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Sylvia wrote this on AL about kids & guns, so I thought I'd bring it
here.

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I believe kids are smarter than many adults give them credit for.
<g>. I know mine are. As unschoolers, we know our kids are bright
enough to figure out there's a difference between real violence and
game playing. I'd bet that as free children living more autonomous
lives, they understand that you don't have to have a gun to be
violent towards someone else. That violence isn't about guns
(they're just tools, after all) -- violence is about power and
control over other people. My instincts tell me that people who have
been controlled, limited or denied by other (more powerful) people
are more likely to be violent, than those who have been respected and
supported in pursuit of their own lives.

Sylvia

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~Kelly

Kelly Lovejoy
Conference Coordinator
Live and Learn Unschooling Conference
http://www.LiveandLearnConference.org
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Schafer Vanessa

Thanks Sylvia and Kelly. I really like this.


--- kbcdlovejo@... wrote:

> Sylvia wrote this on AL about kids & guns, so I
> thought I'd bring it
> here.
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>
>
> I believe kids are smarter than many adults give
> them credit for.
> <g>. I know mine are. As unschoolers, we know our
> kids are bright
> enough to figure out there's a difference between
> real violence and
> game playing. I'd bet that as free children living
> more autonomous
> lives, they understand that you don't have to have a
> gun to be
> violent towards someone else. That violence isn't
> about guns
> (they're just tools, after all) -- violence is about
> power and
> control over other people. My instincts tell me that
> people who have
> been controlled, limited or denied by other (more
> powerful) people
> are more likely to be violent, than those who have
> been respected and
> supported in pursuit of their own lives.
>
> Sylvia
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
> ~Kelly
>
> Kelly Lovejoy
> Conference Coordinator
> Live and Learn Unschooling Conference
> http://www.LiveandLearnConference.org
>
________________________________________________________________________
> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check
> out free AOL Mail! -
> http://mail.aol.com
>


Vanessa


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