Sunday, October 30, 2022

Special-occasion food

You can play with your food and eat it too.

Related for food images to
How Unschooled Kids Watch TV
and maybe to Easy Food Art
photo by Sarah S.

Side effects

The purpose of unschooling is not to change the parents; it's to provide a personalized learning environment for each child. Doing that does change the parents, though, if they do it wholeheartedly.

SandraDodd.com/change
photo by Cátia Maciel
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Saturday, October 29, 2022

Find delight


Find delight in small, everyday things.
apple on top of a macbook
SandraDodd.com/joy
photo by Sandra Dodd
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Friday, October 28, 2022

Measuring

"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 Cátia Maciel
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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Nagging is harmful


Nagging makes you a nag. Be kinder to partners and children whenever you can be.

SandraDodd.com/nagging
(Today's post is a reminder to myself.
I hope I'm the only one who needed it.)
title art by Sandra Dodd

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Second thoughts


During a drought, what is lacking?

The recommended answer: rain
Young Marty's answer: a boat ride


SandraDodd.com/betteranswers
photo by Sandra Dodd

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Able to see learning

young child playing full-size arcade Super Mario Brothers

The parents must be willing to believe that their children can learn.

Unless your children are given a real opportunity to show you how children learn, to show you that it works, you will not see it.

The parents have to be
   willing to see learning
      able to see it
         and desirous of seeing it.

You can kill unschooling on the vine with "That won't work."

SandraDodd.com/playing
photo by Lisa Jonick