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Re: attack and parry, for your amusement
I got a response: ----------------------- Hi, I didn't think I was rude at all. Actually, I was just responding to your opinions that you put out there for people to read. Maybe you should not put
By Sandra Dodd · #52115 ·
Re: Slightly OT: Lego Educator sets
Yes, we have a few of them kicking around. And we have Mindstorms, too. Mindstorms is a sizable step up as it does require some object-oriented programming to get the robots to do what they are
By Rebecca McClure <ackirebecci@...> · #52114 ·
Re: attack and parry, for your amusement
***PS- The sex analogy is just the tip of the iceburg. Sex, drugs, sexism, racism, violence, no respect for parental authority and no respect for humanity is what tv brings us.*** The sky is falling,
By jenstarc4 · #52113 ·
Re: Unschooling & mindfulness
-=-We don't litter school hallways, we don't use up vast amounts of paper for meaningless projects, we don't get sent paper work ad infinitum from the school and the teachers, we don't buy notebooks
By Sandra Dodd · #52112 ·
Re: attack and parry, for your amusement
-=-Can't she turn the dang TV off if she does not want to watch sex on TV? Is someone forcing her to watch stuff she does not like?-=- Well maybe I should've asked whether her (I had assumed it to be
By Sandra Dodd · #52111 ·
Re: Unschooling & mindfulness
***I wonder if "natural living" could be considered a value rather than a life philosophy? And I wonder if sometimes our values bump up against our unschooling philosophy and we just need to sort that
By jenstarc4 · #52110 ·
Re: attack and parry, for your amusement
"Do you watch television? Have you channel surfed at all hours of the day? I have spent a lot of time watching television the last two years, while on bed rest, and I've watched all hours of the day
By BRIAN POLIKOWSKY · #52109 ·
attack and parry, for your amusement
I've not shared the e-mail address from which this came. It didn't show up on a web search, so the person isn't writing in public, or maybe changes e-mails for different such forays. It's not uncommon
By Sandra Dodd · #52108 ·
Re: Slightly OT: Lego Educator sets
There is (or used to be) a Klutz Press Lego add-on kit, if you wanted to get something quickly for this week and keep researching the larger purchase.
By Sandra Dodd · #52107 ·
Re: Slightly OT: Lego Educator sets
From: Lisa Wendell <ewendell@...> Do you know if your boys are interested in motorized Lego's? Our son tried them out at various times and was never interested in owning them. He used / uses the
By John and Amanda Slater <fourslaterz@...> · #52106 ·
Re: Slightly OT: Lego Educator sets
Do you know if your boys are interested in motorized Lego's? Our son tried them out at various times and was never interested in owning them. He used / uses the non-motorized Lego's. He just wanted
By Ed Wendell · #52105 ·
Slightly OT: Lego Educator sets
I was wondering if anyone had ever bought a Lego Educator set. I was looking at the Simple and Motorized Mechanism Set. http://http://www.legoeducation.us/store/detail.aspx?ID=1667&c=0&t=0&l=0 I have
By John and Amanda Slater <fourslaterz@...> · #52104 ·
Re: Unschooling & mindfulness
-=-I wonder if "natural living" could be considered a value rather than a life philosophy? And I wonder if sometimes our values bump up against our unschooling philosophy and we just need to sort that
By Sandra Dodd · #52103 ·
Re: real-world skills (Re: Who can't unschool?
The English version of Severo's blog: http://www.lastdayswatchman.blogspot.com/ ~Katherine polykowholsteins@...> wrote:
By katherand2003 · #52102 ·
Re: Unschooling & mindfulness
Generally speaking I'd say a philosophy is an ideal with a set of values that support it. It's what someone turns to to help them decide if an idea is right or wrong for them. It can apply to a part
By Joyce Fetteroll · #52101 ·
Re: Unschooling & mindfulness
In plain, normal English, "mindful" just means paying attention.. "When you're backing out of the driveway, be mindful of the kids on their bikes." You seem to be using it in a very specialized way
By Pam Sorooshian <pamsoroosh@...> · #52099 ·
Re: real-world skills (Re: Who can't unschool?
"I am not against school, specially for children that would otherwise not have access to what a school can provide in a country like Brazil like a meal, books, computers, a safe place and more much
By BRIAN POLIKOWSKY · #52098 ·
Re: real-world skills (Re: Who can't unschool?
Another thing that is not good for families wanting to homeschool in Brazil with a man like Severo being called a "leader" is that is is completely against school. I am not against school, specially
By BRIAN POLIKOWSKY · #52097 ·
Re: Unschooling & mindfulness
I've been mulling over this since I first read it. I wonder if "natural living" could be considered a value rather than a life philosophy? And I wonder if sometimes our values bump up against our
By Rebecca McClure <ackirebecci@...> · #52100 ·
Re: real-world skills (Re: Who can't unschool?
I have read that the number of kids that learn too read today in Brazil is around 90%. That is pretty high from 30 years ago. There was also a big governmental campaign to teach adults to read 30-25
By BRIAN POLIKOWSKY · #52096 ·