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Apr 30, 2016

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Homeschooling and Unschooling for Be...

Parenting is hard! As parents there are so many choices that can alter the...

Dec 5, 2013

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Virtual Interview with Annemiek Douw

I’d like to share with you a recent interview I had with Annemiek where I got to ask her about authenticity, as well as rethinking terms like ADD.

Feb 22, 2012

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Why must children “perform?...

Can you just see adults sitting around a table asking, “Well, did you learn your periodic table?” Why do we feel the need to interact with kids this way? Schooled and homeschooled kids alike, I see them being asked to perform wherever they go. “What did you learn in school today? What’s 3 times 3? How many stars are on the American flag?” And of course, the kid version of “what do you do” is “what grade are you in?” Are we thinking we’re helping them?

Feb 20, 2012

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I Am Rubber, You Are Glue

Going back to the rubber & glue, I consider this: Is it actually possible to say something shitty to another human being and not hurt ourselves? Whether you think about the energy of something, or the psychology of it, holding on to judgments of others and feeling righteous enough to spit them out is mostly likely affecting us. Or, turning it around, the fact that we are saying something nasty at all shows we are already effected by something, or we wouldn’t be attempting to discharge our crappy feeling onto something seemingly separate.

Jan 29, 2012

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