Evelyn Westbury

Hello,I'm Evelyn from South Carolina.I've just returned to unschooling.My kids love it,but I sometimes suffer from guilty feelings that they're not doing"schoolwork".I'm looking forward to hearing about others that go through this,or who have been there,done that.I really want this to work,as I love the idea of unschooling.
Btw,I've been married to Doug for 17 years.Our kids-Tabitha is 16,Elizabeth is 14,and John and Thomas are 10.


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On Apr 16, 2005, at 10:14 PM, Evelyn Westbury wrote:

-=-I've just returned to unschooling.My kids love it,but I sometimes
suffer from guilty feelings that they're not doing"schoolwork". <snip> I
really want this to work,as I love the idea of unschooling.-=-

Welcome back, Evelyn! You say that your children love unschooling
(mine too ;), but that it's *you* who sometimes feels guilty. Is the
guilt about not making your kids "suffer through school" like you had
to (like your relative had to)? That somehow they're being "let off
the hook" and just seem to be enjoying themselves too much?

That hook is no place you wanna be. You might have read them already,
but I really really find two links especially helpful to new (or
returning) unschooling parents who are on the fence or in need of
ridding themselves of doubts.

Deschooling for Parents
http://www.sandradodd.com/deschooling

Certificate of Empowerment
http://www.sandradodd.com/empowerment

I highly recommend that you read, read, read through the rest of
Sandra's site, too. Even if you've read it before it helps to refresh
and renew and remind yourself of why you're doing this and why it is
good and right and wonderful. :)

HTH,
-Tracy-

"Every moment spent in unhappiness is a moment of
happiness lost." -- Leo Buscaglia

[email protected]

-----Original Message-----
From: Evelyn Westbury <evelynw2002@...>



Hello,I'm Evelyn from South Carolina.I've just returned to
unschooling.My kids
love it,but I sometimes suffer from guilty feelings that they're not
doing"schoolwork".I'm looking forward to hearing about others that go
through
this,or who have been there,done that.I really want this to work,as I
love the
idea of unschooling.
Btw,I've been married to Doug for 17 years.Our kids-Tabitha is
16,Elizabeth is
14,and John and Thomas are 10.

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Hi, Evelyn. I'm in Columbia. Where are you?

We also have a state-wide group: [email protected]

There's a strong group in the upstate:
[email protected]

I think Tracy's trying to start a local group in the Low Country.

Maybe we can meet up soon!

~Kelly


Kelly Lovejoy
Conference Coordinator
Live and Learn Unschooling Conference
October 6-9, 2005
http://liveandlearnconference.org