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Esther Maria (Mara) Rest
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- Wayland, MA
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Best School Friends
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Documentary at Live and Learn Conference
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Documentary at Live and Learn Conference
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- what does "radical unschooling" mean to you?
- Living joyfully and mindfully in the moment. Having time to play and be with my beautiful children and husband. Being open to great adventures and new discoveries, travels and people, basically realizing that every moment is precious and ever changing.
- how long have you been unschooling or homeschooling?
- Basically since the birth of my first child in August of 2001. Made the commitment of becoming a radical unschooler since the Unschooling Conference in Peabody in 2006.
- names and ages of children
- Jordan (21)
Jacob (17)
Lucian (7)
Joachim (4)
- a little about me
- Born and grew up in Germany. Studied Acting, Filmmaking, Alexander Technique and Dance. The last two is what brought me over to the States. My greatest passions are my children, writing, exploring the essence of all dance and art, making movies ( after a long pause), traveling, theater.
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- http://www.espectro.com
German unschooling blog
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- At 12:21pm on April 18, 2009,
Bea Mantovani said…
- Hi!
will you be at the North East Unschooling conference at the end of August? I'm going with my husband, so hopefully I'll have more time to chat than at L&L last year. I'm sure my husband (who is German) would love to chat with you too.
Hope to see you there!
- At 9:28am on March 22, 2009,
Rain Fordyce said…
- Hi Mara,
Thank you for your kind and thoughtful response to my post. Yes, interfering would be unnatural for sure. Allowing what to be, is the path I live on... while being open to discuss how we process it all.
I wish you a beautiful day!
smiles and gratitude,
Rain
- At 6:37am on November 13, 2008,
Rain Fordyce said…
- Hi Mara,
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and ideas about the book. I am so glad your boys are enjoying it!
Yes, both of my sons have said a few times, that school sounds like fun. They have many friends who go to school and there are parts that seem to intrigue them, riding the bus, playing with lots of friends at recess, music class, etc...
However, when I ask them, "Would you like to go to school?" They both say, "No!" lol!
It is a thought, an interest in trying something new, though understanding that home is where he really wants to be.
Thank you so much again for your feedback, it is so much fun to hear from everyone!
Smiles and joy
- At 2:32pm on September 13, 2008,
Rue Kream said… - Please let me know if you do have a gathering - we'd love to come :o).
- At 8:14pm on September 12, 2008,
Rue Kream said…
- Mara - I didn't know you live in Massachusetts too! We're about 35 minutes away from you, but my mom lives in Weston. I just got back from her house a few minutes ago.
- At 4:10pm on August 29, 2008,
Bea Mantovani said…
- Hi Mara! To reply back to me personally, click on "comment back" at the bottom of this comment.
Yes, my husband speaks German to Linnea, and yes, I'll be at L&L! Linnea also speaks English with German words and phrases thrown in (she actually does that with me too. I understand German, but I don't speak it very well. ) If you hear a little blond girl yelling "kuck mal" or calling "Mutty"(with a Thuringian accent, "moody" :-), that will be her ;-)
Hope to talk to you at L&L!
- At 4:06pm on August 26, 2008,
Bea Mantovani said…
- Hi! I just replied to you regarding your documentary. I was wondering: do you speak German to your kids? I see you live in Massachusetts: I live in Montreal (Quebec), so technically not too far away (well, about as far away as a trip to Germany from France - lol - I'm still thinking in European distances) and I would be so happy if Linnea had German speaking friends who were also unschoolers!
In any case, I hope we can meet at L&L!
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