"I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built upon the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think. Whereas, if the child is left to himself, he will think more and better, if less showily. Let him go and come freely, let him touch real things and combine his impressions for himself, instead of sitting indoors at a little round table, while a sweet-voiced teacher suggests that he build a stone wall with his wooden blocks, or make a rainbow out of strips of coloured paper, or plant straw trees in bead flower-pots. Such teaching fills the mind with artificial associations that must be got rid of, before the child can develop independent ideas out of actual experience." -- Anne Sullivan

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Christmas Day












What a wonderful day!!! The day started out with a whisper from Ben, "do you think he came?"
Well "he" definitely did:~) Ben got his castle that he wanted and Hannnah got her "cooker" that she wanted along with other presents!! We had a fun morning playing and munching on banana bread. Unfortunately, Ed's folks were sick and couldn't make it to dinner, so we had the whole day for us. The kids played, we napped, Ben and I made a snownman and a snow fort, Hannah took a mega nap on the couch, we had soo much yummy food and we all picked all day then finished the day by watching Ratatouille, a present from grammy and grampa.
It was a wonderful Christmas:~)
It was a great day!!
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Reading Material

  • Parenting A Free Child: An Unschooled Life by Rue Kream
  • The Tao of Pooh
  • Herbal Remedies for Children's Health by Rosemary Gladstar
  • The Well Adjusted Child by Rachel Gathercole
  • Living Simply With Children by Marie Sherlock