certificate of empowerment
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In a message dated 8/5/2004 11:17:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
sherri--lee@... writes:
So my next question would be how do I start giving myself permission to just
DO something that intrigues me without proof of my long term interest?
Print this out and tack it to your wall or magnet it to your refrigerator:
CERTIFICATE OF EMPOWERMENT
As bearer of this certificate you are no longer required to depend on the
advice of experts. You may step back and view the entire world-not just your
home, neighborhood or town, but the whole Earth-as a learning experience, a
laboratory containing languages (and native speakers thereof), plants, animals,
history, geology, weather (real live weather, in the sky, not in a book),
music, art , mathematics, physics, engineering, foods, human dynamics, and ideas
without end. Although collections of these treasures have been located in
museums for your convenience, they are to be found everywhere else, too.
This authorizes you to experiment; to trust and enjoy your kids; to rejoice
when your children surpass you in skill, knowledge or wisdom; to make
mistakes, and to say "I don't know." Furthermore, you may allow your children to
experience boredom without taking full responsibility for finding them something
to do.
Henceforth you shall neither be required nor expected to finish everything
you start. Projects, books, experiments and plans may be discontinued as soon
as something more interesting comes along (or for any other reason) without
penalty, and picked up again at any time in the future (or never).
You may reclaim control of your family's daily life, and take what steps you
feel necessary to protect your children from physical, emotional or social
harm.
You have leave to think your own thoughts, and to encourage your children to
think theirs.
Each person who reads and understands this is authorized to extend these
privileges to others, by reproducing and distributing this certificate or by
creating another of his/her own design. Those who don't feel the need to obtain
approval to experiment, to think, or to do things they've never seen others do
are exempt, as they didn't need permission in the first place.
Sandra Dodd
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sherri--lee@... writes:
So my next question would be how do I start giving myself permission to just
DO something that intrigues me without proof of my long term interest?
Print this out and tack it to your wall or magnet it to your refrigerator:
CERTIFICATE OF EMPOWERMENT
As bearer of this certificate you are no longer required to depend on the
advice of experts. You may step back and view the entire world-not just your
home, neighborhood or town, but the whole Earth-as a learning experience, a
laboratory containing languages (and native speakers thereof), plants, animals,
history, geology, weather (real live weather, in the sky, not in a book),
music, art , mathematics, physics, engineering, foods, human dynamics, and ideas
without end. Although collections of these treasures have been located in
museums for your convenience, they are to be found everywhere else, too.
This authorizes you to experiment; to trust and enjoy your kids; to rejoice
when your children surpass you in skill, knowledge or wisdom; to make
mistakes, and to say "I don't know." Furthermore, you may allow your children to
experience boredom without taking full responsibility for finding them something
to do.
Henceforth you shall neither be required nor expected to finish everything
you start. Projects, books, experiments and plans may be discontinued as soon
as something more interesting comes along (or for any other reason) without
penalty, and picked up again at any time in the future (or never).
You may reclaim control of your family's daily life, and take what steps you
feel necessary to protect your children from physical, emotional or social
harm.
You have leave to think your own thoughts, and to encourage your children to
think theirs.
Each person who reads and understands this is authorized to extend these
privileges to others, by reproducing and distributing this certificate or by
creating another of his/her own design. Those who don't feel the need to obtain
approval to experiment, to think, or to do things they've never seen others do
are exempt, as they didn't need permission in the first place.
Sandra Dodd
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Sherri-Lee Pressman
WOW, thank you for forwarding this, I will print it off and thank you to
Sandra for writing it,
Sherri-Lee
Who is not going to think with regret about the scrap booking supplies in my
cupboard, because they will NOT go back and who is going to order the
Rosetta Stone CD for Spanish as we are planning a trip to the Canaries in
Jan and I have always wanted to learn Spanish and I am not going to worry
about whether or not I "use" it enough to justify the expense!
_____
From: kbcdlovejo@... [mailto:kbcdlovejo@...]
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 8:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] certificate of empowerment
In a message dated 8/5/2004 11:17:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
sherri--lee@... writes:
So my next question would be how do I start giving myself permission to
just
DO something that intrigues me without proof of my long term interest?
Print this out and tack it to your wall or magnet it to your refrigerator:
CERTIFICATE OF EMPOWERMENT
As bearer of this certificate you are no longer required to depend on the
advice of experts. You may step back and view the entire world-not just your
home, neighborhood or town, but the whole Earth-as a learning experience, a
laboratory containing languages (and native speakers thereof), plants,
animals,
history, geology, weather (real live weather, in the sky, not in a book),
music, art , mathematics, physics, engineering, foods, human dynamics, and
ideas
without end. Although collections of these treasures have been located in
museums for your convenience, they are to be found everywhere else, too.
This authorizes you to experiment; to trust and enjoy your kids; to rejoice
when your children surpass you in skill, knowledge or wisdom; to make
mistakes, and to say "I don't know." Furthermore, you may allow your
children to
experience boredom without taking full responsibility for finding them
something
to do.
Henceforth you shall neither be required nor expected to finish everything
you start. Projects, books, experiments and plans may be discontinued as
soon
as something more interesting comes along (or for any other reason) without
penalty, and picked up again at any time in the future (or never).
You may reclaim control of your family's daily life, and take what steps you
feel necessary to protect your children from physical, emotional or social
harm.
You have leave to think your own thoughts, and to encourage your children to
think theirs.
Each person who reads and understands this is authorized to extend these
privileges to others, by reproducing and distributing this certificate or by
creating another of his/her own design. Those who don't feel the need to
obtain
approval to experiment, to think, or to do things they've never seen others
do
are exempt, as they didn't need permission in the first place.
Sandra Dodd
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Sandra for writing it,
Sherri-Lee
Who is not going to think with regret about the scrap booking supplies in my
cupboard, because they will NOT go back and who is going to order the
Rosetta Stone CD for Spanish as we are planning a trip to the Canaries in
Jan and I have always wanted to learn Spanish and I am not going to worry
about whether or not I "use" it enough to justify the expense!
_____
From: kbcdlovejo@... [mailto:kbcdlovejo@...]
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 8:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] certificate of empowerment
In a message dated 8/5/2004 11:17:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
sherri--lee@... writes:
So my next question would be how do I start giving myself permission to
just
DO something that intrigues me without proof of my long term interest?
Print this out and tack it to your wall or magnet it to your refrigerator:
CERTIFICATE OF EMPOWERMENT
As bearer of this certificate you are no longer required to depend on the
advice of experts. You may step back and view the entire world-not just your
home, neighborhood or town, but the whole Earth-as a learning experience, a
laboratory containing languages (and native speakers thereof), plants,
animals,
history, geology, weather (real live weather, in the sky, not in a book),
music, art , mathematics, physics, engineering, foods, human dynamics, and
ideas
without end. Although collections of these treasures have been located in
museums for your convenience, they are to be found everywhere else, too.
This authorizes you to experiment; to trust and enjoy your kids; to rejoice
when your children surpass you in skill, knowledge or wisdom; to make
mistakes, and to say "I don't know." Furthermore, you may allow your
children to
experience boredom without taking full responsibility for finding them
something
to do.
Henceforth you shall neither be required nor expected to finish everything
you start. Projects, books, experiments and plans may be discontinued as
soon
as something more interesting comes along (or for any other reason) without
penalty, and picked up again at any time in the future (or never).
You may reclaim control of your family's daily life, and take what steps you
feel necessary to protect your children from physical, emotional or social
harm.
You have leave to think your own thoughts, and to encourage your children to
think theirs.
Each person who reads and understands this is authorized to extend these
privileges to others, by reproducing and distributing this certificate or by
creating another of his/her own design. Those who don't feel the need to
obtain
approval to experiment, to think, or to do things they've never seen others
do
are exempt, as they didn't need permission in the first place.
Sandra Dodd
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