The Mowery Family

>>>Message: 11
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 09:50:00 -0500
From: Dewar Charles R <Charles.Dewar@...>
Subject: RE: Re: institutionalization of children

What does institutionalizing our elders have to do with unschooling? How far
should we stray from the focus of this email list?<<<

IMHO, the discussion on institutionalizing our elders has everything, AND
nothing to do with unschooling. There is no issue, IMO, that outranks
another. Relevance of an issue depends on one's perspective.

For instance, my dd(almost 5), out of the blue decided she needed to learn
how to tie her own shoes, Daddy showed her a couple of times, she
practiced - didn't quite get it, put it down for another day. Today, she
picks up one of her baby shoes, and viola - she is now a shoe-tying expert.
What does this have to do with unschooling, nothing and everything all in
one.

Everything is related.

Karen Mowery

Dewar Charles R

I guess I should have asked what the discussion of the institutionalization
of the elderly had to do with an unschooling list. I understand that as the
world around us is our teacher, everything is unschooling. But should this
list be for the discussion of anything? I can see discussing the elderly by
relating a story that was a learning experience or by giving resources for
learning about the plights of the elderly. But is that the same as just
carrying on a general discussion of the topic. If so, the list will lose
many lurks who simply tire of the volume of mail if there is little
substance in the posts directly related to unschooling.

-----Original Message-----
From: The Mowery Family [mailto:jkkddmowery@...]
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 6:03 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] relevance of issues


>>>Message: 11
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 09:50:00 -0500
From: Dewar Charles R <Charles.Dewar@...>
Subject: RE: Re: institutionalization of children

What does institutionalizing our elders have to do with unschooling? How far
should we stray from the focus of this email list?<<<

IMHO, the discussion on institutionalizing our elders has everything, AND
nothing to do with unschooling. There is no issue, IMO, that outranks
another. Relevance of an issue depends on one's perspective.

For instance, my dd(almost 5), out of the blue decided she needed to learn
how to tie her own shoes, Daddy showed her a couple of times, she
practiced - didn't quite get it, put it down for another day. Today, she
picks up one of her baby shoes, and viola - she is now a shoe-tying expert.
What does this have to do with unschooling, nothing and everything all in
one.

Everything is related.

Karen Mowery


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D Klement

Dewar Charles R wrote:
>
> I guess I should have asked what the discussion of the institutionalization
> of the elderly had to do with an unschooling list. I understand that as the
> world around us is our teacher, everything is unschooling. But should this
> list be for the discussion of anything? I can see discussing the elderly by
> relating a story that was a learning experience or by giving resources for
> learning about the plights of the elderly. But is that the same as just
> carrying on a general discussion of the topic. If so, the list will lose
> many lurks who simply tire of the volume of mail if there is little
> substance in the posts directly related to unschooling.

Geez, institutionalization of the elderly .... social history,
humanities studies, gerontology, ethics studies, sociology, anthropology
...
Gee pick where it could be applied to and integrate it with an older
child's interests in the world at large. Not everybody is unschooling
the under 10 set.


Perhaps families are considering how they are going to accommodate the
elderly in their immediate family and this thread becomes food for
thought in their debate over what is right for their elderly family
member.
This type of family decision would colour their daily lives and affect
the atmosphere of the home etc and perhaps their unschooling efforts.

Now do you understand how some people consider all topics as acceptable
on a list such as this.

Hope this helps you understand the general mindset of a list like this.

Buzz
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