I really need to relearn this…

“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.”
― Mother Teresa

Learning in Freedom

Who knew way back in 2005 when I started our home education journey that I would be fully immersed in what is typically known as “unschooling”.  I used to think unschoolers were crazy!  But I think if look under the surface of the reason I wanted to home school from the very beginning, it was for the freedom to choose when, where, how and why we would learn.  I prefer the term “learning from life”, or self directed learning because the word unschooling has a negative image attached to it for many (just like it did for me once upon a time).   And now as my oldest is finished his “formal” academic years and is moving on to the next stage of his life, I am proud of how he has turned out.  He is a true homeschooler.  He won’t learn something because someone tells him to, he always comes back with… “I will learn it when I need to learn it.”  And he does.  He is a great autodidactic.  He knows how to learn (which was the major goal for our schooling) and is learning all the time (not just during “school hours”).

Anyway, enough babbling.  I have a number of tabs open that are about unschooling and I want to note them here on my blog so I can go back and reference them when I need to.

 

1.  What is an Unschooling Curriculum?

An Unschooler's Informal Course of Study

Read more at Suite101: What is an Unschooling Curriculum?: An Unschooler's Informal Course of Study | Suite101.com http://saramcgrath.suite101.com/what-is-an-unschooling-curriculum-a160601#ixzz1syf9SHUS

2.  Free to Learn Introduction - http://livingjoyfully.ca/books/FTL_intro.htm

3.  Christian Unschooling - http://www.christianunschooling.com/christian-unschooling-part-one/

4.  The Unschooling Revolution: Taking Education Into Our Own Hands

Read more: http://www.simplemindfulness.com/2012/04/20/the-unschooling-revolution/#ixzz1syfYWPo8

5.  Giving in to My Kids (or, Why I Unschool)  --  http://www.christianunschooling.com/why-i-unschool/

Flax Wrap

Robin Sampson posted on facebook:

Starting the Wheat Belly food plan soon. This bread will be my new staple.

Flax Wrap
Ingredients:
1 Egg
2 Tbs Water (more water will make it thinner)
3 Tbs Ground Flaxseed
pinch salt
1/2 tsp Baking powder
1Tbs melted Coconut Oil
Mix together flax and baking powder. Stir in melted coconut oil. Beat in egg and water until blended. Pour into greased microwave safe pie plate. Microwave on high for 2-3 minutes until cooked. Allow to cool for about 5 minutes. Gently lift an edge with a spatula, loosen from the pan. Flip the wrap over and top with desired toppings.
Or make it in a skillet like a crepe.