I just finished reading the Atlantic article, Cultivating Failure, and I’m torn between scathing disappointment and downright outrage at the comments and beliefs stated by the author. I’m going to attempt to offer my cynical, sarcastic remarks in a somewhat coherent, calm manner, but no promises.
The entire article is about how school gardens are cheating [...]
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Blame The Schools, Not The Gardens
Playful Parenting: My Thoughts
You can put me down as one more voice enthusiastically recommending the book, Playful Parenting!
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It was truly fantastic, forever going in my Top Five parenting books, directly behind Alfie Kohn and Naomi Aldort. The author, Lawrence Cohen, speaks from the same radical view – that children are individuals deserving of respect and patience as they [...]
Weapons of Mass Instruction: Review
I just finished reading John Taylor Gatto’s Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher’s Journey through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling.
It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book so thought-provoking, and not because I necessarily agreed with it all as I assumed I would, because I’m not sure I especially do. But I [...]
On (and off) The Nightstand
Good Harbor: A Novel by Anita Diamant
She’s the author of The Red Tent, one of my all-time favorite books. In The Red Tent she weaved a beautiful tale of feminine and familial connection and empowerment based on an obscure character in the old testament. I was hoping Good Harbor, a story of two female friends [...]
Gaia’s Garden, Second Edition: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture
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When thinking about where to begin in reviewing Gaia’s Garden, Second Edition: A Guide To Home-Scale Permaculture, I’m overwhelmed. There is just so much to say! We picked it up at the urging of a friend, scoring the second edition just as it was released. I don’t buy new books very often, but this was [...]
