Homeschooling Meme…
Decided to have ‘fun’ on here for once…thanks to Sandra & Frank for posting their replies to this. I am not tagging anyone, but if you feel like doing this and want me to read it then leave a...
View ArticleDrugs…Sex…?
So, awhile back, Matthew C. left me a comment; in which he asked me about unschoolers and drug use: Michele, I work in the field of drug and alcohol misuse. I would be very interested if you could give...
View ArticleStrewing
On one of the online unschooling lists that I belong to, Alex posted a long list of fantastic quotes about strewing. I thought it should be reposted somewhere and I want to have it for me to remember....
View ArticleJournal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning
Just added a link to The Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Education (JUAL) to my sidebar under “Educational Freedom”. I wanted to quickly post it here for those who might not browse my sidebar...
View ArticleKindergarten at the Children’s Museum
No, it’s not nearly as “cool” as it might sound. The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is hosting it’s 5th annual...
View ArticleMore Community; Less Schools
Over at Radio Free School, there are excerpts from John Taylor Gatto’s We need less school not more-Families, Communities, Networks and the Proposed Enlargement of Schooling (1991) Makes me think about...
View ArticleSay What You Mean; Mean What You Say
So, I’m going to just be linking & leaving it up to you to decide what you read or if you read anything concerning the matter. There’s been a lot of buzz about what ‘we’ say & how we say it....
View Article‘Radical Parenting’ on Discovery Health
So, I just got done reading Heather Burditt’s review of the Radical Unschooling segment of the show on her blog here. This is the reply I left her and how I felt about the segment in general: “eh. It...
View ArticleHome/Unschooling Intentional Communities
A post about how the Universe answers my questions. So, while I was browsing through various links friends had posted on Facebook, I came across an article (from 2000 written by Jerry Mintz) talking...
View ArticleKindergarten, Here I come (not)
It’s happening…again. So, again, I challenge The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh to rethink their “Kindergarten Here I come” event and message to the community.
View ArticleGuest Post Over At Idzie’s Place
…GO check it out! http://yes-i-can-write.blogspot.com/2010/08/guest-post-answering-negative-questions.html
View ArticleInterview!
I was interviewed recently by the Harrisburg Homeschooling Examiner. If you’d like to read the interview, you’ll find it here...
View ArticleThus Far into the Year
Winter: She has been cold, full of pain & growth – while I do not find comfort in her, I do not hate her. 2011: Seems to be gearing up for more pain, growth and blossoming… Universe, give me a...
View Articleunschooling these days
“[shrug] I just do my best to help them shine their divine, sparkly Light.” ~ Ordinary Life Magic: on teaching “When school is gone, life will be left.” ~ Just Add Light and Stir I’ve written *A LOT*...
View Articlesoup’s up & pink floyd teaches about education
I made soup today. 1lb or 2.5 C cooked lentils 3/4 C cooked brown rice 3/4 C thinly sliced carrot 1 leek, thinly sliced (about a cup) 1/2 a medium sized onion, diced garlic (I’d suppose as much as you...
View ArticleEducating Fellow Birthworkers
It appears that I am soon to be hosting my first educational class for birthworkers in the Pittsburgh area. My most recent adventure participating in birthworker education was a collaborative...
View Article#NaBloPoMo Day 27: New to Unschooling?
You do not know what the future will be like. You do not know what our children will need to know. You do not know how radically different the worlds of education and business will be in ten years or...
View Article
