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>>I just want people new to unschooling to try to understand that we did
first leave all "teacher-directed" type of schooling entirely behind for many
years before my kids started taking classes. Now they view the teacher as a
resource person and themselves as responsible for their own learning. It is VERY
different than most of my students who think that I, as their teacher, run
the show. My teens are running their own show, they are the directors, and the
teachers of any classes they take are thought of more as useful technicians.

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I just think that is such a much more empowered approach to going to college
than anything I was led to expect. <<

Julian, who is 18, is now a Goddard College student. And still unschooling.
He's able to do this because Goddard is extremely non-traditional, and
EVERYTHING comes from Julian. He has total flexibility and options to switch gears
when he wants to, and he is loving it.

It's interesting -- I went to Hampshire College, a non-traditional, hippy
sorta place where everyone designs their own majors. And I adored it, and it
ruined me for traditional education, which is one of the things that led me to
unschooling. That said, for unschoolers who don't care about a regular
residential program, I think Goddard is the place to be. Amazing program (and
considerably more affordable than most other places.)

Kathryn

Come to the Northeast Unschooling conference Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-25
2008 in Peabody, Massachusetts _www.northeastunschoolingconference.com_
(http://www.northeastunschoolingconference.com/)




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Nance Confer

unschoolingbasicsAnd, in my DD's case, are thrilled to have her as a student. She takes initiative, pays attention to the schedule, checks in with the teacher when she needs something, proceeds on her own when she doesn't. I get many compliments (nice for the Mom :) ) and I get to explain to the teachers that it's really not so much me as years of her learning to be in charge of her own learning and time that result in a person who can do these things.

These are online middle school-level classes she is taking, not college. But I think she'll be fine if she decides to go to college.

Nance


Now they view the teacher as a
resource person and themselves as responsible for their own learning. It is VERY
different than most of my students who think that I, as their teacher, run
the show. My teens are running their own show, they are the directors, and the
teachers of any classes they take are thought of more as useful technicians.


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shari bergquist

where did she find these online middle school classes? Shari

On Dec 8, 2007 8:22 AM, Nance Confer <marbleface@...> wrote:

> unschoolingbasicsAnd, in my DD's case, are thrilled to have her as a
> student. She takes initiative, pays attention to the schedule, checks in
> with the teacher when she needs something, proceeds on her own when she
> doesn't. I get many compliments (nice for the Mom :) ) and I get to explain
> to the teachers that it's really not so much me as years of her learning to
> be in charge of her own learning and time that result in a person who can do
> these things.
>
> These are online middle school-level classes she is taking, not college.
> But I think she'll be fine if she decides to go to college.
>
> Nance
>
> Now they view the teacher as a
> resource person and themselves as responsible for their own learning. It
> is VERY
> different than most of my students who think that I, as their teacher, run
>
> the show. My teens are running their own show, they are the directors, and
> the
> teachers of any classes they take are thought of more as useful
> technicians.
>
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>
>
>



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Shari Bergquist
Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator
www.sharibergquist.stampinup.net


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