Thursday, December 4, 2014

Frolic! Delve.

Frolic! Delve.
Catch it in your peripheral vision.



SandraDodd.com/history
photo by Bruno Machado

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Measurements


"Sometimes the measure of unschooling's success isn't how much a kid meets normal expectations, but how much sweeter and easier life is."
—Meredith Novak
(original, on facebook)

SandraDodd.com/success
photo by Sarah Dickinson
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

For learning to really flourish

small indoor carousel called 'Excalibur'

"Being Ethan's mom changed me. I surprised myself in good ways. In learning to give to him, I grew to really like myself. The walls started coming down. I started to soften—to have compassion for myself.... I challenged myself to continue to do better, because I now knew I could. I had a found confidence in that new truth. Honesty and humility too. All good things for learning to really flourish."
—Karen James

SandraDodd.com/issues
photo by Sandra Dodd

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Strength

Strength doesn't need to be high-tech or glitzy. Plain, thoughtful underpinnings and principles can be enough to quietly strengthen a family for many long years.
The writing is new, but SandraDodd.com/nest is a good match.
photo by Dylan Lewis

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Generosity


As my kids get older...I'm seeing more vividly the results of parenting choices, not just in them, but in their more conventionally parented peers, as well. Generosity begets generosity.
—Caren Knox

SandraDodd.com/generosity
photo by Rippy Dusseldorp
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Friday, November 28, 2014

It's all information


Respect trivia.

For school kids, "trivia" means "won't be on the test."

In the absence of tests, where all of life is learning, there IS no "trivia." There is only information.

Principles of Learning (chat transcript)
photo by Sandra Dodd, of tile in Austin
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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Safe, respectful and empowering


Joyce Fetteroll wrote:

Unschooling is the opposite of both authoritarian and hands-off parenting. It's neither about creating rules to remote parent nor about letting kids jump off cliffs. It's about being more involved in kids lives. It's about accompanying them as they explore, helping them find safe, respectful and empowering ways to tackle what intrigues them.
—Joyce Fetteroll
2009

SandraDodd.com/balance
photo by Sandra Dodd
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