The best function of the school in my head, as it turns out, is to remind me where not to dwell. I did my time in and around school, and learned things painstakingly and grudgingly that my children later learned while laughing and playing and singing.
Some people can't leave school because they're carrying it around like a snail and his shell. They live there, still. School became an ingrown, hard … - Sandra Dodd
Some people can't leave school because they're carrying it around like a snail and his shell. They live there, still. School became an ingrown, hard …
- Sandra Dodd
People learn by playing, thinking and amazing themselves. They learn while they're laughing at something surprising, and they learn while they're won… - Sandra Dodd
People learn by playing, thinking and amazing themselves. They learn while they're laughing at something surprising, and they learn while they're won…
Kids who are in school just visit life sometimes, and then they have to stop to do homework or go to sleep early or get to school on time. They're co… - Sandra Dodd
Kids who are in school just visit life sometimes, and then they have to stop to do homework or go to sleep early or get to school on time. They're co…
When a child’s life is full of sights, sounds, tastes, smells, textures, people and places, he will learn. When he feels safe and loved, he will lea… - Sandra Dodd
When a child’s life is full of sights, sounds, tastes, smells, textures, people and places, he will learn. When he feels safe and loved, he will lea…
Unschooling is creating an environment in which children can learn easily and naturally all the time. - Sandra Dodd
Unschooling is creating an environment in which children can learn easily and naturally all the time.
Stop thinking schoolishly. Stop acting teacherishly. Stop talking about learning as though it's separate from life. - Sandra Dodd
Stop thinking schoolishly. Stop acting teacherishly. Stop talking about learning as though it's separate from life.
Given a rich environment, learning becomes like the air—it’s in and around us. - Sandra Dodd
Given a rich environment, learning becomes like the air—it’s in and around us.
For those orderly folks who have life all neatly arranged in their heads, who do more accepting than questioning, unschooling is a disturbing thing. - Sandra Dodd
For those orderly folks who have life all neatly arranged in their heads, who do more accepting than questioning, unschooling is a disturbing thing.
When learning is recognized in the fabric of life and encouraged, when families make their decisions based on what leads to more interesting and educ… - Sandra Dodd
When learning is recognized in the fabric of life and encouraged, when families make their decisions based on what leads to more interesting and educ…
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