Book 10: Call of the Wild + Free by Ainsley Arment. Very accessible book about the how of homeschooling, but especially the why. I found it compassionate, unusually respectful of kids as people, insightful. Not perfect, but a worthwhile read.
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Which is not to say the book doesn’t have its issues. She insists homeschooling is possible for everyone, but there’s still a lot that *feels* suburban upper-middle class. (The mention of a family trip to London to visit the Globe Theater because Shakespeare comes to mind.) Like, there are economic issues beyond the scope of the book, but… that’s because the scope of the book (and presumably the movement) choose not to recognize them front and center. Which helps keep homeschooling from really being for everyone.
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Book 11: Who Fears the Devil? by Manly Wade Wellman—hillbilly fantasy short stories, with old-fashioned monsters and hoodoo greed and a skilled balladeer w/ a silver-strung guitar and a good heart to face ’em down. The earlier stories were stronger than the last few. #2021books https://t.co/GVNUzFdHc1
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Book 12: Owl Hoot Trail (RPG) by Clinton R. Nixon & Kevin Kulp. D&D streamlined, comparable to Into the Odd, but different. It’s really good, despite the problematic Shee (Elves)-as-First Nations folk thing. I’m not big on Westerns, but I’d use this to run something*! #2021books https://t.co/szIdAPlMnp *For example, I think one could probably run a great Owl Hoot Trail game set in Manchuria, inspired by this “Kimchi Western,” with yokai (요괴), sanshin, alchemists, Boxers & bandit gangs, mudang, ghosts, magical trains, automata run amok, sanjeok…
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Which is not to say the book doesn’t have its issues. She insists homeschooling is possible for everyone, but there’s still a lot that *feels* suburban upper-middle class. (The mention of a family trip to London to visit the Globe Theater because Shakespeare comes to mind.) Like, there are economic issues beyond the scope of the book, but… that’s because the scope of the book (and presumably the movement) choose not to recognize them front and center. Which helps keep homeschooling from really being for everyone.
Book 11: Who Fears the Devil? by Manly Wade Wellman—hillbilly fantasy short stories, with old-fashioned monsters and hoodoo greed and a skilled balladeer w/ a silver-strung guitar and a good heart to face ’em down. The earlier stories were stronger than the last few. #2021books https://t.co/GVNUzFdHc1
Book 12: Owl Hoot Trail (RPG) by Clinton R. Nixon & Kevin Kulp. D&D streamlined, comparable to Into the Odd, but different. It’s really good, despite the problematic Shee (Elves)-as-First Nations folk thing. I’m not big on Westerns, but I’d use this to run something*! #2021books https://t.co/szIdAPlMnp *For example, I think one could probably run a great Owl Hoot Trail game set in Manchuria, inspired by this “Kimchi Western,” with yokai (요괴), sanshin, alchemists, Boxers & bandit gangs, mudang, ghosts, magical trains, automata run amok, sanjeok…
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