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What Do Unschoolers Do On Snow Days?

14-Dec-07

Just this morning, I was complaining to my brother that I’m already sick of winter in Maine.
“Cheer up,” he said, “You’re not really sick of winter, because it’s not winter yet. You’re still sick of fall.”
How encouraging. He’s probably the person who came up with the Maine Tourism Board’s current headline: “Winter is When Maine [...]

Don’t Know Much About Mad Scientists

01-Oct-07

Whether you’re an unschooler, homeschooler or schooler, there’s a series of books that you should add to your library list. It’s Kenneth C. Davis’s Don’t Know Much About series. I’m reading Don’t Know Much About the Universe at the moment and I’ve just finished Don’t Know Much About Mythology and Don’t Know Much About the [...]

I’m Bookin’

12-May-07

I recently spent six long hours in hell. A neighbor had to take her son to the ER and needed someone to watch her other kids. It was an emergency, so I dashed out of the house and raced over there, not thinking about what I’d do with myself while I waited for her to [...]