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  • We Don’t Give Our Kids Exams. But That Does Not Mean They Are Not Tested.

    We Don’t Give Our Kids Exams. But That Does Not Mean They Are Not Tested.0

    “If you don’t teach them, how will they ever learn?” “If you give them freedom, how will they gain discipline?” “Without schooling, won’t they just do nothing all day?” These questions are only a sampling of the typical unschooler’s interrogation. I get it. Unschooling challenges everything we have been taught about learning, knowing, and growing. 

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  • We Do Not Walk Alone

    We Do Not Walk Alone1

    Back when the COVID pandemic was young and no one knew what to think about it, I sat in my home office listening to a SoundCloud stream of various choral recordings while I worked. One of the selections was a soothing new setting of an old Irish blessing, which runs as follows: May you see

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  • WE Are the Reason Kids Are on Screens

    WE Are the Reason Kids Are on Screens0

    A rant. Sorry. But this culture is driving me nuts! It is BLIND to the idea that kids CAN and in recent history HAVE done some things, on their own, no parents involved, and this was GOOD. Even HEALTHY. But one “screen-time specialist” just emailed me with this “helpful” tip on how to get kids

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  • Way Too Many Books Are Being Published

    Way Too Many Books Are Being Published0

    In the past week, I’ve seen online a number of lists bearing some title to the effect of “Best Books I Read in 2017.” I somewhat enjoy looking at these lists, both for their recommendations, and for the windows they provide into their composers. But I must admit that I mostly find them stressful and

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  • Waving Is Good for Us

    Waving Is Good for Us0

    America: Keep on waving. Hello! Goodbye! Welcome! Miss you already! And even: This Zoom meeting has come to an end. All of these deserve a wave, and we must resist the impulse to let the hand lie inert. For in truth, the wave keeps our humanity afloat. “Waving is good on so many levels,” says

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  • Watch this 17-Year Old Kid Explain Why He Won’t Go to College

    Watch this 17-Year Old Kid Explain Why He Won’t Go to College0

    You might still believe that college is a great investment for nearly everyone. You might still hold to the view that a great education benefits the student and the whole of society. You might even agree with the politicians who are figuring out how to drive more people into college.  Even if all that is

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