aworthen

Hi All......Vote takes it....No on the moderator
 
Maybe I missed something, but I don't remember there actually being a vote.
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Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 10:11 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: ANimals

..now on to other stuff.........We have 3 dogs, 2 cats 2 birds, and 2 fish(one really big one)...Zain waters , and feeds the dogs about 3 x a week..the doggy that lives outside, everyday.  He feeds the fish in his room as well.  I for one would like to have more animals, but not just as pets, but farm animals, for food , eventually, and goat for milk..chickens for eggs....we're not quite ready for a set up of this sort..but I traded work at a croft for herb classes , and the teachers kids were homeschooled......they participated in the business, helped with the animals, and various other things...what I thought was interesting is one day the son had a friend from the neighborhood over, this 10 year old was so enthused by the responsibility that he had he came in to ask...can I milk the goat early today, so I can show my friend, he's never seen that before...he included him in doing all the chores that day, and with a great attitude..he was so proud he was able to share, and do things that alot of people don't usually experience, regardless of the fact that it was a chore....he loved it, and wanted to show off his responsibilites..I thought that was pretty cool.  Every year they have baby goats, and all spring they walk the goats for an hour in the woods behind their house...I went out with Emily one day, as she was showing me how it's done, because I was to care for them while their family went to Mexico for a ffew weeks.....the joy of a little girl , and three little goats..truly not everyone has these kinds of experiences(others I'm sure)....but she picked flowers, sang songs, talked and played with them, and showed me what they were eating, and not eating and why...the children were actually very good teachers, and so deliteful.....I thought it a very healthy, and imaginitive world for children to grow up in...I 'm sure their are day when the rabbit cages just don't seem so appealing, but everything there seemed to be changing at a pace in harmony with the season, so just as one thing became alittle old....new things came up to do.....and everyone rotated the responsibilites, and chores, so no -one was alwya doing the same thing....it was cool....everyone was responsible for picking, and cleaning up after themselves...dishes etc.  SO no-one was left to clean up after some-one else, really(people that is)  .  It was the neatest thing to see.  Now if only I could get the "JOy of work" into my house, I've almost reached it in the garden.........It was a learning experience.   Still pondering alot of what I learned there.    Michelle*
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