And the skylark sings with me

by David H. Albert

Recently been reading And the Skylark Sings with Me, Adventures in Homeschooling and Community-Based Education, and have been enjoying the insights into learning. What has been amazing is hearing the insights his children have into everyday life. It is so important not to lose the resonance of play, the love of learning.

Yesterday, Andy mentioned that you can be anything you want to be as a child, but that as we grow older our options narrow. It seemed a very sad thing to say, and I wondered if he was feeling hopeless. I spent a few minutes empathizing with him, and I think he was actually being pragmatic. Still, it seemed a depressing thought, and I immediately rebeled. Life is to be always grasped and lived. Yes, options are changed, realizations occur ("I am not male, and may not ever know what making love with a penis is like"), and I am not limited by these choices/options/decisions. My path may be altered, but it is still a path with a rainbow of options available.