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In a message dated 7/18/2004 4:33:16 AM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
>>>hahaha... months later and still reading! Holt, Albert, Gatto,
Hunt,
> Dennison, Pearce, Gardener, Mc Kee, Leistico, Colfax, Armstrong
***I'm familiar with most of these, but could you clarify who are Dennison
and Leistico? And is Hunt, JAN Hunt of The Natural Child? Armstrong rings a
bell but can't quite remember that one either.

I have 2 other recommendations that I haven't seen listed. The first is,
Deschooling Our LIves, edited by Matt Hern, foreword by Ivan Illich. The other
is a wonderful, dog-earred favorite that is more about mindful parenting
called, The Parent's Tao Te Ching, by William Martin. You can be in the most
stressful moment with your child, and if you stop and just open this little book,
read ANY passage and you will always be able to bring yourself back to the
center and remember what matters : )

Warmly,
D


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In a message dated 7/18/2004 10:51:55 AM Eastern Standard Time,
we3deeves@... writes:

***I'm familiar with most of these, but could you clarify who are Dennison
and Leistico? And is Hunt, JAN Hunt of The Natural Child? Armstrong rings
a
bell but can't quite remember that one either.


>>>Yes that would be Jan Hunt and sadly my mom lost my copy. I loaned it to
her because she is now raising my nephew who is almost 4 (like my own ds).
I really would like to find another copy of THAT one! The worst part is that
I don't even think she read it :-(

Agnes Lestico wrote I Learn Better By Teaching Myself and Still Teaching
Ourselves. I got both books in one volume from FUN Books at a discount. She
talks about following a childs interests in learning. Maybe not strictly
UNschooling to some on the list here, the children used some textbooks, but only
if they wanted to. Still an interesting read. Published by Holt GWS.

In Their Own Way by Thomas Armstrong is also not an unschooling book. He
discusses Gardners theory of multiple intelligences and how families and
teachers can use the theory to help kids learn. He advocates following a childs
lead and keeping the stress level low in learning situations. Which in turn
lead me to think that the best way to do this would be ......UNSCHOOLING!

George Dennison wrote The Lives of Children describing the First Street
School. The students were a group of challenging poor city kids, sort of an
unschooling day school if such a thing is possible. John Holt taked about it in
at least one of his books but I can't recall which one right now. But I
thought it was really interesting how they let these kids from different minority
groups work out their agressions and come to terms with each other without
alot of interference. I have to admit that these kids would have frightened
me. But it helped me to let go of some of the little daily conflicts that my
kids get involved in and see that the best was to help kids resolve their
comflicts is to let them work through them on their own. Trust kids.

Thanks for the recommendations. I'm adding them to my list. I try to get
as many books as I can from used book stores, yard sales, ebay. But I do
order a couple a month from my local book store. I use the library too, but
sometimes my reading habits don't always meld with library due dates. I've been
reading Magical Child for TEN YEARS now ;-)

Cheryl




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