I did the interview. :)
Kelli Traaseth
Well,
I posted a few weeks ago about possibly doing an interview with the local paper. I did it yesterday and I think it went pretty well. I know I won't know until it comes out, but all in all I was impressed with the reporter.
She had come pretty prepared. She had read at unschooling.com and at Sandra's site. So, she at least knew where I was coming from. That was nice.
She asked all the usual questions, a bit about socializing, won't the kids have to learn to do stuff they don't like to do and aren't you afraid they won't be learning everything they need. I feel pretty confident with my answers although sometimes I felt like I was babbling. We'll see how it comes across.
This was my first interview. They are going to send out a photographer either today or tomorrow, I guess they'll probably be seeing Kyra (7) painting or drawing, Abbi (10) on the computer and Alec(11) playing a video game. :) This is what we've been doing a lot of lately.
I'm sure I"ll have some interesting responses. Especially when she asked me "what about kids with bahavior problems? Your kids seem very inquisitive, smart and well behaved. What about kids not like that." I said that from what I've seen, most of those "problems" go away when you remove school. I told her all kids shine when they unschool. :)
Anyway, though I'd share.
Kelli~
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I posted a few weeks ago about possibly doing an interview with the local paper. I did it yesterday and I think it went pretty well. I know I won't know until it comes out, but all in all I was impressed with the reporter.
She had come pretty prepared. She had read at unschooling.com and at Sandra's site. So, she at least knew where I was coming from. That was nice.
She asked all the usual questions, a bit about socializing, won't the kids have to learn to do stuff they don't like to do and aren't you afraid they won't be learning everything they need. I feel pretty confident with my answers although sometimes I felt like I was babbling. We'll see how it comes across.
This was my first interview. They are going to send out a photographer either today or tomorrow, I guess they'll probably be seeing Kyra (7) painting or drawing, Abbi (10) on the computer and Alec(11) playing a video game. :) This is what we've been doing a lot of lately.
I'm sure I"ll have some interesting responses. Especially when she asked me "what about kids with bahavior problems? Your kids seem very inquisitive, smart and well behaved. What about kids not like that." I said that from what I've seen, most of those "problems" go away when you remove school. I told her all kids shine when they unschool. :)
Anyway, though I'd share.
Kelli~
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Holly Furgason
Bravo, Kelli! It just gets easier with experience.
Here are some tips from the HUG web site for anyone who is thinking
about doing interviews:
http://www.geocities.com/mhfurgason/hug/media.html
Holly
--- In [email protected], Kelli Traaseth
<kellitraas@y...> wrote:
know I won't know until it comes out, but all in all I was impressed
with the reporter.
That was nice.
you afraid they won't be learning everything they need. I feel
pretty confident with my answers although sometimes I felt like I was
babbling. We'll see how it comes across.
seeing Kyra (7) painting or drawing, Abbi (10) on the computer and
Alec(11) playing a video game. :) This is what we've been doing a
lot of lately.
very inquisitive, smart and well behaved. What about kids not like
that." I said that from what I've seen, most of those "problems"
go away when you remove school. I told her all kids shine when they
unschool. :)
Here are some tips from the HUG web site for anyone who is thinking
about doing interviews:
http://www.geocities.com/mhfurgason/hug/media.html
Holly
--- In [email protected], Kelli Traaseth
<kellitraas@y...> wrote:
> Well,local paper. I did it yesterday and I think it went pretty well. I
>
> I posted a few weeks ago about possibly doing an interview with the
know I won't know until it comes out, but all in all I was impressed
with the reporter.
>at Sandra's site. So, she at least knew where I was coming from.
> She had come pretty prepared. She had read at unschooling.com and
That was nice.
>the kids have to learn to do stuff they don't like to do and aren't
> She asked all the usual questions, a bit about socializing, won't
you afraid they won't be learning everything they need. I feel
pretty confident with my answers although sometimes I felt like I was
babbling. We'll see how it comes across.
>photographer either today or tomorrow, I guess they'll probably be
> This was my first interview. They are going to send out a
seeing Kyra (7) painting or drawing, Abbi (10) on the computer and
Alec(11) playing a video game. :) This is what we've been doing a
lot of lately.
>asked me "what about kids with bahavior problems? Your kids seem
> I'm sure I"ll have some interesting responses. Especially when she
very inquisitive, smart and well behaved. What about kids not like
that." I said that from what I've seen, most of those "problems"
go away when you remove school. I told her all kids shine when they
unschool. :)
>
> Anyway, though I'd share.
>
> Kelli~
>
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