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Friday, November 20, 2009

Good Stuff

http://www.odemagazine.com/blogs/readers_blog/6725/how_do_kids_figure_out_who_they_are_and_what_they_love_to_do

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/who-gets-to-decide-what-you-learn-questioning-the-traditional-school-system.html
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"I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built upon the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think. Whereas, if the child is left to himself, he will think more and better."

-Anne Sullivan


Brendon and Brandi

Brendon and Brandi

Brenna - getting so big

Brenna - getting so big
"Children are not trains. If a train does not reach every station on time, it will be late reaching it's ultimate destination. But a child can be late at any "station", and can even change the entire route of the learning process, and still reach every area of learning."
-John Holt

Brenna LOVES watermelon!!

Brenna LOVES watermelon!!
My schooling not only failed to teach me what it professed to be teaching, but prevented me from being educated to an extent which infuriates me when I think of all I might have learned at home by myself.
--George Bernard Shaw

Our dog, Mazzi

Our dog, Mazzi

At Sea World

At Sea World
free hit counters
free hit counters

Brendon and Me

Brendon and Me

My Books

Shelfari: Book reviews on your book blog

Visit Radical Unschoolers Network

Grandma Shore and Brenna

Grandma Shore and Brenna
"Homeschooling is not a way to keep our children
shut off from the world, but rather a way for them to
participate more fully in it." -author unknown

Brenna and Brandi

Brenna and Brandi

Brenna and Grandma Dawn

Brenna and Grandma Dawn

Brenna at the Hunting Lease

Brenna at the Hunting Lease
You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives.
-Clay P. Bedford

Brenna and Smitty

Brenna and Smitty
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. ~Albert Einstein


The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives. ~Robert Maynard Hutchins


I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. ~Mark Twain

Brenna and a dolphin at Sea World

Brenna and a dolphin at Sea World
"Just because someone is "teaching" doesn't mean anyone is learning". ~Ned Vare

Brenna and Tantrum

Brenna and Tantrum
"The perpetual testing of public school children is like a gardener constantly pulling his plants up by the roots to see if they are growing."(unknown)

Brendon and Brenna at a 4-D show

Brendon and Brenna at a 4-D show
Brenna did not want to get wet - reason for the towel LOL

Grandpa and Brenna

Grandpa and Brenna
Childhood is not preparation for adulthood - it is a part of life.

-A. Neill

Brenna Doctoring Her Papa

Brenna Doctoring Her Papa

Brenna and her best friend, Rhiannon

Brenna and her best friend, Rhiannon

My niece, Keira

My niece, Keira

Brenna and her cousin, Kastine

Brenna and her cousin, Kastine

At The Park

At The Park

Brenna and Brendon at Garner

Brenna and Brendon at Garner

Brandi and Brenna

Brandi and Brenna
"You can not make a child walk before they are ready.
You can not make a child read before they are ready.
You can however make a child think they are dumb or learn to hate reading if you push them before they are capable." -Stephanie, Throwing Marshmallows

Going Fishin'

Going Fishin'

Links To Some Good Sites

  • Brenna's Blog
  • Socialization - The Home School Advantage
  • Homeschooling and the Myth of Socialization
  • Unschooling.com
  • Sandra Dodd - Radical Unschooling
"The best way to give a child values is to spend time with him and to let him see how you live your life. You act in a way that reflects what you believe, you talk to him about things that matter and you tell him about you, your life, and your choices. Your child will know you better because he has spent meaningful time with you, learning, serving and growing together. This builds a family that can last forever. That's a benefit of homeschooling that makes every minute worthwhile." From the book "Homeschooling - Take a Deep Breath, You Can Do This"