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I've been talking up homeschooling and unschooling to a gal here in
scheduling . . . (whose son. . .is four and is more interested in learning about
presidents than his colors in school), and she's been talking it up to a friend
of hers. They've checked out your website, and it apparently was
mind-altering! [She] says her friend is probably going to take her youngest out of
school.

One of them is probably going to write to you and ask about resources. I
told [her] that you'd most likely send them a list of websites and a link to
some chat list or something.

OH! And [the co-worker's friend] teaches autistic kids parttime, and wants
to incorporate some of the stuff she read off your website.

Cool, eh?

Wendy

p.s. I haven't heard the radio interview you sent me yet. This week has
been crazy and I haven't been on email much. I wanted to wait until I had time
to properly enjoy it. :-)

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Yeah, that IS cool,and I thought I'd share it with this group, and also the
link to the radio interview, which is edited so tightly that not only does it
seem I never have to breathe, but sometimes I start talking before I'm
through talking. I interrupt myself! <g>

I was afraid it would be some difficult download, but it turned out to be
very quick and easy.
Here's the link, and a note I sent to the webpage announcement list:
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_http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=11724_
(http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=11724)

I was interviewed for a radio show by unschoolers in Hamilton, in Ontario,
"Radio Free School." I was asked to discuss strewing and spirituality, so
those are the themes. I used a couple of examples I've used in other talks, but
also said some things I'd never said before, so I'm happy with it. It's
edited down pretty tightly (half an hour from a 90 minute interview), so it
sounds like I talk even faster than I really DO talk. (Also I said "civil war"
when I had intended to say something else, but so it goes... overall I think
it's good.) There are musical interludes. <g> Either I forgot to say or it
was cut that the kids were offered their jobs, and didn't apply for them. (So
it's partly that they were noticeably cool kids that got them the offer, I
suppose, and I wish I'd said that.)



Here's what I received from the interviewer/editor just today:


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Dear Sandra,
the show has been uploaded so that you can listen to it when you get a
chance. It was very inspiring- I must say, quiet a few people have told me they
were inspired too. I wonder if we could get in in the Life Learning Magazine?
Would you be interested? I know you were open to me including excerpts for
my book so.??
Thanks again,
Warmly
Beatrice Ekoko



rfs
radio free school
radio by, for and about un-schoolers


rfs wed. march 16, 2005
Improving Unschooling
Interview; Sandra Dodd
music; Pete Seeger; Bronwyn Kay-original composition
edit; Beatrice Ekwa Ekoko

Why do people take or keep their children out of school? Mostly for three
reasons; they think that raising their children is their business, not the
government’s; they enjoy being with their children and watching them and helping
them learn, and don’t want to give that up to others; they want to keep them
from being hurt mentally, physically and spiritually. John Holt


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