New writing on "Building an unschooling nest," by Connie (otherstar) near the top:
http://sandradodd.com/nest
Julie tells of Adam ordering his own food, and what happens if a child is allowed sweets.
http://sandradodd.com/eating/sweets
Learning without Reading is the new name of an expanded page, with a new story and a couple of older ones.
http://sandradodd.com/r/hollydodd
Just nearly a week left of the September gift exchange. I haven't done this before, but it's been fun, so I might do it again next September.
http://sandradodd.com/giftExchange/
There are a few more coming, but here's what I have thusfar on title art this month:
http://sandradodd.com/art/title/gifts
Ideas and experiences on forming a local group
http://sandradodd.com/groups
New art by Glenda and Andrew Sikes, and a page you might not have known about http://sandradodd.com/months
Addition to an older page, on my 2011 London talk, where there's a recording you can hear free (and now commentary on that talk by someone who was there):
http://sandradodd.com/listen/london2011
A Rich and Varied Life for a Six Year Old (new to "Typical Days")
http://sandradodd.com/day/juliem
Very short zen story about ability.
http://sandradodd.com/zen.html
What can happen if parents are very generous with their children?
http://sandradodd.com/generosity
Thinking Sticks as used in writing workshops:
http://sandradodd.com/thinkingsticks/writingworkshop
Some of the things we learned in school aren't true anymore; some never were.
http://sandradodd.com/error
I was interviewed by a blogger in India:
Learning for Fun: Interview with Sandra Dodd – Unschooling Mom for 22 Years!
http://www.mommy-labs.com/inspiring-interviews/homeschooling-inspiring-interviews/interview-with-sandra-dodd-unschooling-homeschooling-india/
Follow-up pages for HSC Conference talks in 2012, an index page and four topic pages which will eventually have links to purchasable recordings (maybe):
Follow-up Notes, HSC:
http://sandradodd.com/hsc/
Happiness Inside and Out http://sandradodd.com/hsc/happiness.html
Deschooling: How and Why? http://sandradodd.com/hsc/deschooling.html
Unschooling Very Well http://sandradodd.com/hsc/unschoolingwell.html
Why Radical Unschooling? http://sandradodd.com/hsc/radical.html
I'm speaking in Florida (with Holly, and possibly a bit of Keith), October 14 – 18, 2012,
Treasure Island Florida
http://floridaunschoolingconference.com
Two Always Learning Live events are ready for registration!
Albuquerque, December 27-30, 2012 http://speakingsandradodd.blogspot.com/p/december-27-albuquerque.html
and
Minneapolis, May 2-5, 2013: http://allunschoolingminnesota2013.blogspot.com
Additions (bottom) to the reality page:
SandraDodd.com/reality
...and here's my record of having created reality:
New example at the bottom of "abundance":
SandraDodd.com/abundance
Portuguese translation of one of Pam Sorooshian's pages and two interviews with me:
Princípios do "Unschooling"
Porque fiz “unschooling” com os meus três filhos
Uma Entrevista com Sandra Dodd, 1998
New page, new writing by Rippy Dusseldorp about how to respond to people who ask about your lack of a curriculum, with links to several other (mostly forgotten) pages that had ideas for dealing with relatives and friends
http://sandradodd.com/response
More clarification and examples, on strewing:
http://sandradodd.com/strew/strew
(More by Colleen Prieto)
Thoughts about finishing what you start (with links to logic, choices and how to unschool, and with new writing in the righthand column, also by Rippy Dusseldorp)
http://sandradodd.com/finishwhatyoustart
I'm going to let this one have its own announcement post because it's just so overwhelming for some people.
http://sandradodd.com/screentime
Too far, too fast (new page)
http://sandradodd.com/problems/toofar
Addiction? False claims of "addiction" and how to prevent the real deal:
http://sandradodd.com/addiction.html
Follow-up page from the gathering in Leiden
A Day in Leiden with Sandra Dodd
http://sandradodd.com/leiden
June 30, I'm speaking for a full day in Leiden, the Netherlands.
http://sandradoddleiden.wordpress.com/
July 15, I'm speaking for a full day in Ashford, Surrey, UK
http://www.lttl.org.uk/timings.html
August 3-5, I'll speak each day at least once at the HSC conference in Sacramento (Pam Sorooshian, too, and maybe others who are on this list)
http://www.hscconference.com/main.html
October 14-18, Florida, with Holly Dodd, speaking with me once.
Keith will be there too, but not speaking.)
http://floridaunschoolingconference.com/
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There are only 10 days to get the early bird registration for the first Florida
Unschooling Conference- Un in the Sun! Rates go up on July 1st!
The Florida Unschooling Conference | Un in the Sun
floridaunschoolingconference.com
Florida Unschooling Conference – Un in the Sun!
October 14 – 18, 2012 Treasure Island Florida
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December 27-29, Albuquerque (with several people from this discussion!)
http://sandradodd.com/all/registration
2013 will have
Minnesota (in April with Jill Parmer and Alex Polikowsky) http://allunschoolingminnesota2013.blogspot.co.uk/
Lisbon (May, with Joyce Fetteroll and Marta Borges Pires) http://sandradoddemlisboa.blogspot.co.uk/
Selkirk, Scotland (with Joyce Fetteroll and Julie Daniel)
Probably near London again with Joyce Fetteroll
(possibly other places too, but I'm listing the most committed)
In fall, two or three cities in Australia with Joyce Fetteroll and Schuyler Waynforthhttp://speakingsandradodd.blogspot.co.uk/
Yes, but in 2014, March and early April.
Addition of ideas posted by Meredith Novak:
http://sandradodd.com/physicality/
More information and links on the role of integrity in unschooling: http://sandradodd.com/integrity
Pam Sorooshian, on the graduation from college of her three daughters:
http://sandradodd.com/college
New page on the effects of strewing:
http://sandradodd.com/strew/strew
