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Re:Deschooling Society (1970) by brightball on Monday July 13, 2020 @04:04PM (#23825007)
In this vein, I try to teach my kids how to appreciate how amazing a light switch and water faucet really are.

We have so many incredible things in our lives every day to be thankful for that we take for granted, because they are “normal”.

Perspective is one of the greatest things we can have.

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Re:Deschooling Society (1970) by core-questions on Monday July 13, 2020 @04:07PM (#23825030)
Yes. I found that drawing a basic structure of the way that the water cycle works, and then how the water gets to our house, and where it goes afterward made a big difference for my 7yo to understand. Especially if you start to attach ballpark numbers for how many people are involved in the process just to get you water.
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