[email protected]

In a message dated 7/3/2004 4:31:31 AM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
We definitely want it as a lifestyle, but are having some
difficulty finding a balance between unschooling and our other lifestyle
choices which have to do with sustainable, natural living.
***Oh, this is me, too! This is very hard for me to really pin down and I
really haven't heard it discussed very much. Yes, food choices have been talked
about (and I do still struggle w/totally letting go there, too)...but what
about all the other areas which this encompasses? Unschooling has seemed in my
household to be promoting materialism, commercialism, etc....and I can't help
but feel pangs of doubt when I look around at all the STUFF we're buying and
accumulating because dd sees it and wants it. Plus, I find that dd (age 5)
doesn't even really seem to care about most of it after she's gotten it. I'd
love to hear what others feel who initially struggled but now have found balance,
or a different perspective.

Thanks,
D


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Jennifer Altenbach

D,
We have a yahoo group set up to discuss this very topic:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CrunchyUnschoolers/

Jenny

<<:
We definitely want it as a lifestyle, but are having some
difficulty finding a balance between unschooling and our other lifestyle
choices which have to do with sustainable, natural living.
***Oh, this is me, too! This is very hard for me to really pin down and
I
really haven't heard it discussed very much. Yes, food choices have
been talked
about (and I do still struggle w/totally letting go there, too)...but
what
about all the other areas which this encompasses? Unschooling has
seemed in my
household to be promoting materialism, commercialism, etc....and I can't
help
but feel pangs of doubt when I look around at all the STUFF we're buying
and
accumulating because dd sees it and wants it. Plus, I find that dd (age
5)
doesn't even really seem to care about most of it after she's gotten it.
I'd
love to hear what others feel who initially struggled but now have found
balance,
or a different perspective.>>

Thanks,
D





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