Live Free Learn Free Blog » Unschooling a Yard Sale <title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/wp-content/themes/thirteen/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS 2.0" href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="text/xml" title="RSS .92" href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/feed/rss/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Atom 0.3" href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/feed/atom/" /> <link rel="pingback" href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/xmlrpc.php" /> <style type="text/css"> </style> <link rel='archives' title='August 2007' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2007/08/' /> <link rel='archives' title='July 2007' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2007/07/' /> <link rel='archives' title='June 2007' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2007/06/' /> <link rel='archives' title='April 2007' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2007/04/' /> <link rel='archives' title='March 2007' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2007/03/' /> <link rel='archives' title='January 2007' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2007/01/' /> <link rel='archives' title='December 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/12/' /> <link rel='archives' title='November 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/11/' /> <link rel='archives' title='October 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/10/' /> <link rel='archives' title='September 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/09/' /> <link rel='archives' title='August 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/08/' /> <link rel='archives' title='July 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/07/' /> <link rel='archives' title='June 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/06/' /> <link rel='archives' title='May 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/05/' /> <link rel='archives' title='April 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/04/' /> <link rel='archives' title='March 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/03/' /> <link rel='archives' title='February 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/02/' /> <link rel='archives' title='January 2006' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/01/' /> <link rel='archives' title='December 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/12/' /> <link rel='archives' title='November 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/11/' /> <link rel='archives' title='October 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/10/' /> <link rel='archives' title='September 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/09/' /> <link rel='archives' title='August 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/08/' /> <link rel='archives' title='July 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/07/' /> <link rel='archives' title='June 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/06/' /> <link rel='archives' title='May 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/05/' /> <link rel='archives' title='April 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/04/' /> <link rel='archives' title='March 2005' href='http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2005/03/' /> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> </head> <body> <div id="headwrapper"> <div id="header"> <h1 id="title"><a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog">Live Free Learn Free Blog</a></h1> </div> </div> <div id="wrapper"> <div id="content"> <div class="post" id="post-266"> <h2 class="posttitle"><a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2007/07/16/unschooling-a-yard-sale/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Unschooling a Yard Sale">Unschooling a Yard Sale</a></h2> <p class="postdate"> July 16th, 2007 at 5:21 am (<a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/category/unschooling-life/" title="View all posts in Unschooling Life" rel="category tag">Unschooling Life</a>) </p> <div class="postentry"> <p>We spend a lot of time combing through thrift shops and yard sales, looking for whatever might catch our interest that day. It’s a favorite family pastime. Well, after so many years of collecting cool stuff, we’ve decided it’s time to pare down a bit. So, we wandered through each room of the house searching for things that no longer engage us like they once did. And what a pile we found!</p> <p>So, we decided to have our own yard sale. We borrowed folding tables, painted signs, got change from the bank, posted ads on local homeschooling lists and Craigslist, and readied ourselves for the certain onslaught of customers who would doubtless fill up our tiny street and crowd our front lawn.<br /> And then, the rain came.</p> <p>Not that this is surprising, really. I’m certain that Murphy must have penned his famous law after setting up his own yard sale.</p> <p>So, we packed it all up and headed inside. Now, we have a pile of ultra-cool junk sitting in the living room - books on ancient history, dinosaurs, feminism, King Arthur, computer software, you name it; musical instruments; board games; funky toys, computer games…. The list goes on and on.</p> <p>In my opinion, unschoolers have the coolest yard sales. They accumulate so much interesting stuff, and they want their things to find a good home. They want them to be used and loved. And, they’ll probably strike up a conversation with you about whatever item has found its way into your arms: “Oh, if you’re like Scrabble, you might really enjoy Quiddler. It’s such a fun game! I’ve got a deck in the house - let me show you….”</p> <p>This is why I started the <a target="_blank" href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UnschoolingResources/">Unschooling Resources</a> group. There’s so much cool stuff floating around out there. This group brings unschoolers together to talk about the interesting things they’ve found along the way. Eventually, some of the things we love today may find their way to the yard sale pile, and it will be someone else’s turn to discover them. And that’s as it should be.</p> <p>So, we’ll have our yard sale next weekend. No biggie. 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