photo by Ester Siroky
Showing posts with label wall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wall. Show all posts
Monday, January 4, 2021
Calmer is healthier
photo by Ester Siroky
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Right and good
Same with people.
photo by Ester Siroky
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Perspective and math
I wrote:
The real answer is not to "approach math," but to learn how to see all of the patterns, measuring, relationships, weights, game play, sports stats, poker hands that are math in its natural environment.Jo Isaac wrote:
The question you really want to ask is how do you deschool enough that you know you don't need to 'approach math' at all.
photo by Sandra Dodd
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Gradually and sensibly
It's a Very Bad Idea to "start unschooling" before you know what you're doing. The more rules a family had, the more gradually and sensibly they need to move toward saying yes.
photo by Janine Davies
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Doors might stay closed a while
We can't see how today will affect tomorrow. There are gates and walls that might have beautiful things on the other side, but there's no hurry to know.
Skills—mad skills, normal everyday skills, abilities, aptitudes, intelligences
photo by Sandra Dodd
photo by Sandra Dodd
Friday, June 5, 2020
Everything is bumpy
Today's text is taken from my FB memories yesterday, things written by others:
2010: "I wish people who think unschooling is about doing nothing could know that it's about everything!"
2011: "I have enjoyed reading Sandra Dodd's Big Book of Unschooling. It has been my "go to" book that helps me to get over some bumps in the road."
photo by Sandra Dodd
The photo is from 2013, when Joyce Fetteroll and I visited Marta's family in Portugal, and spoke there. It's a Moorish castle near Sintra, built in the 8th century, captured and claimed by the first Portuguese king in 1147. It was in the same "memories" set.
Monday, March 9, 2020
Even though it's natural...
There is a natural need in people to know the "us" and the "them." Those who want an inclusive, multicultural, liberal, accepting life will still have a "them." It's easy to revile "the enemy." It might be impossible NOT to have the idea of "other." But creating a "culture" or nation that is created of a combination of others won't save any individual from their own instincts.
Accept and try to accept what is a natural part of human nature. Then figure out ways to live peacefully, and kindly, and gently, for the sake of your children, and of others.
photo by Whitney DiFalco
Friday, February 14, 2020
A little separate time
The more people one's children know and trust, the easier it will be for the parents to find some separate time, but I don't think time apart should be a high priority. |
photo by Janine Davies
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Where do you draw the line?
I love the pattern on that wall, in Spain. I've never seen it, only this photo, but it flows, like art, like dance, like a fluttery ribbon, even though it is made of brick, concrete, rocks and plaster.
"He can't even draw a straight line," is an insult that makes no sense, of an artist. Why should an artist draw a straight line? Here is some formidable art, bigger than a drawing.
Look for the art that sneaks up on you.
Unexpected, perhaps—and art
photo by Ester Siroky
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"He can't even draw a straight line," is an insult that makes no sense, of an artist. Why should an artist draw a straight line? Here is some formidable art, bigger than a drawing.
Look for the art that sneaks up on you.
photo by Ester Siroky
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Saturday, April 6, 2019
Courage and reason
"Once a fear has created a movement, it's easy to cynically say, 'Follow the money.' And it's not that fear hasn't been created then exploited to make money. But sometimes it begins with a circle of fear and comfort that supports the fear. Only later does it lead to money."
—Joyce Fetteroll
SandraDodd.com/foodfear
but two other nice destinations are Becoming Courageous and Logic
photo by Ester Siroky
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Curiosity and Joy
Be the kind of person you want your child to be. Nurture your own curiosity and joy. Find gratitude and abundance. Explore. Make connections, on your own.
or maybe They just like it.
photo by Kristy Hinds
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Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Steps toward "better"
photo by Ester Siroky
Something looks like this:
architecture,
wall,
windows
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Limited time offer
I wrote this when I was frustrated, so it's not as poetic as some:
SandraDodd.com/doit
photo by Ester Siroky
photo by Ester Siroky
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Shapes and angles
photo by Ester Siroky
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
More
Alex Polikowsky wrote: Unschooling takes more, more presence, more guidance, more attention, more mindfulness, more connection, more thinking and questioning, more choices and better choices. —Alex Polikowsky |
photo by Sandra Dodd
Friday, January 19, 2018
Resting
Rests can be short or long.
Resting isn't always sleeping.
Sleeping doesn't always last long.
SandraDodd.com/sleep/outside
SandraDodd.com/peace/
photo by Cátia Maciel
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Resting isn't always sleeping.
Sleeping doesn't always last long.
SandraDodd.com/peace/
photo by Cátia Maciel
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Monday, May 22, 2017
Detox, gradually
For a child, deschooling is just the time to relax and get used to being home and with Mom—a child who’s been to school. A child who hasn’t been to school has no deschooling to do.
But for parents, deschooling is detoxification from a lifetime, and recovery from all of their schooling and whatever teaching they might have done. And it’s also the start of a gradual review of everything...
They don’t need to do it in advance, they don’t need to do it right at first. It’s so big, but it’s also gradual—it's just like living and breathing and eating and sleeping. Because every day a little more can come to the surface and be examined as it pops up.
Changes in Parents
The quote is from a recent podcast of Pam Laricchia interviewing me.
photo by Lisa Jonick
They don’t need to do it in advance, they don’t need to do it right at first. It’s so big, but it’s also gradual—it's just like living and breathing and eating and sleeping. Because every day a little more can come to the surface and be examined as it pops up.
The quote is from a recent podcast of Pam Laricchia interviewing me.
photo by Lisa Jonick
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Beyond the door
A computer, a hand held game, an iPod are doors that lead to a vast world of experiences. Just as your front door leads to a vast world of many different things you can do. Would you refer to all the things your family does by going through your front door—walks, shopping, visiting friends, mowing the lawn, vacations—as "door stuff"?
—Joyce Fetteroll
photo by Sandra Dodd
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Friday, July 15, 2016
Be brave; have fun
Be curious. Be open-minded! Beyond this, or behind that, are other things. Peek. A joyful attitude is your best tool. |
photo by Sandra Dodd
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Connect the dots
photo by Lisa Jonick
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