Sandra,
I read your entire website before I subscribed to the list. If all you can do is refer people to read more material – you cannot help me. If I wanted to read more about unschooling information I would buy a book. I have read everything I could get a hold of. What I need is rewording of everyday situations. I spend almost all day everyday with my children, how dare you imply that I don’t spend enough time with my children. My computer sits in the mainstream of our life and we all spend a good deal of time on it –
You know what it doesn’t matter any more I don’t need to explain myself to you. I have unsubscribed from your fucking list. I am sick of your high and mighty attitude. The controlling nature of this list is more then my unschooling mind can understand. You are closed minded and I truly hope karma smites you and yours.
| My Defense: All I was doing was asking her (again) to remove the advertisements from her sigline. Other moderators (on a different list) had asked her to, too, but I don't think she cursed them with smiting. It didn't scare me or hurt my feelings. I wondered what book it was she would buy if she wanted to learn more about unschooling. And I wondered how she had read my entire website. I can't even FIND all of "my entire website."
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Years ago (January 2004), in reaction to the UnschoolingDiscussion group, a new group was formed with much fanfare (but without a decent name). UnschoolingDiscussions was created, purposely with such a similar name that they hoped they would catch people trying to join the other. On the day I put this here, UnschoolingDiscussion has 1551 members (even though we moved to google and so had some disruption, but it also cleaned out deadwood when we moved). The other group's description and count are below.
DescriptionThey have 100 members listed. There have only been two posts in 2008 (as of June 10), so I thought I should save their insulting group intro because their list probably will die out.Courteous forum for open intellectual discussion of unschooled home education: definition, principles and practices. Not necessarily unparenting or anarchy, just the deinstitutionalizing of learning.
~~>Pajama'd emperors won't be parading here, and we'll be hoping to gently sort items into what "is" or "is not" a component of unschooling (home school ~ home education). Subject lines are important for developing archives. And, please: No spam or school/ curriculum promotions - thanks very much!
If, due to your faith or questioning of unschool authorities and/or resident homeschool experts, you have been bleeped off "that other list" (whichever list that may have been), welcome!
Please note: messages need the "s" in the eddress at the end of "unschoolingdiscussions", or else they would be sent to (and bounced back from) the UnschoolingDiscussion list, which is not us!
Sandra note: The "unparenting or anarchy" phrase is interesting, and clearly a suggestion that that's what was advocated on the other list. Any group (list, club) formed in so reactionary a way can't be healthy. It needs to have a positive, happy core and not live in the shadow of the former group.
That's why I've told unschoolers they need to turn away from school and not live in the shadow of school. If they think "school" with every thought, they might as well be in school. Move away from the school. Find strength and joy and *then* you you can have growth.