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From the monthly archives:

August 2008

Freedom isn't freedom less it's free

August 17, 2008

For a long while now I’ve been trying to get my head around the issue of children and freedom. Today a number of pieces fell together for me after I read this: “Children’s lives have been evolving in a way that mirrors the lives of criminals in prison. They too have a roof over their [...]

Tagged as: education, parenting, social justice

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today on the Rio show

August 16, 2008

We’re at the library reading a lot of otters, in which a lot of otters find some fallen stars and play with them. At one point they taste the stars. “Have you ever tasted a star, Rio?” “Yes.” “What do they taste like?” “Stars.”

Tagged as: rio, rioisms

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one fish, two fish, dead fish

August 11, 2008

Rio: I am drawing a fish. Does a fish have a mouth? Me: yes. Rio: Well, my fish does not have a mouth. (Fool that I am, I thought “Ah-ha! A perfect moment for some “science” homeschooling!” ) Me: How will it eat? Rio: My fish does not eat. Me: How will it get energy? [...]

Tagged as: rio

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homeschooling, day 1

August 7, 2008

So this morning I came downstairs after laying Serena down for her nap and Rio was sitting on the couch starting to watch the Dark Crystal. She asked me to watch it with her and I said, “Well, I was thinking this would be a great time to do something special together.” Her face filled [...]

Tagged as: education, homeschooling, parenting, rio

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the hard side of moving

August 7, 2008

Rio is home, yay! Rio is home, complicated. She’s got some strong feelings about leaving the only home she’s ever known, as one might imagine she would. Also, she apparently fell through a time warp while traveling and came home with the body of a 4-year-old and the brain of a 20-year-old. Yesterday she was [...]

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Tagged as: house project, parenting, rio

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