Choosing camp instructors7thMay
7th
May
Raising Kids by Tony Deis on May 07, 2009
I realized I could do something very important with today's blog. I want to better inform parents about how we choose the instructors responsible for the well being of their children. Here are some important things to know about the people we hire. The ones we all trust to protect and care for our kids. Getting in is hard, nigh on impossible Everyone, even people we already know well must interview with each person working with TrackersKIDS. This means everyone. The seal of approval can't…
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Walking backwards28thApril
28th
April
Raising Kids by Tony Deis on Apr 28, 2009
As a teen I once walked barefoot in my garden. Dirty feet and hands. The smell of garlic in the sun. My non-high school tenure was a three-quarter acre Eden blossoming from my parent's backyard. Every day, for all day no one told me what to do. For hours I would sit, step slowly and listen for what was coming next. Each action and movement…
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HomeSteading School Responses2ndApril
2nd
April
Raising Kids by Tony Deis on Apr 02, 2009
I received many incredible responses from parents about our proposed HomeSteading School. In fact, I was wonderfully inundated with emails. I want to give you a taste of how inspiring some of those letters were. Since the HomeSteading School blog last Thursday there's been a lot of excited feedback about the notion of a school. We may have…
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HomeSteading School27thMarch
27th
March
Raising Kids by Tony Deis on Mar 27, 2009
Whether you home school or not, this blog may be relevant to you. One day I was hanging out with a circle of Trackers staff. We were having pizza that Jason made from his sourdough starter. It was topped with buffalo we recently butchered from a local rancher. I asked the question, how can we provide an immersion experience for kids, not…
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Freedom is Free20thMarch
20th
March
Raising Kids by Tony Deis on Mar 20, 2009
What did I do as a teenager? Take tests? Play football? Run for student government? What I really did was spend three to twelve hours a day in my garden on Oatfield Road in Oak Grove. I grew everything you could think of, from wild native plants to the old timey seeds that I bought during that 90's renaissance of nurseries or begged and stole…