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In a message dated 12/28/00 7:10:54 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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Subject: Re: What are you doing for the World?



We buy and consume only organic dairy products to support the proper care of
animals and the land.  We buy household products not tested on animals. We
find homes for strays.  We talk to people we know about humane issues.  We
raise justice issues in our church milieu.  We raise controversial issues
wherever we get the chance it seems.  And most of all, we share it all with
our son, age 3.

BTW, i need to ask a question.  What does everyone think of community
activities for children, ie, community soccer, choir, Scouts, Brownies, etc?  
I guess the soccer thing is very popular with kids starting age 4, but i
wondered your thoughts on the occasional competitive emphasis.

My question about choir is raised because i recently participated in a HS
family choir with my son.  Attending it for a term made me wonder, "what
would an unschooling choir look like?  Is it possible?"  This choir was very
schoolish, with kids taking turns performing a special number before each
rehearsal with tons of clapping and praise, and the rehearsals required
learning songs picked by adults and memorizing them.....I have not been doing
this for long, but it didn't appeal to my unschooling sensibilities.

Do any of you participate in community programs which are not run by
unschoolers?

For those in unschooling support groups, what kind of unschooling community
groups and activities have been started?

Thank you all, i really look forward to some insight.

cath
montreal

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In a message dated 12/28/00 7:10:54 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:


Okay, this is not written in judgement of those of you that do this, but I
have to ask:  WHY do you need to kill the slugs?  


Thanks for piping in Jen.  I am curious too....

cath
montreal

Tracy Oldfield

Instead of 'unschooling choir' how about children's choir run by the
children, who organise to hire the choir leader who knows that s/he
is not the boss? Would this work? for older ones more than young
ones, and the structure would have to be carefully thought out.

Tracy

> In a message dated 12/28/00 7:10:54 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>
>
> > Subject: Re: What are you doing for the World?
> >
> >
>
> We buy and consume only organic dairy products to support the proper
> care of animals and the land. We buy household products not tested on
> animals. We find homes for strays. We talk to people we know about
> humane issues. We raise justice issues in our church milieu. We
> raise controversial issues wherever we get the chance it seems. And
> most of all, we share it all with our son, age 3.
>
> BTW, i need to ask a question. What does everyone think of community
> activities for children, ie, community soccer, choir, Scouts,
> Brownies, etc? I guess the soccer thing is very popular with kids
> starting age 4, but i wondered your thoughts on the occasional
> competitive emphasis.
>
> My question about choir is raised because i recently participated in a
> HS family choir with my son. Attending it for a term made me wonder,
> "what would an unschooling choir look like? Is it possible?" This
> choir was very schoolish, with kids taking turns performing a special
> number before each rehearsal with tons of clapping and praise, and the
> rehearsals required learning songs picked by adults and memorizing
> them.....I have not been doing this for long, but it didn't appeal to
> my unschooling sensibilities.
>
> Do any of you participate in community programs which are not run by
> unschoolers?
>
> For those in unschooling support groups, what kind of unschooling
> community groups and activities have been started?
>
> Thank you all, i really look forward to some insight.
>
> cath
> montreal
>