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Mentor: Fancy Name For Grown-Ups Kids Need
What happened to a little boy whose desire to “do stuff” led him to hang around neighbors? Continue reading
Posted in community, elders, family, learning, parenting, role models, selfhood
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Bringing Kids Back To The Commons
How to engage kids in community life. Continue reading
Posted in collaboration, community, elders, role models, stereotypes, volunteering
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Save Moments In A Memory Jar
Start a new memory tradition with a Memory Jar, Memory Chest, or Memory Log Book. Continue reading
Posted in attention, elders, family, gifts, memory, mindfulness, writing
Tagged attention, elders, family, gifts, memory, mindfulness, writing
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Ask The Most Powerful Question
Use the most powerful question to uncover hidden truths. Continue reading
Posted in consequences, elders, honesty, role models, selfhood
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Thanks To Mom, We Tried Turkey Farming
Honoring those who have gone before us by pasture-raising turkeys. An experiment on our family farm. Continue reading
Ancestors Live On in Our Lives
Each generation can heal not only itself but ancestral pain as well. Continue reading
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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Learning from Wisdom of Elder Farmers
Perhaps each thing we look upon with love somehow is more likely to endure. Continue reading
