Sir Ken Robinson, Hammer Lectures

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unschooling retreats

We decided to go to unschooling retreats again,
after many years we kind of stopped
i think it makes a nice vacation for the family
and its a great self confidence booster..
not to mention the fluent calm social environment for the kids
and the community sensation for the moms

anyway,

we visited LEDA up in the mountains [thank you Marianne , Emanuel, Florence and everyone else.. it was beautiful!]

im also looking into this summer retreat in Australia, since we will be there this summer, will see..
http://www.unschoolingretreat.blogspot.com/

Katherine Paterson

a lovely interview with Katherine Paterson made by her son
at O kids reading list
the image is from the film made after her book
Bridge to Terabithia



JP: In a lot of your speeches, you have given Dad a lot of credit for being one of the greatest influences on you as a writer. I mean, I like Dad and everything, but how does that work?

KP: Well, I was growing up in the '50s where proper women stayed home, had children and didn't do anything but take care of the house, the children and be loving wives. Your father, when he asked me to marry him, said, "I know you're a very strong woman with your own gifts, and I am not going to stop you, so I will help you." And he didn't know he was creating a Frankenstein monster, but he's always stood by that and has always helped me. And he's always stood by me and has been my biggest cheerleader.

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