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School Issues, Chocolates & Acorns… Oh My

January 25, 2011

It’s been a long, long week folks. Free School Issues: So, I’ve been absent once again, although for good reason this time. My son’s school, The Village Free School is facing a possible closure. It’s been a little frantic, to say the least. If Cedar’s school shuts down, Cedar’s going to be extremely upset, plus [...]

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Should your kid be fired from school?

January 21, 2011

I haven’t done anything with the anti-conventional school series this month, mainly because, as I pointed out in my last post, it’s just been one of those months. However, lately I’ve been trying to figure out how come some parents allow their kids to languish in conventional school, or really, any bad-fit educational system/program. In [...]

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Four Major & Common Concerns About Unschooling

December 10, 2010

I don’t so much get unschooling questions as I get unschooling comments of concern tossed at me. People often don’t ask, “Hey what about socialization?” But instead proclaim to me, as if it’s a fact, something akin to, “OMG kids who don’t go to school miss out on socializing!” The other day, I did get [...]

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The Brown Flower Syndrome – Declining Creativity in School Children

December 5, 2010

Right before my son Cedar was born, I found this story called The Brown Flower among my own childhood items, printed it, framed it and hung it in Cedar’s room where I’d see it daily. I already knew I’d be unschooling my son and this story helped to serve as a reminder of why. Also [...]

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Alternatives to conventional schooling – even for single parents

November 23, 2010

I’ve been going on and on about the evils associated with conventional schooling, but haven’t offered any concrete alternatives yet. How about I do that. Oh, and if you think that conventional school is your ONLY option because you’re a single parent, short on time and resources, think again. I’ve been a single parent, so [...]

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Why doesn’t your son go to a real school?

November 21, 2010

Technically my son Cedar does attend a real school. It’s a Free School, but school none the less. However, since we’ve been an unschooling family since Cedar was born we get asked, “Why doesn’t your son go to a real school?” often. Normally this question is partnered with a look of shock, as if I [...]

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And the award for best teacher goes to…

November 10, 2010

My third grade teacher Mrs. Cegar (lovingly called Miss Cigar by the whole class). To say she was evil is a massive understatement. There are many reasons why I dislike the idea of traditional schooling, but one major reason is because of awesome teachers like this. Miss Cigar was one in a million! She would [...]

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Do School Systems Encourage Bad Parenting Behavior?

November 9, 2010

Update note: Due to neutle’s comment below (see comments) I realized that I didn’t title this post correctly. It was, Does Public School Encourage Bad Parenting Behavior?, although technically I’ve seen the same sort of behavior I discuss below happen with families in various school systems. Charter, public, private and so on – basically I’ve [...]

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The Public School Experience

November 8, 2010

Before I get too into the public school series, I figured it’d be useful to share my school background, so you know where I’m coming from. EARLY SCHOOL: I started preschool at age three. Everyone thought I was smart because I talked a lot and was outgoing. Plus, I could read well by age three [...]

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Raise Happy & Knowledgeable Kids Without Public School

November 5, 2010

Public schools aren’t ever far in the back of my mind, but lately, they’ve taken over my brain, yes, even before green issues. That said, we’re going to be looking at some school issues over the next few weeks or so. I know this is a green blog, so sure, I’ll still be posting about [...]

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