Abundance, Deschooling, India

New analogy on "filling up" by Joyce (third item):
http://sandradodd.com/abundance/

Another perfect piece of Joyce-thought, on deschooling, and I'll quote it below, but it's also here:
http://sandradodd.com/deschooling

Don't expect right now to feel smooth. The days spent in school are like living with a broken leg. The days when unschooling runs smoothly are like living with two strong legs. But the deschooling phase between them is like living with a cast while the leg heals. It won't be as bad as school but won't be as smooth as unschooling.—Joyce Fetteroll

I'm in India for a month, visiting unschooling families. Notes and images are starting to be collected here:
http://sandraindia2010.blogspot.com/

Efficiency, Pokemon, Add Light, Ouija Book

Something new by Schuyler about the efficiency of unschooling:
http://sandradodd.com/substance

Old page, refurbished a bit, with links to others you might be glad to see again:
http://sandradodd.com/game/pokemon
something new by Jenny Cyphers, but definitely re-read the others

In case anyone missed the notice last month, the Just Add Light and Stir blog/mailing list is going strong:
http://justaddlightandstir.blogspot.com

A note on using The Big Book of Unschooling as a "ouija book":
http://sandradodd.com/bigbook/random

Co-sleeping; memories; interview

Something new about co-sleeping in India, upper right:
http://sandradodd.com/sleep/cosleeping

Some of the writings that led to the post noted above (new page):
http://sandradodd.com/sleep/memories

Amy Childs interviewed me recently, and today published short and long versions, set in a very nice page!
http://whateveramen.com/parenting26-interview-with-sandra-dodd/ New home; click here.

Click the photo for its source.

Priorities

New list on the Priorities page, "Example of priorities than can hamper unschooling"
http://sandradodd.com/priorities
Down a bit on the righthand side, in a box. Can't miss it.

Dads; phrases to avoid; relatives

One Dad’s Journey Thru Unschooling
Phil Biegler—Northeast Unschooling Conference, Wakefield, MA, August, 2010
http://sandradodd.com/philbiegler/NEUC2010
(now with photos)

There are also new photos at the dads page, of Ross Bentley and his daughter:
http://sandradodd.com/dads
(upper left)

Two additions to "Phrases to Avoid," one at the top and one near the bottom.
http://sandradodd.com/phrases

Kelly Lovejoy made a great suggestion about responding to critical grandparents. I added it here:
http://sandradodd.com/relatives