Movie Tickets = Money Spent on Education

James was so determined to watch Iron Man 3 and he kept on bugging us about it even when we were in Baguio. We spent our budget for leisure activities while we were there, so we had to say no, unfortunately. But with James' persistence, begging constantly, he convinced Tatay, his grandfather, to give him money for the movie tickets.

Tatay, knowing "schooling" as the only way to get an education, is the most worried person in our family about unschooling. He has done his best to provide for his family and worked hard to send all his children to university and supported a few of his grandchildren to acquire a college diploma. He even gave us the liberty to choose any school, including international and exclusive schools, where we can send the boys with him paying whatever it may cost. It was tempting, but unschooling is the only way we know to get a REAL education. In fact, he doesn't know that he is already helping our boys learn a lot!

He plays piano and shows Adam how it's done. He talks to them compassionately, entertains them with his magic tricks, treats us to fancy restaurants where we all learn a thing or two about culture and culinary arts. And just recently, he gave James money for the movies! Here are some pictures that show where his act of kindness led the boys to:

We can only hope he knows how he has already been sending the boys to the best educational facility there is, the world around us.

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