Sandra Dodd

I just found a great list. Perhaps I'm in a "great list" collecting
mood, but some of these items touch on some of the questions recently
discussed on this list.

13 reasons why I love unschooling

1. I can stay home with my children and learn beside them.

2. My children get to make friends with a wide variety of people.

3. We get to cuddle in the morning and talk quietly before we start
the day.

4. Despite periodic illness, my kids have perfect attendance records :).

5. I trust my children to learn what they need to know when they need
to know it, so they never feel "behind."

6. No school bullies live here.

7. My children get to know me as a full person, not just as a mom.

8. The principles of unschooling have helped me to be a better wife,
friend, and parent.

9. Because we unschool, my children do not view learning as a task
that is separate from their life.

10. My boys get the opportunity to truly bond as brothers.

11. No cold, early morning, wet, snowy, shivery bus stop.

12. Museums, movies, beaches, parks...all are nearly empty, cheaper,
and easy to explore when everyone else is in school.

13. I get to be with my kids every day, and I love watching them grow
and change. I'm not missing anything.


http://sodonti.blogspot.com/2008/03/13-why-i-love-unschooling.html

It's from Sandy Feet's blog
http://sodonti.blogspot.com/

I love #4 and #7.

diana jenner

On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...> wrote:

> 7. My children get to know me as a full person, not just as a mom.
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This is a biggie for me, too!!! As someone who has had years of grieving
opportunity I've gotten more than my share of pressure about putting the
kids in school, so I could be depressed alone. WTF?? My darkest days were
*so* much brighter because I had my kids around me, depending on me, shining
their light on me (when it felt like mine had gone out) -- I have been
acutely aware that I am not just modeling "how to be a mama" or "how to be a
woman" -- I'm modeling "how to be a human being in these crazy circumstances
who still manages to find JOY around every turn" ---That sure ain't on ANY
curriculum at ANY school!
--
~diana :)
xoxoxoxo
hannahbearski.blogspot.com


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