Yet how hard most people work for mere dust and ashes and care, taking no thought of growing in knowledge and grace, never having time to get in sight of their own ignorance.
— John Muir, John Muir: His Life and Letters and Other Writings
April, 2014
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“I feel that there is something in having passed one’s childhood beside the big river that is incommunicable to those who have not.” – T.S. Eliot What will your child’s “big river” be?
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As an unschooling mom, I hate all things involving drills. Though I know it is a commonly used technique to master math facts, I prefer to look for other ways to get my kids familiar with math. Two things seem to be prevalent when successful learning takes place in our home: a no-stress environment, and…
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Socialization is something that is so bizarrely over-worried for our children now. I feel that children are so forced into unnatural socialization that they’ve forgotten how to let it naturally evolve. But enough about what I think for today. Nicole Shiffler recently published two great blog posts (here and here) about socialization and her children.…