Monday, May 12, 2008
Eyecandy of the Day
Wooster Collective just posted this phenomenal video showcasing the "ambiguous animation painted on public walls" by graffiti artist Blu. The running time is over seven minutes, but the content is so eye-poppingly inventive and epic that it is well worth the watch! MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.
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ReplyDeleteNice blog! I love the homebirthing, breastfeeding, baby-wearing mamas you have on here!
So. About that unschooling...
I sooooooo want to pick your brain. Were you totally unschooled or did your parents work with you on basics like reading and math? I have a thousand questions but don't want to pester you too much. So I'll just start with that one:)
Well. Maybe just one more. When did you learn to read and were you formally taught to read?
Emily, thank you so much for stopping by! I love keeping up on the exploits of the Free Range bunch, so it's an honor to have you on Marvelous Kiddo :) I just watched your video montage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0v8mD0ME4A) of Olivia's birth story (twice) and was moved to tears. What a beautiful, inspirational, lovely piece. The Kiddo watched too (I was reading the subtitles out loud), and he was shrieking with delight towards the end...that song is one of his favorites.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the topic of unschooling: You are welcome to pick my brain anytime, I welcome it! This is a topic that I am passionate about and I'm sure as the Kiddo grows up it will become something that I focus on more on this blog.
As for my personal experience, growing up unschooled in rural Mississippi was such a gift. I really appreciate SO much my parent's commitment to allowing me to be the guide of my own life and education.
I was not "taught" to read in the traditional sense. However, family reading was a constant in our home and an early love of books was instilled in me. By the time I was five I had more or less learned to read by osmosis! I was the exception, however, not the rule: my siblings, early in their lives, felt more driven to explore other things and learned to read much later.
I'm sure my mom and dad could hop in here on this topic and lend some more insights. I know that their journey was not without its fears and doubts that I would grow up unable to do math and that my brother would never like to read on his own (two things that have proven to distinctly not be the case. My brother is incredibly well-read and erudite on a myriad of topics and I am able to hold my own with the mental calculator when I'm out there shopping the shoe sales!)
Anyway, I could go on but it seems to me that you don't really need my help. You have a wonderful family and you seem to be all loving each other and growing and prospering and celebrating life together every day which are the most important things, anyway!
Thanks so much for your reply, Leigh!
ReplyDeleteI think it is probably mostly new baby hormone craziness but suddenly I am doubting so much! That and worrying that I am a bad mom, that my kids are never going to learn anything, that we are going to ruin them for life.... blah blah blah
I so needed the pep talk.
I think, for me, it would be a lot easier to unschool if a)I knew other unschooling families, b)we didn't live right smack dab on the corner with no backyard [everyone in this town knows that while their children are in school, mine are hanging from trees like a shot straight out of the Sound of Music] and c) so many of my blogging friends are from other circles (old college friends)and very critical of unschooling.
Feeling that you have to "prove" that your children are learning what everyone else is "supposed" to learn at their ages can put a lot of stress on. Nathan and I got into some bad dynamics this past Fall and Spring because of me starting to push reading. I personally could care less when he learns to read... but I do care about what other people think of me as a homeschooling mother. Sad, I know.
Poor Nathan.
We've made a deal now that I won't make him read to me if he won't make me make origami dinosaurs. We're both happy now.
I'm just going to have to getover my hangups.
Anyway, you have a beautiful family and a beautiful blog! I know I am going to be hanging out here a lot!