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We have our lives to live.

• October 21, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Authentic Education, Child-led learning, Homeschooling, School is not education
Tags: aims, children, connections, creativity, effective teaching, homeschooling, parenting, personal skill-building, play-based learning, respect, responsibility, soulful education, student needs, teach to the test, visions

Whispers through Time

• June 26, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Authentic Education, Child-led learning, Great Teachers
Tags: aims, children, connections, discipline with dignity, empathy, humanizing, life-long learning, making a difference, motivation, parenting, respect, responsibility, soulful education, spirituality

The problem with “boys will be boys”

• June 1, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Authentic Education, Bullying, Early Childhood Education, Gender-based education
Tags: children, connections, dignity, discipline with dignity, empathy, life, parenting, personal skill-building, preschool, respect, responsibility, soulful education, student needs, teaching boys, teaching girls

Biological Definition of Childhood

• March 5, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Child-led learning, Early Childhood Education, Gender-based education, Play-based Learning
Tags: children, connections, dignity, gender education, girls, humanizing, life-long learning, making a difference, motivation, nature, parenting, soulful education, student needs, teaching methodology, youth

Never too old

• March 4, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Child-led learning, Uncategorized
Tags: aims, children, connections, creativity, life-long learning, motivation, parenting, reading, soulful education

They were wrong; To this day.

• February 21, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Bullying
Tags: bullying, children, connections, dignity, empathy, life-long learning, making a difference, parenting, respect, soulful education, youth

The Best Imitators

• February 8, 2013 • 3 Comments

Posted in Aims, Authentic Education, Parenting
Tags: aims, children, connections, control, discipline, homeschooling, life-long learning, making a difference, parenting, respect, responsibility, youth

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