An unschooler at heart
Steve Irwin was a huge inspiration (and great source of entertainment) for our entire family. We were deeply saddened to hear of his death on September 4th. We never met the guy, he didn't know we existed, but the world is a bit darker for his passing. I felt that through the screen, we got to see what Steve Irwin was all about...it wasn't the animals, it was his passion for LIFE, his zeal for what he loved that made him so incredible.
I grabbed this Steve Irwin quote that LeaAnn put up at her blog:
~"And so I've been asked about philosophies of fatherhood and how to be a good parent and all that, and to tell you the truth, mate, all I do is just treat her exactly how I would want to be treated. She wants to have chocolate, Mum's not looking - "Here, have the whole block." And you know what? It works out. She's not a chubby, little, fat chocolate freak kid." -Steve Irwin~
Yep, seems he had the heart of an unschooler.
I grabbed this Steve Irwin quote that LeaAnn put up at her blog:
~"And so I've been asked about philosophies of fatherhood and how to be a good parent and all that, and to tell you the truth, mate, all I do is just treat her exactly how I would want to be treated. She wants to have chocolate, Mum's not looking - "Here, have the whole block." And you know what? It works out. She's not a chubby, little, fat chocolate freak kid." -Steve Irwin~
Yep, seems he had the heart of an unschooler.
posted by Ren Allen | 2:22 AM
4 Comments:
Oh man, what a cool guy.
I felt the loss too as I watched the news.
We will miss him.
I have that same quote on my blog. Must be that unschooling thinking.
You know what? I'm a total goober! It was YOUR blog I swiped it from, not Zenmomma! I was blog surfing and obviously mixed you guys up.:) Going back in to edit now........
Oh, and I added your blog to the Unschooling Basics links section. If you want a different description let me know.
We were so sad about it, too. I can't tell you how many times I've cried for the loss to the world since he died. I'd say he's first and foremost the reason why my DD is so in love with animals.
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