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On depriving kids of screens
“Deprive” is such a loaded word. It came up this week in an online thread about technology, a long and winding discussion in response to a mom expressing concern about allowing her child unlimited screen time. Many unschoolers feel that limiting screen time does not mesh with unschooling philosophy, and said so. I shared my own story,…
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Picture perfect
One of the great joys of being a longtime homeschooling parent is watching kids grow–not just one’s own kids, but so many others, too. Astaeria is 14 now, but I’ve known her since she was a wee one. When she was seven, she used to come with us to park day every week, which was…