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February 2010 Blog Posts (12)

Graduation

My daughter who is 17 is almost at the "graduation" age.Have any of you gone through this? What did you do for a diploma? Please I would love to hear any and all of your info...:)
Leslie

Added by Leslie Conrad on February 24, 2010 at 3:24pm — 4 Comments

Letter Writing Class soon to be offered in SOMD

Letter writing is such a lost art form. Sometimes I must back away from the computer and cell phone and stop typing and texting. Having a pen in hand and paper beneath feels good.

I am working now with Calvert County Parks and Rec. to get a Basic Letter Writing class as well as a Ghost Letter Writing class going for the summer 2010. My hope is to possibly try this class out sooner with some willing homeschooling and unschooling families. If you are interested, please email me…

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Added by Heather Jacobs on February 24, 2010 at 11:08am — No Comments

Pen Pals

Hi.My daughters ages 15 , 12 and 8 are looking for pen pals.Girl or boy it dosent matter.Please let me know if your child may be interested :)

Added by Leslie Conrad on February 22, 2010 at 3:11pm — 2 Comments

Computer life is odd.

A week has passed and i got my wish. Though I didn't expect to get it so early. Like most of the time you ask and ask, and then it happens! But my wish was I could get a cell phone or a computer, and i got a computer that is Five years old. But its better then nothing, Ya know.

Seems that its use is watching and reading Manga, well not the best of choices but it works. I just had a theater class like a week ago, we did auditions and i got a "non" important one. 8… Continue

Added by Iona on February 22, 2010 at 12:18pm — No Comments

real life skills

? Detailing the difference between Catastrophic Health Insurance and Private Health Insurance while giving the kids a chance to get real Health Insurance Quotes is a great exercise. How are you… Continue

Added by Cindy Fallsen on February 18, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

womens work and food sovereignty

in this video raj patel talks about a very important subject very close to my heart.

i think food sovereignty is very important not just to poor, less " developed"

countries but all of us. i don't know if you have seen the food.inc

documentary or blue gold; water wars but these things could be going

very wrong in the near future.…

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Added by kassandra/sabelmouse on February 18, 2010 at 11:09am — No Comments

Who lives in Pinellas County,FL?

I was wondering how many of you live in Pinellas County? I am always looking for other unschoolers to meet up with! I have 2 boys ages 3 & 5.

Added by Shelley Hawkinson on February 18, 2010 at 8:23am — No Comments

Looking for Littlest Pet Shop lovers

My daughter and I live in North Carolina in Harnett county, she is 9 yrs old and loves Littlest Pet Shop everything, if anyone out there loves them too and would like to be her pen pal, that would be super or if anyone is close by and would like to meet for playdates, just give us an email.

Added by jenny holland on February 16, 2010 at 10:05pm — No Comments

NO CAMP!!!

NO camp this year!!! Giuseppe is very clear on that. He wants to play games. Video, computer, wii, ps2, game boy. I want to be out in the garden as much as possible. I will have an 8 year old game nut and he will have a 47 year old garden nut!! I am learning that if i leave him be and let him do as he pleases....life is SSSOOOO nice for the whole family. There will be no dragging to events i think he should attend....Ned Vare once told me...Make him beg!! He will tell you what he needs. Such… Continue

Added by Rachel Tomassone on February 16, 2010 at 1:56pm — 6 Comments

Another video, from Monkey Platter Festival last fall

This is something Lee Stranahan recently put on YouTube and his Unschooling the Movie site.

These notes will only make sense in the context of the video: First they moved to California, but now…

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Added by Sandra Dodd on February 14, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Our Cross-Country Tour!

Below is the text from our Pure Jeevan, raw food, blog...I'm pasting it here because it includes our itinerary for crossing the country. We're VERY interested in meeting unschoolers in all of the following locations...particularly in Oregon...and want to find out about the local unscooling scene in your area!! Please let me know if you'd like to meet when we're in your town/city!!

Lots of love to…

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Added by Wendi Dee on February 11, 2010 at 7:26am — No Comments