Music lives in the air

Music doesn't live in notes on paper, it lives in the air.

People can be VERY musical without knowing how to read or write music, just as people can be very verbal, tell stories, be poetic and dramatic without reading and writing.

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photo by Sandra Dodd
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Sustainable learning

This is more of a “why to” than a “how to.” The “why?” in unschooling can be answered with “To create sustainable learning.” Our children have curiosity and joy to last a lifetime.

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photo by Marty Dodd, in Nevada, March 2013
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A touchy subject

In response to "I guess if I was totally honest, I think there are a lot worse things the kid could be doing the viewing dirty pictures." I wrote, "And there are better things parents can do than create situations that cause their kids to lie and sneak."

The quote is from SandraDodd.com/sex,
but the thought might be more about masturbation.
It won't be a regular topic, but people with older kids might need the links.

photo by Sandra Dodd
P.S. I called this "A touchy subject" but I considered calling it "Don't Add Light."

Limitations

My children are about as free as they're going to get, honestly. Always have been. Yet there are all these real-life limitations and considerations.

from the transcript of a chat on "Freedom"
photo by Colleen Prieto, of a legitimate exception
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Living proof

"We don't have to be tested to find out what we've learned. The learning will be demonstrated as we use new skills and talk knowledgeably about a topic."

—Pam Sorooshian

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photo by Sandra Dodd
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Enough trivia

Enough trivia will create a detailed model of the universe.

Joy said "That is a poem," about the text above, when it appeared here. I decided to create a new page for this poem to link to.
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photo by Sandra Dodd

Today...

Live lightly.

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photo by Sandra Dodd