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This is a post by Schuyler (one of my favorite writers) on
AlwaysLearning.

Simple message.

~Kelly

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

-----Original Message-----
From: Schuyler <s.waynforth@...>

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Secondly, I have medical conditions that might make it
impossible to follow her closely (and my other daughter, for that
matter) in the future. Should the case ever arise that (God forbid)
I'm no longer around, I want her to be able to take up learning under
someone else's tutelage or a school (again, God forbid) without too
much grief. This is the one area I know she might lack otherwise.

I know many of you will have your opinions on this and I welcome
them. I'd like to fully unschool her, but I also need to resolve it
with my life's circumstances.
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It must be scary to imagine your children growing up without you. There
are
people on this list who have lost family members. I bet you every one
of them is
happier for the memories they have of an unschooled life filled with
joy and
laughter and presence and play than they worry about anything that they
didn't
teach or learn in those precious moments. I imagine that your daughters
will
rather that they remember you as this wonderfully joyful parent than
that they
will rally against you for not preparing them well enough for a
possible return
to school. Parent them with the wonderful freedom that could come with
knowing
that every moment is a gift. Don't prepare them for your absence, let
them live
with your joy!

Schuyler
www.waynforth.blogspot.com