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unschooling: the short answer

August 1st, 2010
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I was just doing a bit of reading and came upon this inspiring description of what it means to unschool your whole life. Of course, many folks understand that we “homeschool,” but no one in our immediate circle seems to get the fuller sense of how we live–and strive to live–our lives. It seems to [...]

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gentle steps towards unschooling ourselves

May 1st, 2010
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Just about over two years ago, Christine and I made a committed decision not to pursue traditional public or private school education for our son Aidan. Rather, we decided to homeschool. “Homeschool”–that’s what we called it  Joyful Livingtentatively when we decided. It’s the most recognizable term referring to a wide array of alternative approaches toward [...]

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a lot of cunt, ass, and napalm

March 14th, 2010
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Lately, I’ve been thinking about the general moral sensibilities of our American public. You often hear of Americans being somewhat repressed when it comes to sexuality and the like–certainly as compared to European mindsets. What strikes me as odd, though, is that while nudity, sex, and matters of our physical human bodies make so many [...]

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