Sandra Dodd

> I would proudly declare that if I had girls they would not wear
> pink and would not play with Barbies.

Yep, I've heard people say that.

And can you imagine the reaction if some mom had proudly declared her
daughter would not wear blue and would not play with trucks!
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With sincere apologies for possibly irritating those who really truly
cannot begin to consider going to Santa Fe in January,

Isn't Joyce clear and solid in her understanding of the logic behind
why unschooling and mindful parenting work?
I'm stunned and glad when Joyce writes something as clear as she's
written above.

It's likely that now that Joyce's daughter Kathryn is grown, Joyce
might well gradually wander away from unschooling discussions. She
might not, but her website will endure somewhere between "for a while"
and "for a long time."

Still, what if you could look at her writings with her voice and her
face in your mind? What if you'd get a chance to just hang out with
her and eat, and maybe meet her husband and daughter?

That's one of the things this upcoming symposium in Santa Fe is about.
There's only one three-bedroom condo left in our set, but there are
several one- and two-bedrooms left. Those are $79 or $99 a night, if
you register before the end of November, and they're real dwelling
places you could live in. Full kitchen, living room, fireplace, and
my husband Keith and I will make sure you have some firewood and
kindling and matches for those fireplaces.

The conference fee is $100 for one person, $150 for two, $180 for
three, and $20 additional per family member after that. We will
evening meals together. One will be a potluck. One night we'll play
Apples to Apples and another night we'll have Show and Tell
(potentially like a talent show, but no one needs literally to sing or
dance).

More information is here:
http://sandradodd.com/suss
and that has links to a blog with photos and to a registration page

I'm really looking forward to seeing Joyce again myself, but I promise
not to hog her attention, so others can hang out with her.

Sandra




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Sandra Dodd

I should have included this note:

http://sandradodd.blogspot.com/2009/10/about-symposium-in-january.html

We have a good number of families with teens, and it's okay for others
to register now, on the understanding that you've read what my hopes
and intentions are for the symposium, and understand that it's not a
conference intended for families with young children. There are ways
to deal with that, and I wrote some on the blog post linked above.

Sandra