Sandra Dodd

I discovered today that MANY people on the list received side e-mails
from a recent "professional." I'm sorry I let her stay on the list as
long as I did. It wasn't fair to those who are here to discuss
unschooling openly and honestly. I was giving her the benefit of the
doubt, thinking she would (as some people do) turn around and say
"OH! This is cool." That did not happen.


What was sent to one person (maybe several, but it doesn't matter now);

-=-They won't put my posts on the group. I am only here to discover
ways to meet the needs of children + hardly make money from my
website. I wish I did. This is a passion of mine + that is why I do
it. All my contributions to this group have been discarded + have had
to email people individually to explain the misunderstandings +
generalisations made about me. -=-

According to her website she has already (all by herself, it seems)
identified what children need. ("I have identified what children need
to be happy and successful.")

It is not true that ALL her contributions had been discarded. If
someone will tell one lie, all the rest of what they say becomes
suspect.

If she wanted to know more about unschooling, these sites were cited
more than once in recent discussions:
http://joyfullyrejoycing.com
http://sandradodd.com/unschooling

So that wasn't true either. It wasn't about learning or discovery.

But this is what I want to spotlight:

-=-. All my contributions to this group have been discarded + have had
to email people individually to explain the misunderstandings +
generalisations made about me. -=-

" + have had to email people individually "

She did NOT "have to" email anyone.
She did not "have to" join the list.

In order to be courteous and welcome she would have had to follow the
guidelines of the list, and answer questions such as "Are you an
unschooler?" But she didn't have to do that either. And chose not
to. But she chose to send individual e-mails to several members of
the list. Didn't have to.

If someone hopes to make any money or to have a reputation for being
knowledgeable, thoughtful and rational, it's good to practice those
traits and to be scrupulously honest and forthcoming.

Not knowing the difference between "I had to" and "I chose to" will
prevent any understanding of unschooling.

Sandra

cc: Claire Marketos