The upside to fidget spinners
Fidget: to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently. Kids move, and that’s a good thing. Running, jumping, stretching, twirling, somersaulting, andContinue Reading
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Happy Pride Day
Here in Boston, it’s Pride Day, a day to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Pride events are fun and joyful, butContinue Reading
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‘Unschoolers’ in the news
We’ve been getting some great feedback since Unschoolers came out on March 30. First, Patrick Farenga mentioned us in aContinue Reading
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Dylan, literature, Moby-Dick, and homeschooling
Bob Dylan finally got around to delivering his Nobel Lecture. No surprise, it focused on literature. Why the wait? It tookContinue Reading
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Kids and theater, as they like it
I remember the afternoon my youngest child, Abby, told me she wanted to put on a production of Hamlet. WeContinue Reading
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Gimme shelter
A headline caught my eye today. Even For Homeschoolers, There Is No Happily Ever After. The writer, Linda DeMers Hummel,Continue Reading
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‘Unschoolers’ launch day
Dear Readers, My co-author Sophia Sayigh and I have been working on Unschoolers for a while and I’m delighted toContinue Reading
