Alan & Brenda Leonard

3/17/03 17:43:

> Where should we draw the line and how do we let people know and keep peace
> here without that itself being a conflict on the list?

To me, there's a difference between discussing what's going on in our own
families and discussing political ideas.

What's going on in my family involves unschooling a little boy who learned
recently that his father's going to this mess soon. I haven't been having
troubles with him and his fears lately, but did a month or two ago. I hope
that you all would have ideas if I did bring my concerns here.

But when I'm reading my emails late at night and I find things in my mailbox
on the evils of war, that's beyond what's part of unschooling discussions,
in my mind. I should NOT have nightmares based on what I read on an
unschooling list!

brenda

Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema

>What's going on in my family involves unschooling a little boy who learned
>recently that his father's going to this mess soon. I haven't been having
>troubles with him and his fears lately, but did a month or two ago. I hope
>that you all would have ideas if I did bring my concerns here.

I'm dealing with these same sorts of issues, except kind of from the other
side, but with the same effects. My youngest is *extremely* concerned
about the people involved (here and there), and is trying to understand the
issues and connections. He's a pretty sensitive guy and while I thought
we'd done a decent job of buffering him, it seems maybe not. We're talking
occasional nightmares and LOTS of child-sought discussion. I'm shut down
from talking about it here because our family beliefs might hurt someone
else on the list. Okay. I can wholly abide by those rules, but then
*it's my hope that others will keep to those rules as well* to keep from
hurting me and others like me in return.

If someone has the addy for a list where unschoolers are discussing the
impacts of extreme social events on their kids, I would greatly appreciate
that info. I want to honor this list's preferences and take that
particular bit elsewhere!

Thanks for your forbearance on my broaching this item,
And Peace and Health to EVERYONE, near and far!!!
Heidi

Jon and Rue Kream

Hi Heidi - It's up for discussion on RUL, which is another yahoo group.
RUL is a list meant for radical unschoolers - we don't discuss
curriculum, most members are attachment parents/nonpunishing/thinking
outside the box kinds of parents. (I think it sometimes gets confused
with RU, which is different and I don't think as 'radical'). ~Rue
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RUL/


"If someone has the addy for a list where unschoolers are discussing the

impacts of extreme social events on their kids, I would greatly
appreciate
that info. "

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In a message dated 3/17/03 4:16:38 PM, heidi@... writes:

<< If someone has the addy for a list where unschoolers are discussing the
impacts of extreme social events on their kids, I would greatly appreciate
that info. >>

It's really easy to make a yahoogroup yourself, and they're easy to dissolve
when your discussion is passed. You can totally make one just even for a
temporary purpose, like planning a surprise party, and just close it
afterward.

Kelly L. is thinking about making one for military unschooling families, but
she had company coming and was making a big dinner tonight (with chocolate
bread pudding)...

Sandra