http://www.anordinarymom.com/lifestyle-learning-kodiaks-and-komodos/ if I can do this, you can too Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:12:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.anordinarymom.com/lifestyle-learning-kodiaks-and-komodos/comment-page-1/#comment-9791 Kelleigh Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:36:28 +0000 http://www.anordinarymom.com/?p=1172#comment-9791 How truly inspiring! Thanks for sharing how one topic (big animals) can blossom! That is what true learning is all about. I agree with Christina that it is rare for organic learning to take place in the classroom. The "race to the top";) gets in the way! Home(un)schoolers are so lucky! How truly inspiring! Thanks for sharing how one topic (big animals) can blossom! That is what true learning is all about. I agree with Christina that it is rare for organic learning to take place in the classroom. The “race to the top”;) gets in the way! Home(un)schoolers are so lucky!

]]> http://www.anordinarymom.com/lifestyle-learning-kodiaks-and-komodos/comment-page-1/#comment-9768 Christina Pilkington Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:12:40 +0000 http://www.anordinarymom.com/?p=1172#comment-9768 My kids and I have learned more just from reading up on, googling or discussing together things we are curious about than almost anything else we do together besides travel and trips. It's so amazing to have a lifestyle of learning where you don't have to "get through" a certain amount of material in a day. As an ex-teacher I know this type of learning hardly ever took place in my classroom. I had too many hoops to jump through. My kids and I have learned more just from reading up on, googling or discussing together things we are curious about than almost anything else we do together besides travel and trips. It’s so amazing to have a lifestyle of learning where you don’t have to “get through” a certain amount of material in a day. As an ex-teacher I know this type of learning hardly ever took place in my classroom. I had too many hoops to jump through.

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