I just finished reading a new book called New: Understanding Our Need for Novelty and Change by Winifred Gallagher. As soon as I saw the title of the book, it immediately caught my attention. So much of interest-led learning for me is about discovering new things, exploring new places and learning new skills. The book…
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A Journey of 17,000 Miles – An Interview With Nancy Sathre-Vogel from Family on Bikes
Today, I’m so excited to bring you an amazing interview by a new friend, Nancy Sathre-Vogel from Family on Bikes. I first was introduced to Nancy when I ran across her blog in 2008. I spent hours and hours reading about her family’s journey on bikes from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina – a…
Why Schools Should be Set Up Like Reality TV Shows
I have a weakness for reality TV. Not the shows like The Real Housewives or Jersey Shore. I’m talking about the ones where contestants sign up to be on the show in order to win a prize at the end. Whenever I watch Master Chef, or American Idol, or So You Think You Can Dance,…
My Checklist for Signing the Kids Up for Classes
I’ve become inundated with catalogs -catalogs from the YMCA and surrounding towns. My e-mail is piling high with private classes offerings – circus classes, theater classes, co-op classes, and science and art classes. I have tons of newsletters from museums, nature centers, churches, libraries, arboretums, children’s museums that are all screaming at me to…
An Invitation to Learning
Imagine opening up your mailbox and pulling out two invitations. Each invitation is to a party. Each invitation will have food, drinks and entertainment. But each party is very, very different from the other. The first party is to a work function. It calls for formal dress attire and you’ll be talking most of the night with…
Our July Unschooling Resources and Activities
The first three weeks of July were exciting, adventurous and energizing. It’s not every month we get to take a three week road trip across the East Coast, visiting 8 states and two Canadian providences. You can read about our trip in my last post here. But for the last 9 days of the month…
Travel Edition – July Unschooling Adventures
This month I’m going to share our unschooling fun and resources in two posts. Most of the month we were on a big road trip covering almost 3,400 miles in 19 days. We had lunch in Vermont and Connecticut, got gas in New Hampshire, stayed a night in Toronto and two nights in Montreal, relaxed…
Olympic for Kids: 10 Awesome Websites or Posts to Check Out
I don’t know about you, but I am so excited to watch the 2012 Summer Olympics! My DVR is already set up to record the opening ceremony and first few events. I’ve been doing some research to find some activities related to the Olympics, and I wanted to share my 10 favorite Olympic websites or…
Favorite Posts
Well, it’s been a great three weeks for my family on our East Coast Road trip. We leave New York City this morning and head back for a two day journey home. I’ll have some great carschooling resources to share with you in the next few weeks. Today I’d like to share with you some…
Pursuing Passion through Self-Initiated Projects
*Today, I’m waking up in Boston, Massachusetts but will be sleeping in New Jersey. My family will make the drive later today to spend the next three days in Manhattan. Hopefully, before we go to sleep tonight, we’ll be gazing over New York City from the top of the Empire State Building! I am so…