The healing journey of a widowed, unschooling badass in Delaware.
Trying to write on this subject tonight as I try to get my boys to sleep so we can have an amazing adventure tomorrow.
Failing at all the things.
They’re awake and talking. I have lost my temper to yelling and threatening. I want to throw away all the planning and money and skip the adventure.
My mind is split and I can’t finish the post I wanted to write.
I don’t know what to do.
Parents have a reasonable concern about how home education will translate their children into adults with marketable skills. Since World War II and the GI Bill, we’ve been programmed to believe that government-accredited institutions are the way into the American workforce. Unfortunately, government organizes all that it does in the same chaotic manner it organizes the armed forces. Schools, from kindergarten to grad school are designed to produce workers accustomed to taking orders.
Technology has now given us more alternate paths to meaningful and productive lives than ever before.
The following resources are invaluable for those who worry about going tens of thousands of dollars in debt to secure a place in the workforce.
I’m a little unclear as to where this information originated, so I’ve included a couple links with similar text.
https://www.opportunitiesforyouth.org/2021/09/07/learn-to-code-and-get-a-job-in-tech
Jobs paying $75.00 per hour and salaries of over $185,000 a year are going unfilled due to a lack of skilled tech workers.
by Philip Green
To all of the young people that follow my Page, I have two imperative bits of advice for you. Listen to me and listen good, please.
Now get out there and Live your Best Life!
Get up out of poverty! Read More Books. Take free online courses. Join YearUp!
EdX.org
Coursera.org
YearUp.org
Scratch, the free Interactive coding tutorial
https://scratch.mit.edu
Learn to code interactively, for free.
Take free courses from Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Wharton B-School…free!
Code Academy
Khan Academy
http://www.codecademy.com/
https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming
coursera.org
EdX.org
Udacity.com
Novoed.com
Free Math & Computer Programming Courses
YesWeCode.org
http://www.blackgirlscode.com
Black Hedge Fund Group Code + App Development Resources
Code.org
36 Resources To Help You Teach Kids Programming
http://java.dzone.com/news/36-resources-help-you-teach
MIT App Inventor tutorial to develop mobile apps on Android phones.
http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/hour-of-code.html
Scratch – A simple visual programming language
http://scratch.mit.edu/
Windows Apps
http://developer.android.com/index.html
Apple iOS Developer Program
https://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/
Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Code Academy
https://www.codecademy.com/
Places Where Women Can Learn to Code
http://learntocodewith.me/posts/13-places-women-learn-code/
2019, Black Hedge Fund Group – The Black Hedge Fund Group
The Facebook post where I found this: https://www.facebook.com/100000974803905/posts/6048281285214305/
I feel like I have so little time for reading. These are some of my favorite podcasts. Exploring Unschooling with Pam Laricchia is full of confidence building conversations and The School Sucks Project gives you the heavier philosophical background of John Taylor Gatto, John Holt, and many others.
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This is a conversation with a CPS whistleblower.
Disclosures:
1. The Tom Woods Show is a libertarian podcast with many non-political episodes. This is one that all parents should be aware of.
2. Tom Woods is a Catholic, homeschool dad of five girls.
3. Woods has personally reached out to me when I was in a bad place. This guy cares about people.
4. I’m a subscriber and patron of his, I get nothing in return for sharing this episode: Child Protective Services: A Whistleblower Speaks Out.
Amos Lee, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Beastie Boys, Citizen Cope, KMFDM, Sublime, David Bowie, Lo-Fidelity All-Stars, Queen, Tori Amos, Tenacious D, the cast of Hamilton, Warrant, Frankie Vali, and Spearhead are just a few of the musicians two adults and three tweens have come up with tonight.
My girlfriend’s daughter recently got Spotify Premium and we’re celebrating with a night of requests. The only real rule is that no request could have been heard on our adventure.
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A 22-mile round trip cycle journey cracked a new record for the Zerbey Three. Add in that we achieved this goal with my girlfriend and her wonderful daughter and you get an amazing day.
We overcame plenty of early obstacles and a later-than-expected start to lunch, adventure, and ice cream in Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania.
The trail was mostly flat and offered some of our favorite views, including chipmunks, deer, changing leaves, colorful fungi, and lots of beautiful sky looks.
It was warm enough in Ohiopyle to dip our feet in the Youghiogheny River.
Near the end of our trek, the sun set and we got to see paper lanterns fly into the sky. In the picture they are above and to the right of the building in the center.
A couple days ago I wrote about the release of James Greatorex’s graphic novel, Island Lost.
Now you can go to his site and get your own copy!
Visit James’s Instagram for samples, then go here to get yours:
We set out on an adventure weekend today.
After nearly five hours of driving, our temporary digs in Confluence, Pennsylvania, welcomed us with a magnificent meadow of wildflowers.
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Once settled, we biked to a local cafe on the river and closed the night with a couple of hilarious card games.
My jiu-jitsu practice is full of deficiencies, consistency of training being the most glaring.
After a year of excuses, I finally struck a balance in my routine that promises to improve my soccer, yoga, and jiu-jitsu practices.
This week I had two of each discipline. Soccer is likely the most unpredictable and two tough games to draw were the challenge I needed to see if my body could prosper on the fields and mats.
Yoga is the mental, physical, and spiritual reset that seems to make it all possible.
I am confident that returning to the Wim Hof Method breathing technique (still taking lots of cold showers) as a daily routine will further enhance my overall recovery and performance.
I thank God everyday for the energy to do these things. I thank Him for the focus on health and self-improvement that has driven me during a time when the narrative diminishes these goals. I thank God for a body that treats me better as I treat it better.
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