Deschooling talk
Ren Allen
This is a really great talk that Sandy Lubert gave at the recent
Toronto conference. Please go read it!!
http://sandradodd.com/sandylubert
Here's a segement:
~So, if you are new to unschooling and if you are afraid to let go of
that old schooly bar you've been swinging on for your whole life it's
OK. It's really OK. As Parry says, transform that fear and give
yourself permission to just hang out in the transition zone between
trapeze bars. He says, for an eternity that can last a microsecond or
a thousand lifetimes, I soar across the dark void of "the past is
gone, the future is not yet here." It's called transition.
This place between schooling and unschooling, this place that we often
refer to as deschooling, it really is a wonderful (place) to grow and
learn. It's the place where change occurs, where we unburden
ourselves. It's where we look at old definitions with new eyes and
say, perhaps for the first time, "That definition just doesn't work
for me and my family." Parry calls this "scary, confusing,
disorienting nowhere" a place where we can experience "the most alive,
most growth-filled, passionate, expansive moments in our lives."~
Toronto conference. Please go read it!!
http://sandradodd.com/sandylubert
Here's a segement:
~So, if you are new to unschooling and if you are afraid to let go of
that old schooly bar you've been swinging on for your whole life it's
OK. It's really OK. As Parry says, transform that fear and give
yourself permission to just hang out in the transition zone between
trapeze bars. He says, for an eternity that can last a microsecond or
a thousand lifetimes, I soar across the dark void of "the past is
gone, the future is not yet here." It's called transition.
This place between schooling and unschooling, this place that we often
refer to as deschooling, it really is a wonderful (place) to grow and
learn. It's the place where change occurs, where we unburden
ourselves. It's where we look at old definitions with new eyes and
say, perhaps for the first time, "That definition just doesn't work
for me and my family." Parry calls this "scary, confusing,
disorienting nowhere" a place where we can experience "the most alive,
most growth-filled, passionate, expansive moments in our lives."~
Mother Earth (Tyra)
That is a wonderful quote, Ren. I believe that if more of us know to expect that the deschooling phase for both child AND parent is kind of scary and uncomfortable, then we would not think anything is wrong. I can usually tell that I am in the midst of personal change when I feel ill at ease and a bit frightened about what is ahead. After a while you actually get excited despite the uncertainty because you know that the adventure ahead will lead you to a place that just might be so wild and wonderful that you will wonder why it took you so long to get there.
I think that is why I love unschooling. It keeps me on my toes and never leaves a dull moment. Growth is always happening and not just in my children but me. The more I think about it the more I realize that unschooling benefits the entire family.
Thanks again. I will have to check out the full article.
Namaste
Tyra
I think that is why I love unschooling. It keeps me on my toes and never leaves a dull moment. Growth is always happening and not just in my children but me. The more I think about it the more I realize that unschooling benefits the entire family.
Thanks again. I will have to check out the full article.
Namaste
Tyra
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From: Ren Allen
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Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 9:04 AM
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] Deschooling talk
This is a really great talk that Sandy Lubert gave at the recent
Toronto conference. Please go read it!!
http://sandradodd.com/sandylubert
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