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Sunday, July 23, 2023
Learn-Nothing-Day Eve
image created of photos by thirteen people, all credited at the link above.
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Every day is a day
"'May the 4th' be with you"——that is why.
It wasn't my idea. Learn Nothing Day was my idea. That's still two and a half months away.
"Just because something is silly doesn't mean high-level cognition isn't happening. If humor helps, find it. Make it. Appreciate it in your children."
photo by Julie D, 2009
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Happy DAY!
This photo is the background for the word "DAY" on the Learn Nothing Day logo.
"It helps a lot to try for better moments not days. Don't judge a day by one upset, judge it as a bad moment and move forward. A little bit better each moment. A little bit more aware."
The photo first appeared here in 2015:
Water play
Thank you, Janine Davies.
—Schuyler Waynforth
at Moments
at Moments
Thank you, Janine Davies.
Something looks like this:
Learn Nothing Day,
playing,
sunlight
Friday, July 22, 2022
"G" is for Growth
This photo is the background for the "G" on the lovely Learn Nothing Day logo.
Children need to be protected from physical and emotional harm. They need to have positive regard, food, shade and sun, things to see, hear, smell, taste and touch. They need someone to answer their questions and show them the world, which is as new to them as it was to us. Their growth can't be rushed, but it can be enriched.
The photo first appeared here in 2017:
Sky
Thank you, Gail Higgins.
from "Thoughts on Growth"
(one word changed)
(one word changed)
Thank you, Gail Higgins.
Something looks like this:
colors,
creature,
flowers,
Learn Nothing Day
Thursday, July 21, 2022
"N" is for No
This photo is the background for the third "N" on the spiffy Learn Nothing Day logo.
I like the idea that moms should think of saying "NO" as though the child
comes with 200 tickets at birth. Some moms use them all up the first year and
the child ignores "no" forever after.
The photo first appeared here in 2018:
Amusing moments
Thank you, Brie Jontry.
—Sandra, here, third message down
(and it was my idea)
Yes is probably a happier link
(and it was my idea)
Yes is probably a happier link
Thank you, Brie Jontry.
Something looks like this:
animal,
figure,
Learn Nothing Day
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
"I" is for Integrity
This photo is the background for the "I" on the new/improved Learn Nothing Day logo.
Integrity is a strong wholeness. The fabric of the being of a thing can't be broken. A bucket with one hole in it is lacking integrity. It's not a good bucket. A frayed rope lacks integrity. No matter how long or strong the rest of the rope is, that frayed part keeps it from being a good rope.
The photo first appeared here in early 2020:
Active participants
Thank you, Nina Haley.
In people, integrity requires some degree of reliability and honesty (the more the better).
Thank you, Nina Haley.
Something looks like this:
Learn Nothing Day,
light,
path
Monday, July 18, 2022
"T" is for Teaching
This photo is the background for the "T" on the Learn Nothing Day logo.
"Teaching" isn't always about learning. Learning happens inside the learner.
"Children will flourish if their needs are joyfully met as they explore the world. Creatively support your child in what he's genuinely interested in."
This image was used in 2019, at Some ideas for beginning.
Thank you, Lisa Jonick.
"Children will flourish if their needs are joyfully met as they explore the world. Creatively support your child in what he's genuinely interested in."
—Debbie Regan,
at The Problem with Teaching
at The Problem with Teaching
Thank you, Lisa Jonick.
Something looks like this:
flora,
Learn Nothing Day,
mountains,
sky
Sunday, July 17, 2022
"O" is for Options
This photo is the background for the only "O" on the Learn Nothing Day logo.
Colleen Prieto wrote:
Our son knows that if he wants something, his Dad and I will do our best to make it happen. He knows he doesn't have to second-guess himself before expressing what he wants - and he knows that he doesn't need to feel guilty or ashamed for thinking "ice cream (or anything else) sounds really good right now" and saying it. He knows that his desires won't be judged and he won't be told "it's too cold" or "you just did that yesterday" or "don't you have enough of that already" or any other such thing - whether his desire is for a particular food, or more time with a video game, or another drive out to the beach, etc.
The photo first appeared here in November 2019:
Growing newness
Thank you, Karen James.
Our son knows that if he wants something, his Dad and I will do our best to make it happen. He knows he doesn't have to second-guess himself before expressing what he wants - and he knows that he doesn't need to feel guilty or ashamed for thinking "ice cream (or anything else) sounds really good right now" and saying it. He knows that his desires won't be judged and he won't be told "it's too cold" or "you just did that yesterday" or "don't you have enough of that already" or any other such thing - whether his desire is for a particular food, or more time with a video game, or another drive out to the beach, etc.
—Colleen Prieto, at Options
Thank you, Karen James.
Something looks like this:
Learn Nothing Day,
patterns
Saturday, July 16, 2022
"N" is for Nicer
This image adorns the big initial "N" in the word "Nothing," of the Learn Nothing Day logo from summer, 2020.
"If someone can take a moment to consciously be nicer and kinder to their children, a shift can take place. The choice to be nicer removes the choice to be mean. That can become a habit."
This photo was first used at Kinder, gentler ways, in May 2020.
Thank you, Vlad Gurdiga.
—Robin Bentley,
Being Nicer
Being Nicer
Thank you, Vlad Gurdiga.
Friday, July 15, 2022
"N" is for Nest
This photo is the background for the "N" in "Learn" on the newer Learn Nothing Day logo.
There's a basis, a foundation, on which confident, workable unschooling is built, and most of it involves confidence, and confidence can't come without examination of one's purpose, priorities and principles. It takes a while to figure those things out, and while they can be figured out at the same time unschooling is unfolding, and will probably continue to evolve (maybe even after the kids are grown), it's not "nothing" to do that.
The photo first appeared here in 2020:
Be positively positive!
Thank you, Shonna Morgan.
from SandraDodd.com/nest
Thank you, Shonna Morgan.
Thursday, July 14, 2022
"R" is for Reality
This image fills in the "R" on the spiffy nearly-new Learn Nothing Day logo.
People can't actually leave the planet and can't actually go back in time. The only place we can live is the here and now.
Live with your children in the moment, and the moment is not in the past. Live with your child in the moment, in the world where you are.
The photo adorned
Better, kinder, stronger, in early 2020.
Thank you, Cass Kotrba.
Live with your children in the moment, and the moment is not in the past. Live with your child in the moment, in the world where you are.
Thank you, Cass Kotrba.
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
"A" is for Abundance
This photo is the background for the "A" on the current Learn Nothing Day logo.
Jenny Cyphers wrote:
In order for kids to feel and see abundance, they first must have parents who feel and see it too, even if there is no money. Go to parks, pick up sticks, ride bikes to new places, swing on the swing differently, make bubbles and blow them in front of a fan. Look at stars at night and try to find constellations, light things on fire with magnifying glass, roast hot dogs for dinner (it's cheap), the possibilities are limitless, but only if you choose to see them. THAT is what will help your kids learn how to be creative thinkers—seeing and doing creative things.
The photo appeared here in
First aid for scary, sad days of doubt
Thank you, Alex Polikowsky.
In order for kids to feel and see abundance, they first must have parents who feel and see it too, even if there is no money. Go to parks, pick up sticks, ride bikes to new places, swing on the swing differently, make bubbles and blow them in front of a fan. Look at stars at night and try to find constellations, light things on fire with magnifying glass, roast hot dogs for dinner (it's cheap), the possibilities are limitless, but only if you choose to see them. THAT is what will help your kids learn how to be creative thinkers—seeing and doing creative things.
—Jenny Cyphers
at SandraDodd.com/abundance
at SandraDodd.com/abundance
Thank you, Alex Polikowsky.
Something looks like this:
furnishings,
Learn Nothing Day
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
"E" is for "Enough?"
This art was used behind the letter "E" in the recently new logo for Learn Nothing Day.
Someone asked "Am I doing enough?"
Karen James responded:
The photo first appeared in 2019, in a post called
"Non-emergency services"
Thank you, Jihong Tang.
Karen James responded:
I asked the same question a few years back. I got an excellent, but unexpected reply. I was told if I thought I wasn't doing enough, then to do more.
Thank you, Jihong Tang.
Monday, July 11, 2022
"L" is for Learning
This photo is the background for the "L" on the new(ish) Learn Nothing Day logo.
Joyce Fetteroll wrote:
Real learning, the kind of learning humans are hard wired to do, is about discovering connections between one thing and dozens of things. What those connections will have in common is interest.
The photo first appeared here in 2018:
Laugh, think, smile
Thank you, Amber Ivey.
Real learning, the kind of learning humans are hard wired to do, is about discovering connections between one thing and dozens of things. What those connections will have in common is interest.
—Joyce Fetteroll, saved at Real Learning
Thank you, Amber Ivey.
Something looks like this:
Learn Nothing Day,
windows
Sunday, August 22, 2021
If nobody makes you...
Sadie Brown, now a veterinarian in her 30s (once Sadie Yurista, unschooled in Northern New Mexico) sent this a few years ago, writing, "It made me think of you and learn nothing day."
Calvin and Hobbes online
art and concept by Bill Watterson; read more at the link above!
Sent by Sadie Brown; rescued by facebook memories.
Sadie had sent a photo of a page from a book at her house. I found a flatter, lighter version online. Bill Watterson's work is wonderful, and I hope any of you who don't know those characters will spend some time with them.
Calvin and Hobbes online
art and concept by Bill Watterson; read more at the link above!
Sent by Sadie Brown; rescued by facebook memories.
Sadie had sent a photo of a page from a book at her house. I found a flatter, lighter version online. Bill Watterson's work is wonderful, and I hope any of you who don't know those characters will spend some time with them.
Saturday, July 3, 2021
May your thoughts be merry and bright
Merry thoughts, fantasies, whimsies and dreams to all.
Learn Nothing Day is in three weeks. |
photo by Zann Carter
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Take a break (not yet; soon)
Here's a way to gauge your unschooling progress: Can you stop learning, at your house? Can you put the pause on unschooling?
Once a year, lots of people do that, as well as they can. Just one day. It's coming up next month, July 24.
I thought you might need some time to plan.
I used to own a full-sized poster of that art, but now it's in a better place—with an unschooling family in Utah.
Learn Nothing Day, in here, over the years
Once a year, lots of people do that, as well as they can. Just one day. It's coming up next month, July 24.
I thought you might need some time to plan.
I used to own a full-sized poster of that art, but now it's in a better place—with an unschooling family in Utah.
Learn Nothing Day, in here, over the years
Friday, July 24, 2020
Learn Nothing Day
Something looks like this:
art,
Learn Nothing Day,
words
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Learn Nothing Day starts at midnight
Learn Nothing Day begins circling the world soon, from one midnight to another, from New Zealand through Australia, Singapore and Malaysia, India, Kuwait, Moldova, South Africa, western Europe... a little lull across the Atlantic to Brazil, while the others wake up and see how well they can do at not learning for just one day. A holiday. Un-"School break."
New Art from Rotterdam, 2018
new photos underlaid by Saskia Ruder
click to enlarge
Dear reader:
If you are near the areas listed above and I left you out, let me know.
New Art from Rotterdam, 2018
new photos underlaid by Saskia Ruder
click to enlarge
Dear reader:
If you are near the areas listed above and I left you out, let me know.
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Back to work!
Learn Nothing Day is over. If you wish it were not over, and you need more time, click here.
Otherwise, the holiday is over, so get back to work!
But wait...
Learning should not be work.
Get back to fun!
But wait...
You were probably having fun yesterday.
I will quote something, and recommend a book.
When a server in a restaurant asks me, "Are you still working on that?" my reply is, "No, I'm still enjoying it."—Dean Sluyter
You might like his most recent book:
Fear Less: Living Beyond Fear, Anxiety, Anger, and Addiction.
I have paper and audio. His voice is very soothing.
Twenty years ago I found his first book, used. Even the name is entertaining:
Why The Chicken Crossed the Road and other Hidden Enlightenment Teachings from Buddha to Bebop to Mother Goose.
At the bottom of that page, I recommended that and another of his books, and there are links, there, if you're interested. Poke around his site.
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