funny child
joylyn
Lexie says to me tonight, right now, at 12:30, that she is "trying to
get a good education in regards to all religions, because it's not only
important for being a very multicutural person, but also because it
will look good on my college resume for when I want to go to college!"
She's eight!
But really, the students at the school where I teach can't think past
tomorrow. I am pleased Lexie is thinking about her future and planning
her education. It just sounded funny to me. her college resume.
joylyn
get a good education in regards to all religions, because it's not only
important for being a very multicutural person, but also because it
will look good on my college resume for when I want to go to college!"
She's eight!
But really, the students at the school where I teach can't think past
tomorrow. I am pleased Lexie is thinking about her future and planning
her education. It just sounded funny to me. her college resume.
joylyn
Taunya Lemon
That is so awesome! My son has been in the public school system and two different private schools. You are right about only thinking about tomorrow. Kameron was always thinking about how is "this" (what they were learning in class) going to help me be a better person or business owner. He's always believed that he was going to be "the boss" and make lots of money! :-> He's a hard worker, inquisitive, excellent work ethic and money management skills. He's only nine. All of his imagianation and idividuality was canstantly being surpressed in his other learning environments.
It hasn't even ben a month that I withdrew him from a private military school. I am a little scared and it feels good to hear from people who get what I'm trying to do and why! Yesterday, my neighbor told me that my son actually looked healthier since he's been home. He didn't realize that Kameron has been on several meds that the school district said that he needed to be on. Now that he's off all meds and all of their side effects are diminishing he is better!!
Congrats on a confirmation moment! May we all continue to get them.
It hasn't even ben a month that I withdrew him from a private military school. I am a little scared and it feels good to hear from people who get what I'm trying to do and why! Yesterday, my neighbor told me that my son actually looked healthier since he's been home. He didn't realize that Kameron has been on several meds that the school district said that he needed to be on. Now that he's off all meds and all of their side effects are diminishing he is better!!
Congrats on a confirmation moment! May we all continue to get them.
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From: joylyn
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Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 3:28 AM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] funny child
Lexie says to me tonight, right now, at 12:30, that she is "trying to
get a good education in regards to all religions, because it's not only
important for being a very multicutural person, but also because it
will look good on my college resume for when I want to go to college!"
She's eight!
But really, the students at the school where I teach can't think past
tomorrow. I am pleased Lexie is thinking about her future and planning
her education. It just sounded funny to me. her college resume.
joylyn
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In a message dated 12/2/03 12:01:49 PM, tlemon1@... writes:
<< Yesterday, my neighbor told me that my son actually looked healthier since
he's been home. He didn't realize that Kameron has been on several meds that
the school district said that he needed to be on. Now that he's off all
meds and all of their side effects are diminishing he is better!! >>
That sounds great!
This is really a good time of year to start unschooling. Between
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's nobody expects anything to happen except holiday
festivity-stuff, and so EASILY five or six weeks of deschooling can happen
without anybody noticing. And if in January you have ideas of things to do,
either holing up and watching movies or going out and about, it's an easy time of
year for nobody to expect you to "start doing schoolwork now, it's
September..." or whatever.
Sandra
<< Yesterday, my neighbor told me that my son actually looked healthier since
he's been home. He didn't realize that Kameron has been on several meds that
the school district said that he needed to be on. Now that he's off all
meds and all of their side effects are diminishing he is better!! >>
That sounds great!
This is really a good time of year to start unschooling. Between
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's nobody expects anything to happen except holiday
festivity-stuff, and so EASILY five or six weeks of deschooling can happen
without anybody noticing. And if in January you have ideas of things to do,
either holing up and watching movies or going out and about, it's an easy time of
year for nobody to expect you to "start doing schoolwork now, it's
September..." or whatever.
Sandra
heather mclean
Has anyone seen this article? I found my dh reading
it yesterday. I don't know how he found it. I'm
guessing it was linked from someone's blog. (He's a
big blog reader LOL). Anyway, I've really enjoyed
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's books about FLOW, so I
thought it was interesting he was one of the authors
of this article.
heather m
-of tucson AZ, but in Dallas/Tyler/Fort Worth visiting
family this week
February 2002
Television Addiction Is No Mere Metaphor
By Robert Kubey and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Perhaps the most ironic aspect of the struggle for
survival is how easily organisms can be harmed by that
which they desire. The trout is caught by the
fisherman's lure, the mouse by cheese. But at least
those creatures have the excuse that bait and cheese
look like sustenance. Humans seldom have that
consolation. The temptations that can disrupt their
lives are often pure indulgences. No one has to drink
alcohol, for example. Realizing when a diversion has
gotten out of control is one of the great challenges
of life....
entire article at -
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0005339B-A694-1CC5-B4A8809EC588EEDF
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it yesterday. I don't know how he found it. I'm
guessing it was linked from someone's blog. (He's a
big blog reader LOL). Anyway, I've really enjoyed
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's books about FLOW, so I
thought it was interesting he was one of the authors
of this article.
heather m
-of tucson AZ, but in Dallas/Tyler/Fort Worth visiting
family this week
February 2002
Television Addiction Is No Mere Metaphor
By Robert Kubey and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Perhaps the most ironic aspect of the struggle for
survival is how easily organisms can be harmed by that
which they desire. The trout is caught by the
fisherman's lure, the mouse by cheese. But at least
those creatures have the excuse that bait and cheese
look like sustenance. Humans seldom have that
consolation. The temptations that can disrupt their
lives are often pure indulgences. No one has to drink
alcohol, for example. Realizing when a diversion has
gotten out of control is one of the great challenges
of life....
entire article at -
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0005339B-A694-1CC5-B4A8809EC588EEDF
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In a message dated 12/3/03 8:47:12 AM, heather_200115@... writes:
<< Has anyone seen this article? I found my dh reading
it yesterday. I don't know how he found it. >>
I read it just now. Since it's from early 2002, it didn't get too much
excitement up, or people would have sent it to all of us sooner. <g>
Maybe what kept it from being sent around is that it's pretty even-handed.
They say that it could be that those who aren't big into social activities and
sports are watching TV because of that, and that the TV isn't causing their
lack of outside activities.
I was interested in their discussion of cold-turkey studies, where families
are persuaded or paid to turn the TV off for a set amount of time and then
they're interviewed to see how it's going. Some reported not getting along as
well.
My guess on that was that ONE person (the mom probably) had agreed to this
study and the dad and kids weren't in on the decision. That's pretty much
something to fight about.
Lots of families just didn't make it to the end of the study period.
I don't see that as failure. I see them saying that their right to watch a
movie is more important to their life that day than being guinea pigs in
someone's study which is using their real life/time/emotion/input as scientific data
regardless of the comfort or convenience to the family.
All in all it presented thoughts and suggestions and ideas, but not
conclusions, which is fine. It was kind of a chat about whether tv can be addictive,
and said "kinda yes, and kinda no," and that there were scientists who were
unwilling to consider it as an addiction.
Weird article, in a way, and too long to read if people don't just feel like
reading it.
Sandra
<< Has anyone seen this article? I found my dh reading
it yesterday. I don't know how he found it. >>
I read it just now. Since it's from early 2002, it didn't get too much
excitement up, or people would have sent it to all of us sooner. <g>
Maybe what kept it from being sent around is that it's pretty even-handed.
They say that it could be that those who aren't big into social activities and
sports are watching TV because of that, and that the TV isn't causing their
lack of outside activities.
I was interested in their discussion of cold-turkey studies, where families
are persuaded or paid to turn the TV off for a set amount of time and then
they're interviewed to see how it's going. Some reported not getting along as
well.
My guess on that was that ONE person (the mom probably) had agreed to this
study and the dad and kids weren't in on the decision. That's pretty much
something to fight about.
Lots of families just didn't make it to the end of the study period.
I don't see that as failure. I see them saying that their right to watch a
movie is more important to their life that day than being guinea pigs in
someone's study which is using their real life/time/emotion/input as scientific data
regardless of the comfort or convenience to the family.
All in all it presented thoughts and suggestions and ideas, but not
conclusions, which is fine. It was kind of a chat about whether tv can be addictive,
and said "kinda yes, and kinda no," and that there were scientists who were
unwilling to consider it as an addiction.
Weird article, in a way, and too long to read if people don't just feel like
reading it.
Sandra
Nancy Wooton
on 12/3/03 9:08 AM, SandraDodd@... at SandraDodd@... wrote:
Nancy
> Weird article, in a way, and too long to read if people don't just feel likeYeah. I kept wondering what was on TV while I read it.
> reading it.
Nancy
C R
I think addition to anything has something to do with something lacking
spiritually, and I think TV addition is no different. What is neat is that
when I was attempting to vegetate on TV last night I saw a little bit(I
couldn't watch the whole ting because it was too deep) of a Deepak Chopra
program in which he said that, too(not about TV, just the addiction part)!
Caroline
henrypootel@...
spiritually, and I think TV addition is no different. What is neat is that
when I was attempting to vegetate on TV last night I saw a little bit(I
couldn't watch the whole ting because it was too deep) of a Deepak Chopra
program in which he said that, too(not about TV, just the addiction part)!
Caroline
henrypootel@...
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> Yeah. I kept wondering what was on TV while I read it.
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