J & L Academy

09/16/2025

Unschooling is the best!

06/02/2024

Here is Lucy Dean's video from today's service at Deep River Friends Meeting - Graduation Sunday 2024.

"I do not own any of these songs, all copyrights reserved to the persons that own them." or "I do not claim to own any of the music or video clips in this sl...

04/08/2024

Great article about the ASL Club at Vanderbilt where yep, you guessed it, Lucy Dean is the co-president!

ASL Club allows students to learn and practice sign language for a more inclusive and accessible future.

02/07/2024

Lucy was featured in a Special Education Article at Vanderbilt.

12/06/2022

12/31/2021

Copied:

The Whos down in Whoville were much older than when…
a young Grinch stole Christmas and returned it again.
The children got married and the parents went gray.
The Grinch became mayor and Max ran away.

And Cindy Lou Who who was now 42…
Homeschooled her five sons and sweet Peggy Sue.
She spent most of her days, tired and spent
And wondered and wondered where all the fun went.

Where was the magic and sparkle she knew?
All she could see were the things left to do.
There were lessons to plan and subjects to cover
Like phonics, math facts…and the history of rubber.

And now it was Christmas and all she could see
Were the gifts to be wrapped and a lop-sided tree.
She wanted to smile, she wanted to play,
But the lists and the tasks would not go away

But one day as she watched her kids study and write,
A thought came to her mind and she gave up the fight.
Cindy Lou’s idea was brilliant and bold,
A simple solution to feeling tired and old.

“We will stop doing school,” she said with a grin.
“Close your books now and let real learning begin.
We have presents to buy and cookies to bake,
Fun to be had and crafts that we’ll make.”

No more will I listen to those who know best.
I know that I need some fun time and rest.
I need to slow down and get off my phone
For soon they’ll be gone and have kids of their own.

I will not spend my days on things that don’t matter;
Instead, I’ll play games like Who-Chutes and Who-Ladders.
I will not miss this wonderful time of my life.
I will not get caught up in busyness and strife.

So Cindy Lou Who who was still 42
And still had homeschooling and parenting to do,
Decided right then that what matters most
Were not books, or lists, or her friend’s latest post.

She had been given a gift of six kids and a spouse,
And she would enjoy them in spite of her house.
It would not be easy, nor come naturally,
But she would do right and choose family.

03/25/2020

Always true but perhaps especially relevant these days...

06/08/2019

Lucy Dean graduated on June 1st from J & L Academy, but learning never ends... Attached is the YouTube link to the video that summarizes her life.

I do not own any of these songs, all copyrights reserved to the persons that own them.

05/15/2019

Graduation is coming up soon... June 1st at the Benton Convention Center. Ceremony starts at 5:00 in the Winston Ballroom.

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04/23/2019

One of the biggest misconceptions about children is that they would not learn unless they were forced. But, that could not be further from the truth. Continue reading →