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“It seems that there is no longer any honest way to deny that the mainstream model of educating and raising our young people, the way that our leaders continue to praise, is often destroying all that humans are and the best that that they could be.”
“Because when they are bombarded with a hundred different world views, I don’t want them to stick their head in the sand and blindly hold on to the faith they were taught just because they’re too scared to investigate or question things further. I want to equip them, starting now, with tools to logically, rationally, and reasonably examine the evidence for ANY world view they encounter.”
Hearth fire clears its throat,
Ready to fling balm of crackle and snap to thirsty ears,
Anchor.
Air spiced and seasoned,
Carrying all the colors of longing,
The whisper of places hoped for,
Joy.
Good books rekindle longing that I’ve been aware of since childhood, when my love of reading took root. Longing for something so much bigger and more beautiful and more mysterious than any of my days can begin to satisfy. Longing for...what exactly?
I don’t for a minute believe that there is any one guaranteed path to a great education. Great educations can happen in public schools. Great educations can happen in private schools. Great educations can happen in home schools. But I personally do believe that one common thread unites all great educations. I believe that all great educations involve passionate adults who help kindle a spark and inspire curiosity and imagination in young learners.
I wish someone had looked me straight in the eyes at the beginning of all this and warned me about the flood of emotions that happen when our expectations for motherhood don’t sync with our reality— when the reality of our days don’t sync with what seems to be the perfection floating around social media threads.
The life imagined is the life most likely to happen. Take time to imagine what you want to do with your life. Put it on paper so your dreams get tethered to real daily life and keep them alive. Otherwise, what’s most important to you will never ever make it onto your to do list.
Tempestuous, clawing at the edges, uncontainable,
Busting scripts open, peering inside, with honest curiosity.