Big Rocks First - welcome to 2023
January first has arrived, with the crisp feeling of a new year ahead and the (within our family) headline: Big Rocks First.
Pointing at the analogy of filling a jar with rocks, stone, gravel, sand, and red wine (or water or beer, depending on the storyteller), we want this year to focus on filling our lives with the big rocks first.
So, what are big rocks exactly in a life analogy?
To me, it is never straightforward, nor is it one thing. But it is about putting important stuff first, pushi…
Unschooling is just life
Unschooling is just a fancy word for living, said a meme I saw on social media this week. It is true. Another, longer, a post I read was about how ambitious we can all become while following each other's unschooling journeys on blogs and social media.
Do nomads have a social life?
Do you have any friends? This is one of the all times most asked questions we get as a full-time traveling family. In this text, we share the answers and perspectives on the idea of having a social life on the move. We would never have imagined this reality before we left, but now it is our everyday life of adventure.
Interview with Raquy Danziger - a celebrated Darbuka performer
When we were in Istanbul we met Raquy Danziger - a celebrated Darbuka performer, teacher, and composer known worldwide for her expertise on the Middle Eastern darbuka drum.
Do we have to read Shakespeare?
"I feel sorry for people who never read Shakespeare", my 15-year-old son told me one late night in the darkness and the tiredness after just another of the many parties we attend while visiting our home country.
Unschooling is about freedom
Letting go of control and ambition is not letting go of presence and enthusiasm. We trust the flow of life, the joy of learning, the natural curiosity everyone possesses and do not plan a curriculum for our children.
Education and learning cannot be stopped
Education and learning is an intrinsic element of human life, can not be stopped, and institutions are not necessary for children to get good educations. The world would be a better place without compulsory schooling.
The unschooling perspective on education
So, we unschool. We believe in personal growth and educating yourself. Education should be voluntary and self-directed. Motivation is the key factor in learning.
Does school prepare children for work?
Children are forced to internalize the values and structures of society, telling them school is for the better. Let us set the children free.
On #unschooling: Studying Sokrates and the discipline of logic.
My sons are laughing so hard, they can hardly stand, as we were voluntary and together in our home – studying Sokrates and the discipline of logic.
Worldschooling
It is not just a question of education, it is a question of being. In this life. In an alternative way. With the home base on the planet, eternally changing location, yet staying with ourselves.
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