people who are passionate. Potters, chemists, bird watchers, dairy farmers, blacksmiths, historians, wildlife rehabilitators, wood carvers, entrepreneurs, air traffic controllers, geologists, musicians, engineers, chefs, astronomers, you name it. Continue reading
Posted in collaboration, community, elders, homeschooling, learning, music
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Is Nature Somewhere Else?
When we define nature as separate from us it’s easier to push it aside as something apart from our very life force. This disconnect isn’t healthy for us or the planet. Continue reading
Posted in meaning, mindfulness, nature, perspective, sustainability
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Gone Visiting
I was raised to be quiet and deferential to others. (Fist shake at outdated values.) Perhaps as a direct result, I wanted to insure that my own children felt free to be themselves.
Homeschooling gave us that freedom. Natural learning is an antidote to cultural factors relentlessly trying to pressure us into sameness. Continue reading
Posted in family, homeschooling, learning, mothering
Tagged family, homeschooling, learning, mothering
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