imagination/reality
Julie Solich
My oldest son Jesse, who is 9, has an amazing imagination. I'm sure he is bound for the stage, he loves to talk and he turns everything into a story which is told with expression and enthusiasm. He gets so caught up in stories, film and book that he often forgets that it isn't real. Even if it's a cartoon!! Is there anyone else out there with kids who do the same thing?
When I start to panic I always remind myself of the Einstein quote, 'Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.'
I just read the piece 'Serious Play" by John Holt in Unschooling.com Online News and that was further comfort. Jess has so much more time to play, play, play. He is outside for most of the day sword fighting with his brother and making up all sorts of dramas.
I often catch myself wondering how long it will be before he starts writing or wanting to know about vikings and the history of early Australia. LOL. Then I slap myself around the head and realize he is doing the important stuff right now.
Julie
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When I start to panic I always remind myself of the Einstein quote, 'Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.'
I just read the piece 'Serious Play" by John Holt in Unschooling.com Online News and that was further comfort. Jess has so much more time to play, play, play. He is outside for most of the day sword fighting with his brother and making up all sorts of dramas.
I often catch myself wondering how long it will be before he starts writing or wanting to know about vikings and the history of early Australia. LOL. Then I slap myself around the head and realize he is doing the important stuff right now.
Julie
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mjsolich@... writes:
<< 'Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encircles the world.'
finishes the quote after the word Imagination in the third sentence...and says
" is endless." I ask him if he ever heard that quote before and he gives me
a look, and says, "No, that just makes sense, Mama."
That it does.
~Aimee
<< 'Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encircles the world.'
>>So I read this to my son while I'm copying it into my quotes document and he
finishes the quote after the word Imagination in the third sentence...and says
" is endless." I ask him if he ever heard that quote before and he gives me
a look, and says, "No, that just makes sense, Mama."
That it does.
~Aimee
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In a message dated 5/22/03 10:08:35 AM, AimeeL73@... writes:
<< So I read this to my son while I'm copying it into my quotes document and
he
finishes the quote after the word Imagination in the third sentence...and
says
" is endless." I ask him if he ever heard that quote before and he gives me
a look, and says, "No, that just makes sense, Mama." >>
When Marty was little and Disney's Pocahontas was new and we had the songs on
tape, he sang the end of a line elegantly, and more sensibly (and of course
full voice and on pitch, holding the last note <bwg>) this way:
[Recording:]
You can own the earth but still
All you own is earth until... [dramatic pause before big finale]
[Marty finishes, with two notes, the fifth and octave of the closing chord:]
... you die!
[and then the recording lamely finishes "...you can sing with all the colors
of the wind."]
Some things just make sense, and lots of them come out of little kids.
Sandra
<< So I read this to my son while I'm copying it into my quotes document and
he
finishes the quote after the word Imagination in the third sentence...and
says
" is endless." I ask him if he ever heard that quote before and he gives me
a look, and says, "No, that just makes sense, Mama." >>
When Marty was little and Disney's Pocahontas was new and we had the songs on
tape, he sang the end of a line elegantly, and more sensibly (and of course
full voice and on pitch, holding the last note <bwg>) this way:
[Recording:]
You can own the earth but still
All you own is earth until... [dramatic pause before big finale]
[Marty finishes, with two notes, the fifth and octave of the closing chord:]
... you die!
[and then the recording lamely finishes "...you can sing with all the colors
of the wind."]
Some things just make sense, and lots of them come out of little kids.
Sandra
Tia Leschke
>On another list someone posted that her then 3 year old snuggled up to her
> Some things just make sense, and lots of them come out of little kids.
and told her she'd look great in a zuchinni.
Tia
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
saftety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Ben Franklin
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<<> Some things just make sense, and lots of them come out of little kids.>>
<< On another list someone posted that her then 3 year old snuggled up to her
and told her she'd look great in a zuchinni.
Tia >>
Okay. Not everything that comes out of a kid makes sense. <g>
Sandra
<< On another list someone posted that her then 3 year old snuggled up to her
and told her she'd look great in a zuchinni.
Tia >>
Okay. Not everything that comes out of a kid makes sense. <g>
Sandra
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SandraDodd@... writes:
<< ... you die! >>
LMAO!!
<<Some things just make sense, and lots of them come out of little kids.>>
When he says things like that I wonder, when did I lose my sense? Good thing
I have my son around to help me notice what I still have, and get the rest
back!
~Aimee
<< ... you die! >>
LMAO!!
<<Some things just make sense, and lots of them come out of little kids.>>
When he says things like that I wonder, when did I lose my sense? Good thing
I have my son around to help me notice what I still have, and get the rest
back!
~Aimee
Tia Leschke
> <<> Some things just make sense, and lots of them come out of littlekids.>>
>her
>
> << On another list someone posted that her then 3 year old snuggled up to
>Didja get it yet? a bikini. I probably should have mentioned that they
> and told her she'd look great in a zuchinni.
>
> Tia >>
>
> Okay. Not everything that comes out of a kid makes sense. <g>
were at the beach. <g>
Tia
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
saftety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Ben Franklin
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In a message dated 5/25/03 3:43:20 PM, leschke@... writes:
<< Didja get it yet? a bikini. I probably should have mentioned that they
were at the beach. <g> >>
OH! That helped a lot!
Whey you said "snuggled up" I thought they were in bed, and maybe the kid was
hungry! <g>
Sandra
<< Didja get it yet? a bikini. I probably should have mentioned that they
were at the beach. <g> >>
OH! That helped a lot!
Whey you said "snuggled up" I thought they were in bed, and maybe the kid was
hungry! <g>
Sandra