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“Miss, What’s the Point?”
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“Miss, What’s the Point?”

  • Anna Dusseau
  • July 8, 2020January 14, 2021

You might say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. John Lennon, Imagine It is autumn. The late afternoon light lies low across the room, where windows are…

Homeschool Therapy: Working on Ourselves
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Homeschool Therapy: Working on Ourselves

  • Anna Dusseau
  • July 1, 2020January 14, 2021

As can happen when you stop doing something, you wonder why you ever did it. Tobias Jones, School’s Out, The Guardian, April 2020 For most homeschooling families, Mondays are no…

On Language and Imaginative Play
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On Language and Imaginative Play

  • Anna Dusseau
  • June 26, 2020January 14, 2021

A short, ‘thinky’ one today. Why can’t I play in French? Is it the language itself that isn’t so playful? Is it that creativity and imagination are linked in some…

On Autonomy and Being an Asshole
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On Autonomy and Being an Asshole

  • Anna Dusseau
  • June 24, 2020January 14, 2021

It’s 7pm and my daughter is still swooping round the house on her classic roller skates. We live in a bungalow, so you can imagine the speed. Oh, and she’s…

On Disney and Diversity
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On Disney and Diversity

  • Anna Dusseau
  • June 22, 2020January 14, 2021

My kids have recently fallen in love with the Descendents movies, and let me start by saying that it’s a pretty cool franchise. Oh sure, you’re gonna want to puke…

Mask and Mirror: Why Instagram Ain’t Your Friend
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Mask and Mirror: Why Instagram Ain’t Your Friend

  • Anna Dusseau
  • June 10, 2020January 14, 2021

Let me begin by saying that I know, deep down, that I’m a technophobe. The fact that I can almost instantly follow that up with the fact that I’m also…

School But Not As You Know It: The Sudbury Model
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School But Not As You Know It: The Sudbury Model

  • Anna Dusseau
  • June 10, 2020January 14, 2021

I first read about the Sudbury School model in Peter Gray’s Free to Learn, which devotes an entire chapter to ‘lessons to be learned’ from this quite radical vision of…

Do Homeschool Children Have a Social Life?
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Do Homeschool Children Have a Social Life?

  • Anna Dusseau
  • June 8, 2020January 14, 2021

This is the bugbear of all homeschooling parents; the question we get asked all the them. The answer is a resounding ‘YES!’ but let me clarify what I mean here….

Talking About Racism: Conversational Learning
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Talking About Racism: Conversational Learning

  • Anna Dusseau
  • June 5, 2020January 14, 2021

Remember who the true enemy is. @AdultingPam I had a post schedule and everything for the next few weeks, and then my mate Nana-Adwoa from Dope Black Mums came along…

My Vegan Basics List
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My Vegan Basics List

  • Anna Dusseau
  • May 29, 2020January 14, 2021

“Oh, nice!” said Miley, a semi-friend and foul-mouthed foodie columnist who follows my blog. “It looks like a line up of all my ex-boyfriends.” I often check my food posts…

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