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The fallacy of the best and the brightest

Last week my daughter graduated from Harvard. It’s hard to believe it’s been four years since we dropped her off in the yard, right after her picture was plastered on the cover of Boston Magazine, something we certainly didn’t expect to happen after I was one of several parents interviewed for the article. The graduation… Read More The fallacy of the best and the brightest

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 A Potluck Life1 Comment

Talking about ‘The Gift of Time’ with Pam Laricchia

Recently I had the pleasure of chatting with Pam Laricchia on her Living Joyfully With Unschooling podcast. Pam is a longtime unschooler who’s written a few excellent books on the topic herself. As you can guess from the title of the podcast episode, we talked about time as a major benefit of unschooling, along with… Read More Talking about ‘The Gift of Time’ with Pam Laricchia

December 22, 2017 A Potluck LifeLeave a comment

Testing, testing, testing

Yesterday I read a nice essay about a homeschooling mom’s experience testing her kid. In her state, annual testing is required for homeschoolers. Since they’d taken an unschooling approach with their son, where he’d land was anyone’s guess. My guess would have been that he’d do just fine, and that’s exactly what happened. Even while… Read More Testing, testing, testing

August 24, 2017August 25, 2017 A Potluck LifeLeave a comment

Thoughts on Harvard & homeschooling

Last weekend I attended events at Visitas, a chock-full weekend for students admitted to Harvard College and their families. We are local to Harvard, and quite familiar with the neighborhood and the campus through community events, arts events, and the Extension School. I’ve been in the audience and on the stage (thank you, Revels) of… Read More Thoughts on Harvard & homeschooling

April 28, 2015April 29, 2015 A Potluck Life1 Comment

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