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In a message dated 4/6/03 6:53:11 AM Central Daylight Time,
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<<
So many people look at age and grade and scores and calendar and their vague
recollections of what they had to know at that age, and never even THINK of
looking at the human being. >>

YES!
That was the thing that started my wheels turning about homeschooling in
general. Two amazing girls that had been homeschooled their whole lives.
Opened my mind up to possibilities.
Cool story.

Ren
"The sun is shining--the sun is shining. That is the magic. The flowers are
growing--the roots are stirring. That is the magic. Being alive is the
magic--being strong is the magic The magic is in me--the magic is in
me....It's in every one of us."

----Frances Hodgson Burnett

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In a message dated 4/6/2003 9:24:36 AM Eastern Standard Time,
kbcdlovejo@... writes:


>
> I've found that the schooled mindset seems to be MUCH more ingrained in
> PARENTS. My friends who have no children really GET unschooling and are
> VERY
> supportive---even the "educators". It's as if the DAY you have a child---
> "education" becomes all-important. Like they can't see any further than a
> good school (and we all know how they sell houses! <g>)!
>

I've always just assumed that some people with kids dislike homeschooling in
general because they percieve it as an implied criticism of their schooling
choices.
Amy Kagey
E-mail me for a list of used
homeschooling books for sale!





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