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In a message dated 6/17/03 8:06:40 AM, dcjr@... writes:

<< I have been on this list for quite a while and have only been reading
messages to gain knowledge about unschoolers. We have been unschooling in
Michigan for 4 years. We are the only unschoolers in our area and I have
been wondering what other unschoolers are like. I have the feeling that we
do not exactly fit in with the homeschoolers in our area. >>

I've been collecting typical days (minutes, years) in one place, if you want
to read some concentrated about-unschooling stuff. It's here:

http://sandradodd.com/typical
<A HREF="http://sandradodd.com/typical">Typical Unschooling Days</A>

Our family is one of those featured in a book called "A Patchwork of Days,"
and while some people have found that book useful, it is NOT an unschooling
book. It seems many of the families wake up at 6:00, milk to goats, feed the
chickens, study the Bible by kerosene lamp, make breakfast, and get dressed
(modestly) for school to start in the den at 8:00, and it's downhill backwards into
the 19th century from there (IN my prejudiced unschooling liberal estimation).

Those reports can be found online too, but I really wanted to have a good
sampling of unschoolers' peeks into how it works.

Sandra

Alan & Brenda Leonard

6/17/03 17:08:

> Our family is one of those featured in a book called "A Patchwork of Days,"
> and while some people have found that book useful, it is NOT an unschooling
> book.

I didn't know you were in that one! That's the first homeschooling book I
ever read, back when Tim was still a wee little one. I was intimidated by
it, really. I could never keep the schedule some of those folks do!

Then I discovered unschooling someplace on-line, and felt much better!

brenda

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In a message dated 6/17/03 9:59:59 AM, abtleo@... writes:

<< I was intimidated by
it, really. I could never keep the schedule some of those folks do!

<<Then I discovered unschooling someplace on-line, and felt much better! >>


I know, our chapter is buried in among the many, many (many) structured
homeschoolers.

I wrote about needing to buy pink crayons for kids who were coloring Power
Rangers. <g>

Sandra

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Hi Sandra,

Unschooling seems to be a concept that takes a while before you really get
it. Having done it for a while, it makes perfect sense to me, but others
just can't grasp it.

Thanks for the link. I will check it out sometime.

The "Patchwork" book I checked out some time ago and after reading a few
examples, I gave up on reading the rest. It does show how differently
families manage homeschooling.

Maybe someday we'll put together our own Patchwork of UNSCHOOLING Days!

Diane

At 10:32 AM 6/17/2003 -0400, you wrote:

>In a message dated 6/17/03 8:06:40 AM, dcjr@... writes:
>
><< I have been on this list for quite a while and have only been reading
>messages to gain knowledge about unschoolers. We have been unschooling in
>Michigan for 4 years. We are the only unschoolers in our area and I have
>been wondering what other unschoolers are like. I have the feeling that we
>do not exactly fit in with the homeschoolers in our area. >>
>
>I've been collecting typical days (minutes, years) in one place, if you want
>to read some concentrated about-unschooling stuff. It's here:
>
><http://sandradodd.com/typical>http://sandradodd.com/typical
><A
>HREF="<http://sandradodd.com/typical>http://sandradodd.com/typical">Typical
> Unschooling Days</A>
>
>Our family is one of those featured in a book called "A Patchwork of Days,"
>and while some people have found that book useful, it is NOT an unschooling
>book. It seems many of the families wake up at 6:00, milk to goats, feed the
>chickens, study the Bible by kerosene lamp, make breakfast, and get dressed
>(modestly) for school to start in the den at 8:00, and it's downhill
>backwards into
>the 19th century from there (IN my prejudiced unschooling liberal estimation).
>
>Those reports can be found online too, but I really wanted to have a good
>sampling of unschoolers' peeks into how it works.
>
>Sandra
>
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Julie Anderson

>>>It seems many of the families wake up at 6:00, milk to goats, feed the
chickens, study the Bible by kerosene lamp, make breakfast, and get dressed
(modestly) for school to start in the den at 8:00, and it's downhill
backwards into
the 19th century from there (IN my prejudiced unschooling liberal
estimation).<<<

Hey Sandra.. I get up around 7am to milk the goats.. my girls sleep in to 10
or 11 or later.. I also feed the chickens and usually head out to the garden
after that..but no school or bible study required here!!
Julie in MO ( just putting her her plug for liberal homesteader types!)