a five, six, seven, eight...

Oh my!  I don't have a clue what week we're on.  And what possessed me to start ANOTHER blog is beyond me.  I can't keep up with the other two!  Alas, here I am trying to find the words to explain what we've been up to from an educational standpoint.

Hmmm.... 

Last month, I discovered the writer, educator and homeschooling/unschooling pioneer, John Holt.  I promptly bought several of his books:

Teach Your Own:  The John Holt Book of Homeschooling

How Children Learn (Classics in Child Development)

Learning All the Time

I'm in the process of reading these and already know that I connect with his philosophy.  He has made me think a lot about my own education:  where it succeeded, where it lacked, what I would've changed if I could, how I learned, how I failed, etc.

And although I've been happy with our homeschool curriculum these past few months, I can't help but feel like I want to take this a little further.  I don't want our homeschool to simply be a different version of regular school.  I'd like it to be even more out of the box.  But at the same time, I feel like I need to understand more (ie. finish reading these books) before I formulate a plan of action.

Until I can articulate myself a little better, I urge you to take a moment to read and consider this list of amazing John Holt quotes.

I'll be back after the holiday break to share what I come up with!  Happy New Year and cheers to finding new perspectives.