Tina

Hello everyone! I haven't posted in quite some time. Life has been
very demanding this past year or so. A lot has changed, and I'm at
a new spot in my journey.

As some of you know, I have seven children. We are now down to a
mere four living at home. Talk about noise reduction! Man, is it
weird. The oldest at home is Tammi. She is 17 and will likely be
moved out by the fall. This leaves us with three children. Two are
PSers, Amie - 15 and Andrew - 13. Our youngest, Adrian - 11 years,
is my only unschooler. We try to impliment unschooling in our
general lives despite the mix of education styles. How freeing it
is!

Well, the "new spot" I mentioned is in relation to "chores". We
have had a system in place for years that seems a little out dated
for our lifestyle and family dynamics as they are now. We used to
have the home divided into rooms. Each child was responsible for
the maintenace of one room with the room assignment switching
weekly. It worked well for years. Now it seems inappropriate and
unworkable.

I'm hoping that you all can/will share with me your unschooling
approach to this aspect of life. I'd love to hear both what has
worked and what hasn't and maybe the whys of it all.

My goal in this transition is to create a relaxed atmosphere
involving the care of our home while instilling a sense of pride and
family in the respect of others and our belongings. This is good
timing due to the current dynamics of our life and the fact that I
never really got to "train up" the younger ones anyway. I'd like
for us all to be involved in the process together.

Oh, reading suggestions are always welcome as well.

THANKS a bunch!

Tina