does this book represent the spirit un unschooling?
Joy
I also posted on the Always Unschooled list.
However, since I am not entirely sure if my kids have been always unschooled (they are 1 and 3 and we have practiced attachment parenting/consensual parenting since birth, we had an unassisted birth, etc...)
but anyhow, I thought I would check this list out.
I know a lot of unschoolers go by Sandra Dodd's book, but a friend of mine lent me another book today, titled "Radical Unschooling: A Revolution Has Begun" by Dayna Martin, and I am looking forward to another perspective on unschooling.
Has anyone read it? Is it any good?
Would you recommend it as a good intro to unschooling?
Thanks,
Joy
However, since I am not entirely sure if my kids have been always unschooled (they are 1 and 3 and we have practiced attachment parenting/consensual parenting since birth, we had an unassisted birth, etc...)
but anyhow, I thought I would check this list out.
I know a lot of unschoolers go by Sandra Dodd's book, but a friend of mine lent me another book today, titled "Radical Unschooling: A Revolution Has Begun" by Dayna Martin, and I am looking forward to another perspective on unschooling.
Has anyone read it? Is it any good?
Would you recommend it as a good intro to unschooling?
Thanks,
Joy
aldq75
I have not read either book, but have read a lot at Sandra's website/blogs and Dayna's blog. I have also watched both of them speak in YouTube videos. A bit of background on both authors:
Dayna's children are fairly young...I believe her oldest is just barely a teenager (or may still be a tween); she has been unschooling for less than ten years. She blends the Law of Attraction with her style of unschooling. Dayna bills herself as the "leading voice" in pioneering radical unschooling.
Sandra's children are grown (her youngest is 18-ish and her oldest is in his mid-20s), so she has been unschooling for about twenty years. Her approach is secular. Sandra is described as an unschooling advocate.
Andrea Q
Dayna's children are fairly young...I believe her oldest is just barely a teenager (or may still be a tween); she has been unschooling for less than ten years. She blends the Law of Attraction with her style of unschooling. Dayna bills herself as the "leading voice" in pioneering radical unschooling.
Sandra's children are grown (her youngest is 18-ish and her oldest is in his mid-20s), so she has been unschooling for about twenty years. Her approach is secular. Sandra is described as an unschooling advocate.
Andrea Q
--- In [email protected], "Joy" <joy_bakker@...> wrote:
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> I also posted on the Always Unschooled list.
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> However, since I am not entirely sure if my kids have been always unschooled (they are 1 and 3 and we have practiced attachment parenting/consensual parenting since birth, we had an unassisted birth, etc...)
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> but anyhow, I thought I would check this list out.
>
> I know a lot of unschoolers go by Sandra Dodd's book, but a friend of mine lent me another book today, titled "Radical Unschooling: A Revolution Has Begun" by Dayna Martin, and I am looking forward to another perspective on unschooling.
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> Has anyone read it? Is it any good?
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> Would you recommend it as a good intro to unschooling?
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> Thanks,
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> Joy
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plaidpanties666
I'll reply on this list to say the author is a big proponent of the Law of Attraction philosophy - which some people find consistent with unschooling and others don't. If you like LOA (you are exactly where you need to be, call the energy of the universe to your aid, etc) then its probably a good match. If you aren't into that stuff it will probably drive you away from unschooling!
A note on internet etiquette - cross posting the same question to related lists is rude, since there's generally a bit of cross-over. At best, it creates confusing as people can't recall what's been said where if the threads get long. At worst, it peeves off the longtime writers and you get less gracious replies!
---Meredith
A note on internet etiquette - cross posting the same question to related lists is rude, since there's generally a bit of cross-over. At best, it creates confusing as people can't recall what's been said where if the threads get long. At worst, it peeves off the longtime writers and you get less gracious replies!
---Meredith