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Making Mistakes and Starting Over
There's nothing wrong with making and admitting mistakes. It's how we humans learn!
Jul 10
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Wendy Priesnitz
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June 2024
Controlling the Old and the Young
Why do we discriminate against two important groups of society? And how do we stop?
Jun 23
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May 2024
Owning Their Own Ambition
Recognizing and respecting children’s innate motivation
May 28
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April 2024
Self-Direction & Compulsion Are Strange Bedfellows
Can self-directed education and partnership parenting be compatible with control and coercion?
Apr 20
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March 2024
Defeating Adultism
In our culture (and many others in the world), adults have a special status of control and coercion over kids. It's time to move beyond this…
Mar 31
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Learning is Not Something That's Done to Us
“You cannot teach a person anything; you can only help him find it within himself.” ~Galileo
Mar 18
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Rocks the Boat
Some thoughts on International Women's Day from a family perspective
Mar 8
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February 2024
The Words We Use: Living As If School Doesn't Exist
I look forward to the day when the transition from passive learning to active living has ended and we all see the word “school” and its various forms as…
Feb 25
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Learning From Life, Not School
Kids learn best about social engagement by participating in community life.
Feb 16
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January 2024
The Trouble With Perfection
What can happen when we demand perfection of our children or ourselves
Jan 20
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There's Danger in Not Speaking Out
Our stories and our art have power to change the world
Jan 9
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Learning is Natural
Learning without school mimics life in the natural world
Jan 5
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