Ren

You go girl! I love that post.:)

"Ren is our "spiritual leader" and a perfect example of someone who
struggled
to get here (her whole, strange trip is available in the archives of
unschooling.com boards) "

I dun't know about spiritual leader...snark, snark. But my whole, strange and embarassingly public transformation is indeed available today. I've even saved my own posts and can post them for anyone that doesn't believe Kelly. lol
The sad thing is, I really, really loved John Holt and his views back when I first started researching homeschooling...back in 1995. I just couldn't GET IT why my ds didn't act interested in the cool stuff those kids in the book did. So I pushed.
And pushed, and then a little less, and less and pretty soon we were very eclectic/relaxed and already considered fringe by all the other homeschoolers around us.
THEN, I went totally unschooling...as far as education goes. But it took me a bit longer to get how it relates to ALL our lives, including tv and food and chores and....well, y'all know.:)
I'm the poster child for transformation in public.
Because I'm loudly opinionated, but I am willing to change. So it's all out there for you folks to read.

Ren

"I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn."
Albert Einstein