http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3399 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Wed, 13 May 2026 18:33:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3399&cpage=1#comment-18415 Jack Vinson Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:58:16 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3399#comment-18415 Even our education system has this built in: children need a rest period (summer) or their minds will get over-cooked. I saw something about this aspect of American/European/Western farming styles as compared to Asian farming - specifically rice farming. There are no seasons for rice farmers: they need to tend to their paddies constantly, or there will be no food on the table. Thus, they don't have similar seasonal ebb-and-flow in their lives. Even our education system has this built in: children need a rest period (summer) or their minds will get over-cooked. I saw something about this aspect of American/European/Western farming styles as compared to Asian farming - specifically rice farming. There are no seasons for rice farmers: they need to tend to their paddies constantly, or there will be no food on the table. Thus, they don’t have similar seasonal ebb-and-flow in their lives.

]]> http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3399&cpage=1#comment-18405 Amy Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:39:59 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3399#comment-18405 Interesting. I always figured it was stressful because as Minnesotans, we're trying to cram in so much outdoor time. Interesting. I always figured it was stressful because as Minnesotans, we’re trying to cram in so much outdoor time.

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