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asato_muraki) wrote2010-03-29 09:02 am
asato_muraki) wrote2010-03-29 09:02 am
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Back to the grind
As sorry as I am that my friend and GC blogger Pearce had to have laser surgery last week, it sure has been a boon for GC. She's the sort of person who has trouble being still, so her recovery has generated a lot of cool stuff for GC.
First up is When Did Parents Become So Lazy? which is all about why ratings systems are nobody's friend, and why overprotected children become whiny emo Death Eaters.
That article makes me happy on so many levels. Pearce is not a parent, but she has a firm grasp of teh free range philosophy, and why giving kids some freedom to make mistakes when they are young gives them the tools to make better decisions when they are older.
Also, if you think your kid might catch TEH GAY from Lady Gaga... Oy, I'm not even going to go there. Lighten up, folks. Make the effort to raise thoughtful, caring men and women and stop fixating so much on who they might do it with. Because that's just creepy.
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Still ridiculously happy for Ty Frank, who co-wrote a novel with Daniel Abraham and recently sold it for bookoo duckies. I can't hardly wait to interview him, and get all pimpy on GC. This book will be a great fit for GC because the lead female character is awesome. (I haven't finished reading it yet, but woo-ee.)
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Hitting the beach with the unschoolers today. I'm actually feeling very good about the home schooling path I've taken so far. I appreciate the unschooling philosophy and all, but... On Friday I happened to overhear a girl a little older than Wee Boy counting the times she skipped rope, and she literally could not count to a hundred.
Now, I get that forced, coercive learning can suck the fun out of the really cool, natural high of discovering information on your own. But dood. There are some things people need to know whether it interests them a lot or not. So I give my kids tests and worksheets and stuff. Sometimes they whine about it. But they can freaking count to 100. I'm just sayin'.
First up is When Did Parents Become So Lazy? which is all about why ratings systems are nobody's friend, and why overprotected children become whiny emo Death Eaters.
That article makes me happy on so many levels. Pearce is not a parent, but she has a firm grasp of teh free range philosophy, and why giving kids some freedom to make mistakes when they are young gives them the tools to make better decisions when they are older.
Also, if you think your kid might catch TEH GAY from Lady Gaga... Oy, I'm not even going to go there. Lighten up, folks. Make the effort to raise thoughtful, caring men and women and stop fixating so much on who they might do it with. Because that's just creepy.
***
Still ridiculously happy for Ty Frank, who co-wrote a novel with Daniel Abraham and recently sold it for bookoo duckies. I can't hardly wait to interview him, and get all pimpy on GC. This book will be a great fit for GC because the lead female character is awesome. (I haven't finished reading it yet, but woo-ee.)
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Hitting the beach with the unschoolers today. I'm actually feeling very good about the home schooling path I've taken so far. I appreciate the unschooling philosophy and all, but... On Friday I happened to overhear a girl a little older than Wee Boy counting the times she skipped rope, and she literally could not count to a hundred.
Now, I get that forced, coercive learning can suck the fun out of the really cool, natural high of discovering information on your own. But dood. There are some things people need to know whether it interests them a lot or not. So I give my kids tests and worksheets and stuff. Sometimes they whine about it. But they can freaking count to 100. I'm just sayin'.