My son has a good friend who attends public school.  As you can imagine, Paul and Thomas have many lively discussions about the differences in their days. Paul still can’t quite wrap his head around the unschooling philosophy.  He’s not alone.  Lots of people -children and adults alike – struggle to make sense of something that is so radically different from the mainstream. But sometimes listening to the two of them, I get a moment of insight into the very different ways Paul and Thomas view the idea of “learning”. [Read More...]

Remember the movie Dirty Dancing?  It’s one of my favorites.  There’s a line in it that has often popped into my mind since having my twins.  Near the beginning of the movie, Baby’s father says of her, “Our Baby here is going to save the world, ” after which Baby snidely remarks about her sister, “And Lisa’s going to decorate it.”  Baby meant it as an insult, but I often think of this phrase when asked to describe my daughter, Faith – and it is the very opposite of an insult. [Read More...]