tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760384943386215722.post903253461276924531..comments2024-02-12T18:02:06.707+11:00Comments on respect. love. learning.: how the flow goesHelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08560926974431305982noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760384943386215722.post-2482021442674602622011-06-05T04:03:15.879+10:002011-06-05T04:03:15.879+10:00Ahh, this is so beautiful and you described the jo...Ahh, this is so beautiful and you described the joys of learning so perfectly! I've been thinking about this a lot since we will officially homeschool this year...cause for anxiety? Then, I realized we've been doing fine all along by following our curiosities and loves! Thank you for sharing this and I'll be linking it to my post so others can read your beautiful insights and wisdom.Joyful Learnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428785096597190176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760384943386215722.post-75430871981120867582011-06-04T11:58:51.312+10:002011-06-04T11:58:51.312+10:00I love the way you can understand and see your chi...I love the way you can understand and see your children. You know what they need and it is so magical to watch you all finding the right place. I love the reading...would give anything if my sweetie would love it, however as I type this she is reading...all by herself with no begging, threats or bribes. On a Friday night..reading. It just makes me smile so big.<br /><br />I love reading about you finding exactly where you should be..I love that you care so much, I love that your kids are always so happy. I love that I have found such an awesome friend, halfway across this big world.<br /><br />Hugs Helena...Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487026746937164012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760384943386215722.post-76645825892698642592011-06-03T09:50:09.737+10:002011-06-03T09:50:09.737+10:00Thank you for sharing so much with us! How fabulou...Thank you for sharing so much with us! How fabulous that your kids LOVE to read! Mine do too, and I am constantly amazed at what they know and often wonder how they know it - reading! <br /><br />A teen I tutor asked me if our kids have "tests" and I said no, we don't need to. Tests are for the teacher to assess where they are up to in their knowledge - we already know that. Tests are for teachers to be able to tick a box on a report. Reports are to let the parents know what their kids know. We don't need to do that!<br /><br />I agree - a routine (of some sorts) helps ease through our days. And thank you for reminding me to take walks with my kids.<br /><br />And thank you for more inspiration to be "unschooly". It's not easy for me to come from a school environment and relax about our learning. But your posts help us in that direction. Thank you!Ingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396226904711922049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760384943386215722.post-6248993962555296142011-06-03T07:49:03.929+10:002011-06-03T07:49:03.929+10:00Thank you Susan, Karisma, Theresa, Jessica, and MJ...Thank you Susan, Karisma, Theresa, Jessica, and MJ! It's so affirming to put my words out there, and to receive such warmth back, and to have what we do, and love, resonate with your lives too. I love the sense of connection and Right-ness that brings!<br /><br />It means so much to me to hear from you.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560926974431305982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760384943386215722.post-16547055672361679522011-06-02T21:25:48.703+10:002011-06-02T21:25:48.703+10:00Beautiful beautiful!! Inspiring and magical. You&#...Beautiful beautiful!! Inspiring and magical. You've hit the core of unschooling and have brought so much light and joy to how unschooling truly works. Thank you for such a wonderful post!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13238426502277628056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760384943386215722.post-50711464867708800112011-06-02T21:10:00.349+10:002011-06-02T21:10:00.349+10:00Isn't it magical...
Being home with your chil...Isn't it magical...<br /><br />Being home with your children makes you very mindful of your life. As parents we are constantly fretting over what did not get done and over the quality and quantity of what did. Yet through it all our children learn. <br />Perhaps it is because there is not constant assessment as in school. No 100% on a weekly spelling test or a big smiley face on a forced essay that we feel we are not doing enough, learning enough or pushing them enough. Yet authentic moments of assessment happen throughout the day, like with the black hole comment. That is true learning. Learning at its finest.<br />I loved your words today.Jessicahttp://www.teachablemoments-jessica.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760384943386215722.post-29994514183590199062011-06-02T20:49:39.399+10:002011-06-02T20:49:39.399+10:00I learned so much from this post. First of all, t...I learned so much from this post. First of all, thank you for your honesty. Secondly, I think we all - or at least I know I do - go through that. Moments of panic & depression in regard not just to homeschooling but to life. <br /><br />You are wise to take some time off to REALLY think and prioritize. I am learning that. I am learning it is ok to stop, to think, to take a break for a moment and refresh myself and not just get caught up in what I was doing, but to really take the time to think about what I want to be doing.<br /><br />I strive to lead a simple life. Nothing more than I need. I was good at this when the girls were small and it was wonderful. Now, things get complicated and I need to back up and examine and prioritize.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder and making me feel less alone :-)Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539646468375983846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760384943386215722.post-38258280209606145972011-06-02T13:56:01.785+10:002011-06-02T13:56:01.785+10:00You are a very wise woman :-) I wish my kids would...You are a very wise woman :-) I wish my kids would trade in their gaming obsession for books. It has always been my biggest belief that to give a child the gift of reading gives them the gift of learning anything they choose to learn. Glad things are flowing so nicely for you now. Hugs xoxoxkarismahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529919522651147308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760384943386215722.post-69636667838773192582011-06-02T12:59:22.900+10:002011-06-02T12:59:22.900+10:00I'm so glad for you that you're feeling be...I'm so glad for you that you're feeling better, and that you've had so many wonderful realizations! It sounds like things are working really, really well for you all :)<br />I'd like to share that my girls also LOVE to read, and spend so much time reading that I often feel much the same as you do...that I should make them stop to do something else. Your post is an inspiration :)<br />Again, so happy for you...it seems you have found the joy again!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17600694619101352923noreply@blogger.com