Poetry, parenting, schooling & eco-resources

-- Quote of the Day --

“…So I think that we have so many facets, but we tend to label and classify ourselves that actually stop our growth us. We are here as evolving beings – we here to grow and expand and whenever we get stuck on one path, what is going to happen is a little bit of suffering until we learn to get out of our own way. …We go through this every 5 to 7 years. …Many people take other peoples path, we see how other people have done things, we learn from it – but if you don’t at some point if you don’t take your own journey, you are going to get stuck. …I never tell people that they should home-school. Sometimes I’ll hear stories and say ‘Wow public school is really working for you - good for you!’ …Continue thinking about their best interest and your children will never be ruined, that is the thing, kids know when you are thinking about their best interest. It is when we put them in school because we don’t want to have to think about what we have to do as parents. We put them in school and we think the system will take care of it. …know if their passions are not being recognized in school – because what happens is your child will start to rebel. …So explore finding an artist who might take the child on as an apprentice or give lessons.
Any shift in behavior is a sign for you to have some listening time with your child. ”

~ Rain Fordyce – July 16, 2009

To access this fantastic archived interview titled Home Schooling, A Viable Option simply click on the hyper-linked show titles or look to the right for links to the Conscious Discussions talk radio show.

-- Recommended Eco-Resources --

Votesolar.org - The Vote Solar Initiative is a non-profit organization with the mission of stopping global warming, fostering economic development and increasing energy independence by bringing solar energy into the mainstream.

http://www.zwia.org - Working towards a world without waste through public education and practical application of Zero Waste principles

Pewclimate.org - The Pew Center on Global Climate Change brings together business leaders, policy makers, scientists, and other experts to bring a new approach to a complex and often controversial issue. Our approach is based on sound science, straight talk, and a belief that we can work together to protect the climate while sustaining economic growth.

-- Authors Read Radio Show --

Award winning author and book promotion expert Carolyn Howard-Johnson's fiction, nonfiction and poems have appeared in national magazines, anthologies and review journals both online & in print. She is popular seminar leader at conferences like Dayton University's Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop, San Diego State's world renowned Writers' Conference & Call to Arts! EXPO. She also appears in national TV commercials & is an instructor for UCLA Extension's Writers' Program. She was named Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by members of the California Legislature & loves to travel. Carolyn is sharing with us today an excerpt from her book of poetry - She Wore Emeralds Then - on today's episode of Authors Read Radio. Check it out by clicking on the hyper-links here, or look to the right of this page.

Find Dave & Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio shows & free resources & articles at www.brummet.ca