chores and Life Learning Magazine
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The new issue of Life Learning Magazine came out today, and I've only gotten
to the letters section. Danielle Conger got a good mention, but from
someone cranky about other stuff. The good mention was this:
"I received a copy of your March/April issue today and read it with
interest, as we are unschooelrs. I particularly ejoyed Danielle Conger's "An
Unschooling Landscape." Unfortunately, I then stumbled across..." [and she goes
off about things that weren't clearly proven, as the editor and author both
came back in defense. It was a threat not to subscribe.]
But that's not what I came here to say. There was something about chores
last time, not by any of us here who are so frequently on about not requiring
chores, but by Naomi Aldort. There are two very negative responses and one
pro to that.
What strikes me is that the two lengthy harangues have those emotional
phrases that people repeat because they heard them. What seems to have upset the
authors is that the advice has upset the grandmothers that dwell inside of
them. They're hosts to nay-saying negative inside-people whom they're quoting
like crazy in their letters to the editor.
What's worse is one is anonymous. If I were a magazine editor I would never
allow anonymous letters. If people are too cowardly to use their names, why
should they get an international forum for their negativity?
One thing the anonymous person said was "It doesn't matter if you like it or
not, it just has to be done."
I'm going to add that to my "have to" page, I think. If it weren't that
there's an interview with me in the next issue, I think I'd write an article on
choice and not having to do things right now, while the adrenaline is upon me.
Sandra
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to the letters section. Danielle Conger got a good mention, but from
someone cranky about other stuff. The good mention was this:
"I received a copy of your March/April issue today and read it with
interest, as we are unschooelrs. I particularly ejoyed Danielle Conger's "An
Unschooling Landscape." Unfortunately, I then stumbled across..." [and she goes
off about things that weren't clearly proven, as the editor and author both
came back in defense. It was a threat not to subscribe.]
But that's not what I came here to say. There was something about chores
last time, not by any of us here who are so frequently on about not requiring
chores, but by Naomi Aldort. There are two very negative responses and one
pro to that.
What strikes me is that the two lengthy harangues have those emotional
phrases that people repeat because they heard them. What seems to have upset the
authors is that the advice has upset the grandmothers that dwell inside of
them. They're hosts to nay-saying negative inside-people whom they're quoting
like crazy in their letters to the editor.
What's worse is one is anonymous. If I were a magazine editor I would never
allow anonymous letters. If people are too cowardly to use their names, why
should they get an international forum for their negativity?
One thing the anonymous person said was "It doesn't matter if you like it or
not, it just has to be done."
I'm going to add that to my "have to" page, I think. If it weren't that
there's an interview with me in the next issue, I think I'd write an article on
choice and not having to do things right now, while the adrenaline is upon me.
Sandra
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nellebelle
>>>>>>>>>If it weren't thatthere's an interview with me in the next issue, I think I'd write an article on
choice and not having to do things right now, while the adrenaline is upon me.>>>>>>>>>
Write it now! You can always write it, then sit on it for a week or two before deciding whether to send it.
I wrote a letter to the editor of Life Learning concerning the essay "Dyslexia - a gift?". It turns out it was meant as a book review, rather than an essay or article. Maybe that was obvious to other readers, but it wasn't to me. The editor did respond to me persoanlly, and we had a couple emails back and forth about my concern. That was nice. But it struck me how that is a weakness of magazines VS email lists and boards. The discussion was between only two people.
I have learned so much from reading conversations here. I like the way a question or a sharing of an unschooling day can lead to an ongoing conversation. A magazine is pretty much read once, then maybe there is a response or two in the next issue. It seems to end there.
For better or worse, I am currently subscribed to both Life Learning and Live Free Learn Free and have not renewed my subscription to Home Education Magazine. I LOVED the May/June issue of Live Free Learn Free. "What I Have Learned on This Journey by Connie Colten" was very inspiring and addressed many things that I've thought about. I especially enjoyed the compilation of stories on children learning to read. I plan to pass this copy on to my mother, who is concerned about my 9 1/2 year old not yet reading independently. I even read a couple of the quotes to my daughter.
I did enjoy Naomi Aldort's thought on chores in the last Life Learning. I still struggle in that area, as my house is not as tidy as I think it "SHOULD" be.
Mary Ellen
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In a message dated 5/13/2005 7:49:41 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
nellebelle@... writes:
The editor did respond to me persoanlly, and we had a couple emails back and
forth about my concern. That was nice. But it struck me how that is a
weakness of magazines VS email lists and boards. The discussion was between
only two people.
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Sometimes people will write to me privately and want unschooling help, and I
never want to do that anymore. It seems like a waste of the energy, to
write to just one person alone, when it could be out in public for LOTS of people
to use and tweak and improve on and think about.
Sandra
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nellebelle@... writes:
The editor did respond to me persoanlly, and we had a couple emails back and
forth about my concern. That was nice. But it struck me how that is a
weakness of magazines VS email lists and boards. The discussion was between
only two people.
=========
Sometimes people will write to me privately and want unschooling help, and I
never want to do that anymore. It seems like a waste of the energy, to
write to just one person alone, when it could be out in public for LOTS of people
to use and tweak and improve on and think about.
Sandra
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wifetovegman2002
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in for the issue following the one with your interview. :-D
Jan Fortune-Wood's article was wonderful to me, as the mom of two boys
on the autistic spectrum, and really affirming that this is exactly
what my boys really need. "It also means that we will take into
account problems that are not solely about psychology, but also about
structures and social contexts. We have the flexibility to fit the
learning environment to the individual rather than struggling
to do the opposite." Of course, I spend a lot of time hanging out on
Anne Ohman's Shine list, so maybe my paradigm has shifted already.
Naomi Aldort's article was also a reaffirmation of everything I've
heard on this list so many times. The first few times I heard it, my
reaction was the same as the ones who wrote those knee-jerk letters.
It has taken a while to realize that everything I ever thought about
parenting in general would need to be re-examined with an unschooly
heart. And even longer not to feel threatened by that.
Susan M (VA)
http://radicalchristianunschool.homestead.com/index.html
"Lots of people make this point, but I never see the negation as
negative in a value-judgment sense when I use the word--to me
unschooling is as positive as unchaining, unbinding, unleashing,
unfolding, unfurling, unlimiting....All mean freedom and growth and
vast possibilities to me." ~ Suzanne Carter
> I'm going to add that to my "have to" page, I think. If it weren'tthat
> there's an interview with me in the next issue, I think I'd write anarticle on
> choice and not having to do things right now, while the adrenalineis upon me.
>You could write it now while you're pumped up for it, and then send it
> Sandra
in for the issue following the one with your interview. :-D
Jan Fortune-Wood's article was wonderful to me, as the mom of two boys
on the autistic spectrum, and really affirming that this is exactly
what my boys really need. "It also means that we will take into
account problems that are not solely about psychology, but also about
structures and social contexts. We have the flexibility to fit the
learning environment to the individual rather than struggling
to do the opposite." Of course, I spend a lot of time hanging out on
Anne Ohman's Shine list, so maybe my paradigm has shifted already.
Naomi Aldort's article was also a reaffirmation of everything I've
heard on this list so many times. The first few times I heard it, my
reaction was the same as the ones who wrote those knee-jerk letters.
It has taken a while to realize that everything I ever thought about
parenting in general would need to be re-examined with an unschooly
heart. And even longer not to feel threatened by that.
Susan M (VA)
http://radicalchristianunschool.homestead.com/index.html
"Lots of people make this point, but I never see the negation as
negative in a value-judgment sense when I use the word--to me
unschooling is as positive as unchaining, unbinding, unleashing,
unfolding, unfurling, unlimiting....All mean freedom and growth and
vast possibilities to me." ~ Suzanne Carter
Robyn Coburn
<<<<<<I'm going to add that to my "have to" page, I think. If it weren't
that there's an interview with me in the next issue, I think I'd write an
article on choice and not having to do things right now, while the
adrenaline is upon me.>>>>
Gosh, I bet that would be a great article. Why not write it while you are
inspired and keep it until the next right publishing opportunity arises?
Robyn L. Coburn
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that there's an interview with me in the next issue, I think I'd write an
article on choice and not having to do things right now, while the
adrenaline is upon me.>>>>
Gosh, I bet that would be a great article. Why not write it while you are
inspired and keep it until the next right publishing opportunity arises?
Robyn L. Coburn
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In a message dated 5/14/2005 2:23:43 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
dezigna@... writes:
Gosh, I bet that would be a great article. Why not write it while you are
inspired and keep it until the next right publishing opportunity arises?
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And spoil my lifelong last-minute habits?
(Maybe it's time to undo that habit...)
Sandra
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dezigna@... writes:
Gosh, I bet that would be a great article. Why not write it while you are
inspired and keep it until the next right publishing opportunity arises?
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And spoil my lifelong last-minute habits?
(Maybe it's time to undo that habit...)
Sandra
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