I get to go to England!
Sandra Dodd
Maybe it's because my 25th anniversary is next month and Keith and I
have already decided not to do anything special.
Maybe it's because I've been really nice to Keith.
Surely it's partly that Keith is happy that the recession isn't
kicking our butts, and he's the youngest of a family of money
hoarders, all of whom are likely to die before he does.
Oh and maybe it's because the day before the conference is my
birthday. Keith's a sweetie.
It's something, though, because when I built up courage for the speech
to ask Keith if I could go to England for the conference there on July
25, he said yes!
And when I asked my friend Helene McNeill if she might go with me, as
she lived there a long time and is brave in London, she said "YES!"
Except, she said, if she goes, she needs to visit her aunt in Paris.
Shucks!
And I'll get to go to Schuyler's house!!!!
Woohooo!!!
If I were a kid I would get on my bike and ride, ride, ride, but I'm
kinda old. I think I'll go and talk to Keith, work in the yard, walk
to the store, get the adrenaline out.
AND the conference organizer says I can speak there.
Yes!
Sandra
have already decided not to do anything special.
Maybe it's because I've been really nice to Keith.
Surely it's partly that Keith is happy that the recession isn't
kicking our butts, and he's the youngest of a family of money
hoarders, all of whom are likely to die before he does.
Oh and maybe it's because the day before the conference is my
birthday. Keith's a sweetie.
It's something, though, because when I built up courage for the speech
to ask Keith if I could go to England for the conference there on July
25, he said yes!
And when I asked my friend Helene McNeill if she might go with me, as
she lived there a long time and is brave in London, she said "YES!"
Except, she said, if she goes, she needs to visit her aunt in Paris.
Shucks!
And I'll get to go to Schuyler's house!!!!
Woohooo!!!
If I were a kid I would get on my bike and ride, ride, ride, but I'm
kinda old. I think I'll go and talk to Keith, work in the yard, walk
to the store, get the adrenaline out.
AND the conference organizer says I can speak there.
Yes!
Sandra
Kris
Doin a happy dance too, in my head. #1 on my list of places to go, #2 is
Italy but France would do. Europe is the Disneyworld for learners. Happy
for ya!
Kris
--
If God is satisfied with the work, the work may be satisfied with itself.
CS Lewis
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Italy but France would do. Europe is the Disneyworld for learners. Happy
for ya!
Kris
--
If God is satisfied with the work, the work may be satisfied with itself.
CS Lewis
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Lyla Wolfenstein
so funny to have this posted just now, as i have been sitting at my computer drooling over rental properties in the south of france!
http://www.vacationrentals.com/vacation-rentals/7452.html
is there anyone on this list familiar with the areas on that site, and could give me some private coaching! :)
Lyla
http://www.vacationrentals.com/vacation-rentals/7452.html
is there anyone on this list familiar with the areas on that site, and could give me some private coaching! :)
Lyla
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From: Kris
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] I get to go to England!
Doin a happy dance too, in my head. #1 on my list of places to go, #2 is
Italy but France would do. Europe is the Disneyworld for learners. Happy
for ya!
Kris
--
If God is satisfied with the work, the work may be satisfied with itself.
CS Lewis
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[email protected]
Awesome!! I am so happy for you!
Peace,
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k
Oh! Yay!!!
I'd like to go to Scotland but I'd be really happy to go to England.
Tolkien's house maybe.
~Katherine
I'd like to go to Scotland but I'd be really happy to go to England.
Tolkien's house maybe.
~Katherine
Sandra Dodd
-=-so funny to have this posted just now, as i have been sitting at my
computer drooling over rental properties in the south of france!
http://www.vacationrentals.com/vacation-rentals/7452.html=-
I got an e-mail from a homeschooling dad in Bordeaux the other day who
wanted to translate something from my site. 'Cept Pam Sorooshian
wrote it.
So you might have people to visit and talk to if you're of a mind to
connect with homeschooling types.
He's going to translate
http://sandradodd.com/t/economics
Sandra
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computer drooling over rental properties in the south of france!
http://www.vacationrentals.com/vacation-rentals/7452.html=-
I got an e-mail from a homeschooling dad in Bordeaux the other day who
wanted to translate something from my site. 'Cept Pam Sorooshian
wrote it.
So you might have people to visit and talk to if you're of a mind to
connect with homeschooling types.
He's going to translate
http://sandradodd.com/t/economics
Sandra
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Lyla Wolfenstein
very cool! my son wants to see medevil castles. my daugher would love to go to paris. my dream is to rent a house in provence, with a pool, near a village and nearish to aix, so we can have access to all kinds of stuff, and a place to retreat to - so the more introverted members of my family can have somewhere to stay/retreat to if some of us want to venture out more than others. i'd love a month! or more! a lt of the places even have wireless internet, so i am pondering whether my husband can work from france for a few weeks! of course this is all in my head. now i need to get it out on the table. i am excited to be able to travel in september instead of summer vacations/spring break!
Lyla
I got an e-mail from a homeschooling dad in Bordeaux the other day who
wanted to translate something from my site. 'Cept Pam Sorooshian
wrote it.
So you might have people to visit and talk to if you're of a mind to
connect with homeschooling types.
He's going to translate
http://sandradodd.com/t/economics
Sandra
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Lyla
I got an e-mail from a homeschooling dad in Bordeaux the other day who
wanted to translate something from my site. 'Cept Pam Sorooshian
wrote it.
So you might have people to visit and talk to if you're of a mind to
connect with homeschooling types.
He's going to translate
http://sandradodd.com/t/economics
Sandra
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BRIAN POLIKOWSKY
And I'll get to go to Schuyler's house!!!!
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Go ahead and make me and my kids jealous.
They ask me at least once a week when we are going to visit Simon and Linneae.
Oh and Paris can be fun!
Alex Polikowsky
http://polykow.blogspot.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unschoolingmn/
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Go ahead and make me and my kids jealous.
They ask me at least once a week when we are going to visit Simon and Linneae.
Oh and Paris can be fun!
Alex Polikowsky
http://polykow.blogspot.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unschoolingmn/
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claire.horsley08
Fantastic Sandra! Hope you have a sensational time! As it happens, we have just booked our
plane tickets to Ireland! It's my partner's 50th birthday this year and he wanted to do
something special, and we both absolutely love Ireland, so here we come. The only downside
is that from Australia the plane flight is about 24 hours!! Any tips on travelling with young
children (mine are 4 & 20 months) would be appreciated. Assuming we survive the flight,
once there we'll have about 4 weeks to travel around and get off the beaten track. I wonder
what the homeschooling/unschooling scene is like in Ireland?
plane tickets to Ireland! It's my partner's 50th birthday this year and he wanted to do
something special, and we both absolutely love Ireland, so here we come. The only downside
is that from Australia the plane flight is about 24 hours!! Any tips on travelling with young
children (mine are 4 & 20 months) would be appreciated. Assuming we survive the flight,
once there we'll have about 4 weeks to travel around and get off the beaten track. I wonder
what the homeschooling/unschooling scene is like in Ireland?
Sandra Dodd
-=- The only downside
is that from Australia the plane flight is about 24 hours!! Any tips
on travelling with young
children (mine are 4 & 20 months) would be appreciated.-=-
I nursed babies on flights when I had babies. It kept me more placid
and the baby asleep.
Headphones for the four year old, and maybe dramamine.
Others might have better ideas.
Sandra
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is that from Australia the plane flight is about 24 hours!! Any tips
on travelling with young
children (mine are 4 & 20 months) would be appreciated.-=-
I nursed babies on flights when I had babies. It kept me more placid
and the baby asleep.
Headphones for the four year old, and maybe dramamine.
Others might have better ideas.
Sandra
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Ed Wendell
coloring books, books of mazes, search and find books; I spy books are good too; books to to read to them, books on CD / MP3 Player; small lap / food tray size board games; card games - I got some really cheap decks of Old Maid, Go Fish, etc. for I think a dollar a deck at the drug store; string games - finger string games, I used to color and cut while weaving a story - kept Zac entranced for a while in Church; they make tiny containers of Play Dough, a baggie of Lego's; colored paper, colored pencils, hole punch,
We took a back pack with us every where we went for years. It stayed packed and stocked and we grabbed it anytime we left the house - in case we needed a quiet activity.
On long trips we always stocked something new - could be cheap - to be able to pull out something new and novel when he got too restless.
Oh my, I really don't know what they will allow on planes now but I'm just throwing out ideas anyway in case it jump starts your own juices flowing.
Lisa. W.
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We took a back pack with us every where we went for years. It stayed packed and stocked and we grabbed it anytime we left the house - in case we needed a quiet activity.
On long trips we always stocked something new - could be cheap - to be able to pull out something new and novel when he got too restless.
Oh my, I really don't know what they will allow on planes now but I'm just throwing out ideas anyway in case it jump starts your own juices flowing.
Lisa. W.
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Schuyler
We are all so excited that you guys are coming! And that we get to Learn Nothing with the founder on her day! Man, it'll be a study in how to learn nothing, a master class.
Schuyler
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Schuyler
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Anne Mills
To keep a healthy good mood I often take the children swimming for a couple of days at a time before departure,so that their body are toned-up and I keep them playing untill the plane is boarded and then I nurse them.So they fall in a deep sleep. I'd keep the small baby in a sling while sitting so your arms are free.
We also bought dvd player and herbal remedy like lavander and chamomile. And drawing paper !And also one or two little story books.
The most challenging are the trips to the bathroom...We also give them fresh fruit to keep them refreshed.
We also plan a trip to Australia.
Anne
To: [email protected]
From: Sandra@...
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:44:21 -0700
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Re: I get to go to England!
-=- The only downside
is that from Australia the plane flight is about 24 hours!! Any tips
on travelling with young
children (mine are 4 & 20 months) would be appreciated.-=-
I nursed babies on flights when I had babies. It kept me more placid
and the baby asleep.
Headphones for the four year old, and maybe dramamine.
Others might have better ideas.
Sandra
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We also bought dvd player and herbal remedy like lavander and chamomile. And drawing paper !And also one or two little story books.
The most challenging are the trips to the bathroom...We also give them fresh fruit to keep them refreshed.
We also plan a trip to Australia.
Anne
To: [email protected]
From: Sandra@...
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:44:21 -0700
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Re: I get to go to England!
-=- The only downside
is that from Australia the plane flight is about 24 hours!! Any tips
on travelling with young
children (mine are 4 & 20 months) would be appreciated.-=-
I nursed babies on flights when I had babies. It kept me more placid
and the baby asleep.
Headphones for the four year old, and maybe dramamine.
Others might have better ideas.
Sandra
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Schuyler
We've flown from the U.S. to the U.K. with little, little ones and from the U.K. to Australia a couple of times with older ones. Walking the aisles has always been an important distraction. Most people smile. Depending on who you are flying with, your children may be entertained by the crew. Singapore airlines have been incredibly child friendly. Nursing helps. Having food that they will eat is important, the child meals aren't specific to your child's taste. Get things that are new to you children to unwrap on the plane, and do wrap them in gift wrap. Little puzzles, coloring books, books, etc..over pack your carry ons. If you don't use what you brought, fine, but if there is something in there that you put in on a whim that holds either of your kid rapt for 15 minutes, that is so good.
The layover is important. Go into shops, explore wander, run, play games, play tag. If you are going via Singapore, look for cool costumes, if you are going by Dubai, I bet their airport is good, via Japan, that would be fun too, Kuala Lumpur, really fun. I've only ever gone through Singapore. But I can imagine that the other layovers would have heaps of entertainment. Singapore has a fish pond in the middle that's fun to wander through and gaze into, tossing coins in and talking about what you might have wished for. Spend money during the layover. Try and be as relaxed as you can be.
Schuyler
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From: claire.horsley08 <claire.horsley08@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, 21 February, 2009 11:32:24 PM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Re: I get to go to England!
Fantastic Sandra! Hope you have a sensational time! As it happens, we have just booked our
plane tickets to Ireland! It's my partner's 50th birthday this year and he wanted to do
something special, and we both absolutely love Ireland, so here we come. The only downside
is that from Australia the plane flight is about 24 hours!! Any tips on travelling with young
children (mine are 4 & 20 months) would be appreciated. Assuming we survive the flight,
once there we'll have about 4 weeks to travel around and get off the beaten track. I wonder
what the homeschooling/unschooling scene is like in Ireland?
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The layover is important. Go into shops, explore wander, run, play games, play tag. If you are going via Singapore, look for cool costumes, if you are going by Dubai, I bet their airport is good, via Japan, that would be fun too, Kuala Lumpur, really fun. I've only ever gone through Singapore. But I can imagine that the other layovers would have heaps of entertainment. Singapore has a fish pond in the middle that's fun to wander through and gaze into, tossing coins in and talking about what you might have wished for. Spend money during the layover. Try and be as relaxed as you can be.
Schuyler
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From: claire.horsley08 <claire.horsley08@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, 21 February, 2009 11:32:24 PM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Re: I get to go to England!
Fantastic Sandra! Hope you have a sensational time! As it happens, we have just booked our
plane tickets to Ireland! It's my partner's 50th birthday this year and he wanted to do
something special, and we both absolutely love Ireland, so here we come. The only downside
is that from Australia the plane flight is about 24 hours!! Any tips on travelling with young
children (mine are 4 & 20 months) would be appreciated. Assuming we survive the flight,
once there we'll have about 4 weeks to travel around and get off the beaten track. I wonder
what the homeschooling/unschooling scene is like in Ireland?
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claire.horsley08
Thank you everyone for fantastic travel tips! I knew I needed lots of little activities (so it's
great to get specific suggestions), but had never thought of gift-wrapping them! We bought
our plane tickets on a 'buy adult ticket, child flies free' deal, so it's quite possible there will
be lots of kids on the plane ... which could be really good or really, really bad.
What is the conference that Sandra will be speaking at in the UK?
great to get specific suggestions), but had never thought of gift-wrapping them! We bought
our plane tickets on a 'buy adult ticket, child flies free' deal, so it's quite possible there will
be lots of kids on the plane ... which could be really good or really, really bad.
What is the conference that Sandra will be speaking at in the UK?
Sandra Dodd
-=-Man, it'll be a study in how to learn nothing, a master class. =-
At first I was thinking if I got in that day I could sleep off the
flight, and that might help, but #1, I'll probably go a few days
before to be able to visit Schuyler, and #2, it's HARD for me to
sleep, in England. It's England. And I've only been in summer, so it
seems to me the sun's always up in England.
My Plan B is this: I could document all the "I knew that" things I'm
seeing that day. I could stay out of museums, eat American food, not
watch TV, not ask what kind of birds those are... I have months to
prepare.
Sandra
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At first I was thinking if I got in that day I could sleep off the
flight, and that might help, but #1, I'll probably go a few days
before to be able to visit Schuyler, and #2, it's HARD for me to
sleep, in England. It's England. And I've only been in summer, so it
seems to me the sun's always up in England.
My Plan B is this: I could document all the "I knew that" things I'm
seeing that day. I could stay out of museums, eat American food, not
watch TV, not ask what kind of birds those are... I have months to
prepare.
Sandra
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diana jenner
>This'll make for a veeeeery tricky "Learn Nothing Day" at your house, tee
> Oh and maybe it's because the day before the conference is my birthday.
>
hee hee!!
~diana :)
xoxoxoxo
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Meghan Anderson-Coates
Yea!! I'm excited for you (insert happy dance here <g>)! Sounds like a fun trip!
Meghan
Genius� means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
~ William James
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Meghan
Genius� means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
~ William James
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Meghan Anderson-Coates
<<<<they make tiny containers of Play Dough>>>>>
I can tell you the flight attendants will NOT thank you for this <g>.
It's too easy to get mushed into the seats and the floor (and between the seats and into the seat pocket, etc, etc). I went to the bathroom when ex-dh and I were flying with a four-year-old Tamzin and when I came back...well, read above :-(
Meghan
Genius� means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
~ William James
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I can tell you the flight attendants will NOT thank you for this <g>.
It's too easy to get mushed into the seats and the floor (and between the seats and into the seat pocket, etc, etc). I went to the bathroom when ex-dh and I were flying with a four-year-old Tamzin and when I came back...well, read above :-(
Meghan
Genius� means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
~ William James
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Schuyler
It's the London Unschooling Conference. www.londonunschoolingconference.com.
Schuyler
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From: claire.horsley08 <claire.horsley08@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, 22 February, 2009 12:11:03 PM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Re: I get to go to England!
Thank you everyone for fantastic travel tips! I knew I needed lots of little activities (so it's
great to get specific suggestions), but had never thought of gift-wrapping them! We bought
our plane tickets on a 'buy adult ticket, child flies free' deal, so it's quite possible there will
be lots of kids on the plane ... which could be really good or really, really bad.
What is the conference that Sandra will be speaking at in the UK?
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Schuyler
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From: claire.horsley08 <claire.horsley08@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, 22 February, 2009 12:11:03 PM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Re: I get to go to England!
Thank you everyone for fantastic travel tips! I knew I needed lots of little activities (so it's
great to get specific suggestions), but had never thought of gift-wrapping them! We bought
our plane tickets on a 'buy adult ticket, child flies free' deal, so it's quite possible there will
be lots of kids on the plane ... which could be really good or really, really bad.
What is the conference that Sandra will be speaking at in the UK?
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Yahoo! Groups Links
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m_aduhene
hi,
sandra i am so pleased for u that u r able to come to england. i feel
like the only unschooler in this wee country. i know there are others
out there but i can't seem to find any where i live. am i too late to
book tickets for the conference????
blessings
michelle
sandra i am so pleased for u that u r able to come to england. i feel
like the only unschooler in this wee country. i know there are others
out there but i can't seem to find any where i live. am i too late to
book tickets for the conference????
blessings
michelle
Sandra Dodd
The conference has only been recently announced. It's a one day
conference on July 25:
http://www.londonunschoolingconference.com/
I'm not on the webpage yet. Soon, I guess...
Sandra
conference on July 25:
http://www.londonunschoolingconference.com/
I'm not on the webpage yet. Soon, I guess...
Sandra
Schuyler
I live in England, in Norfolk. There are more around. There is a small group at Run.ning (http://familyrun.ning.com/). There is an unschoolinguk yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UnschoolingUK/?yguid=136871563). There is AEUK (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AEUK/). The conference is on the 25th of July and I'm sure that there will be plenty of time to register.
Schuyler
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From: m_aduhene <m_aduhene@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, 24 February, 2009 12:25:07 AM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Re: I get to go to England!
hi,
sandra i am so pleased for u that u r able to come to england. i feel
like the only unschooler in this wee country. i know there are others
out there but i can't seem to find any where i live. am i too late to
book tickets for the conference????
blessings
michelle
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Schuyler
________________________________
From: m_aduhene <m_aduhene@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, 24 February, 2009 12:25:07 AM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Re: I get to go to England!
hi,
sandra i am so pleased for u that u r able to come to england. i feel
like the only unschooler in this wee country. i know there are others
out there but i can't seem to find any where i live. am i too late to
book tickets for the conference????
blessings
michelle
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m_aduhene
hi, thanks.
i maanged to get on the website and if u register before the 1st of
may u get a discount, so my hubby said ok we can go. wahey!!
blessings
michelle
i maanged to get on the website and if u register before the 1st of
may u get a discount, so my hubby said ok we can go. wahey!!
blessings
michelle