Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] It Takes A Village
Bill Ellis
BE:
Lynda sees the problem, IMHO. No matter what one says "the system" --
school, economic, business, media or what not -- will twist it to mean
something else. Many have thaken the wore "community" in our book "Creating
Learning Communities" to mean the local government. Our concept, carefully
explained, was that any group of families who get together to do something
is a community. Homeschool support groups are communities, learning co-ops
re communities, cooperative community life-long learning centers (CCL-LLCs)
are communities. Our thesis is that it easier and more efficient, if not
necessary, for each of us to rely on and help others. That is "community,"
"neighborhood," "village" "extended family" as we see it.
And as Lynda says (and a chapter by a Native American in the book says) that
is the way all peoples have learned until the EuroAmericans changed it all.
Collaborative Unschooling is the name of the game. I'm pleased to see so
much of it on this listserv.
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THE PEOPLE ARE NOT THE PROBLEMS. THEY ARE THE SOLUTIONS.
IF THE PEOPLE LEAD, THE LEADERS WILL FOLLOW.
Bill Ellis
TRANET/A Coalition for Self-Learning
POBox 567, 5 Lake St.
Rangeley, ME 04970 USA
(207)864-3784
for TRANET
http://www.nonviolence.org/tranet
for the discussion
http://www.onelist.com/community/CCL-LLCs
for the book
http://www.CreatingLearningCommunities.org>
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Lynda sees the problem, IMHO. No matter what one says "the system" --
school, economic, business, media or what not -- will twist it to mean
something else. Many have thaken the wore "community" in our book "Creating
Learning Communities" to mean the local government. Our concept, carefully
explained, was that any group of families who get together to do something
is a community. Homeschool support groups are communities, learning co-ops
re communities, cooperative community life-long learning centers (CCL-LLCs)
are communities. Our thesis is that it easier and more efficient, if not
necessary, for each of us to rely on and help others. That is "community,"
"neighborhood," "village" "extended family" as we see it.
And as Lynda says (and a chapter by a Native American in the book says) that
is the way all peoples have learned until the EuroAmericans changed it all.
Collaborative Unschooling is the name of the game. I'm pleased to see so
much of it on this listserv.
----------------------------------------------------------
THE PEOPLE ARE NOT THE PROBLEMS. THEY ARE THE SOLUTIONS.
IF THE PEOPLE LEAD, THE LEADERS WILL FOLLOW.
Bill Ellis
TRANET/A Coalition for Self-Learning
POBox 567, 5 Lake St.
Rangeley, ME 04970 USA
(207)864-3784
for TRANET
http://www.nonviolence.org/tranet
for the discussion
http://www.onelist.com/community/CCL-LLCs
for the book
http://www.CreatingLearningCommunities.org>
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> From: "Lynda" <lurine@...>
> Subject: Re: A note from our local homeschooling chapter
>
> I have to agree, Bonnie. The whole "it takes a village" thing has been
> perverted and turned around. It originally was used to mean the
> old-fashioned town where everyone knew everyone, you had an extended family
> close at hand and you didn't have to worry about your kids because even if
> you weren't there right at the moment that they needed you, you knew
> someone else would be.
>
> It is very much the traditional Native American way of looking at children
> also. And that sure isn't packing them off to brain-washing school each
> day.
>
> Politics, yuck, they ruin everything they touch or come near!
>
> Lynda