On Socialization (again)
January 28, 2014 in Education
It’s a topic that comes up from time to time. People wonder how in the world kids can possibly be “properly” socialized without school. Or without several hours a day […]
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Ballarat Wildlife Park: Marsupial Madness!
September 27, 2013 in Australia, Education, Oceania, Travelogue
The Ballarat Wildlife Park is a master class in marsupials. We learned more in one day than I’ve managed to glean in my entire life. Of course part of what […]
Road Schooling: A snap shot
August 20, 2013 in Education
Yesterday was our first day of a new school year for our family. Of course what that means, exactly, is hard to define for anyone not “us” because we are […]
Education Is Broken: Someone Should Fix It: An interview with David Blake
February 4, 2013 in Education
It should come as no surprise that Alternative Education is a passion of mine. We’ve educated our kids outside the box and we work to help as many other people, […]
Green School Bali
February 1, 2013 in Asia, Education, Indonesia, Inspiration, Travelogue
If you’ve been reading along for any length of time you’ve probably noticed that we’re not too tethered to the idea of “school” in the traditional sense. It’s not that […]
Travel With Young Kids Is Not A Waste!
November 15, 2012 in Asia, blog, Education, Inspiration, Thailand, Travelogue
Last night I made beef stroganoff over rice, with a side of lemony snake beans, crusty bread, salad and kiwi for dessert. This was a banner meal for us in […]
What I’m Reading: A reading list for fall
October 23, 2012 in Inspiration, Travelogue
What are you reading at the moment? I am always reading. I learned to read quite young and I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have a book in […]
What’s Your Philosophy of Education?
September 10, 2012 in Education
“So what should I do with my six year old for school?” and “What do you use for your kids for school?” are by far the two most commonly asked […]
Let’s Talk About Education: An Introduction
September 6, 2012 in Asia, Education, Thailand, Travelogue
As I sit to write this Tony is at his desk working. Hannah is at the kitchen table slicing a pear and eating the slices off of the knife blade […]
Mental Wanderings of the Streets of Hanoi or: Elisha’s Communist Birthday
July 25, 2012 in Asia, Travelogue, Vietnam
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be […]
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