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I copied and pasted what I could find on unschooling.com . LynnF


But what about discipline?What most people mean when they ask about
discipline is not the external system of punishment and rewards, but of an internal
understanding of self discipline. Jumping through onerous academic hoops will not
necessarily lead to self discipline. Our children gain a sense of how
important self discipline is by watching us. Our ability to model a self disciplined
life is much more powerful than handing in book reports in time. Helping
children reach their own goals will mean there will be plenty of opportunities to
discuss stick-to-itiveness, follow through, and how sometimes it's worth doing
the things that are no fun in order to reach the desired goal. These lessons
have much more meaning when they are in conjuction with goals the children set
for themselves.





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puddinghead1cs

-Sorry this does not answer the question, hopefully Sandra can shed
some light on the suject as this is what I found! ;o) LynnF




- In [email protected], puddinghead1@c... wrote:
> I copied and pasted what I could find on unschooling.com . LynnF
>
>
> But what about discipline?What most people mean when they ask about
> discipline is not the external system of punishment and rewards,
but of an internal
> understanding of self discipline. Jumping through onerous academic
hoops will not
> necessarily lead to self discipline. Our children gain a sense of
how
> important self discipline is by watching us. Our ability to model a
self disciplined
> life is much more powerful than handing in book reports in time.
Helping
> children reach their own goals will mean there will be plenty of
opportunities to
> discuss stick-to-itiveness, follow through, and how sometimes it's
worth doing
> the things that are no fun in order to reach the desired goal.
These lessons
> have much more meaning when they are in conjuction with goals the
children set
> for themselves.
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]