photo by Chrissy Florence
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I had a professor, years ago, tell me that one mark of intelligence was the use of tools other than the way they were intended to be used. I thought that definition would show up in other places in my life, but it hasn't. So here I share it with all of you. Try not to say "That's not what that's for" too quickly—your child might be about to do something quite intelligent. "If you want to be creative, stay in part a child, with the creativity and invention that characterizes children before they are deformed by adult society." —Piaget, quoted by Deb Lewis in "Unguided Discovery" |
Noticing and appreciating change and variation is good artistically, emotionally and scientifically. Life changes things. See that, accept it, and flow. |
Unschooling isn't another version of a curriculum, that will take four hours a day. Unschooling is a different way to live and to see and to think. |
Change one thing: timing, route, store, choices, order, station, dishes... One change affects other perceptions and connections. |
"I just started to think and learn about unschooling late last year, and when I first signed up for Just Add Light and Stir I couldn't imagine how the kinds of things —Susan Walker photo by Elise Lauterbach __ |
"Food you want, served to you by someone who loves you and brings it to you with a smile and a hug, has magical powers to heal and replenish the soul as well as the body." —Shan Burton |
Look around you for simple bits of older art, technology and history. See and appreciate these quiet antiques. |
"The big upside of unschooling, in my opinion, was that it also created an unexpected peacefulness, fulfillment, and happiness for all of us."