"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

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

CUKE CO-OP at Wiggins Airport

The CUKE CO-OP had the wonderful opportunity
to visit Wiggins Airport outside of Manchester Airport.
We were allowed a private tour of 3 private planes.
One on the tarmac, with commercial airplanes
taking off behind us.. The kids cheers were priceless!!
The other 2 planes were in one of the 2 hangers.
The kind folks at Wiggins let the kids tour the private planes at their leisure.
All the kids got to spend time in the cockpits, using the yolk, touching the buttons,
exploring these real life planes!!!!!!
This was a great co-op!!!
Thanks sooo much Winnie for setting this up!!!!







































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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