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I'm kind of hanging around, lurking.. seeing if the dust settles down.. so I
thought
I would answer this!

> however
> part of the unschooling belief is that all subjects in life are part of
the
> learning process etc and we are learning all the time.

Yes, I believe that too, that's why I said discussing all this was fine, but
NOT
to the EXCLUSION of unschooling. I've heard from about five different people
today that all emailed me to say that they were totally and completely ignored
when they introduced themselves.

> I am curious - are you from the northeast or another Metropolitan area
(ie:
> Los Angeles, Chicago) because I think we tend to be more accepting of all
> kinds of ideas and types of people than those from more rural areas of the
> country.

Actually yes. But I think it works backwards of what you mean.
I'm from Bolingbrook.. a suburb of Chicago. BUT... to be honest, I think I
was actually more isolated from differences there. There were so many people,
that to stick to a group like yourself was fairly easy to do.

Living VERY rurally in Colorado has now taught me to get along with many
different
types of people. There's not a whole lot to choose from out here!
I have a wide variety of friends and we really respect each others beliefs,
even
if we don't agree with them. Religion may be the only thing that seperates
us,
and that is really nothing in comparison to what we hold in common.

Laura

Samantha Stopple

> I've heard from
> about five different people
> today that all emailed me to say that they were
> totally and completely ignored
> when they introduced themselves.

Email groups are usually about getting advice. So
unless you have a question people won't really respond
to your posts of introduction. People usually don't
respond if they agree with what you have to say.

I think only one person responded to me when I
intro'd. When I asked for some advice I got atleast 5
responses that related directly to my question and it
lead into a thread about other related issues.

If you have questions. Ask! If you have stories to
share. Share!

Samantha

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Cory and Amy Nelson

The ap list I'm on usually has a good number of people responding to every
post of introduction or other posts that aren't necessarily asking for
advice. I think it just depends on the overall mood of the list and how
closeknit everyone is.

Amy
Mama to Accalia (6/14/99)
"The hardest to learn was the least complicated" -Indigo Girls


> Email groups are usually about getting advice. So
> unless you have a question people won't really respond
> to your posts of introduction. People usually don't
> respond if they agree with what you have to say.

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In a message dated 1/31/2001 8:10:46 PM Pacific Standard Time,
ChipandLaura@... writes:



Living VERY rurally in Colorado has now taught me to get along with many
different
types of people.  There's not a whole lot to choose from out here!
I have a wide variety of friends and we really respect each others beliefs,
even
if we don't agree with them.  Religion may be the only thing that seperates
us,
and that is really nothing in comparison to what we hold in common.

Laura



What is important is that through our unique experiences we are tolerant of
the differences of opinion etc.  I have always felt that living in this NYC
suburb contributed to it for me.  I definitely see your point though.  

I am glad to see you are still here - and hope you will stick around.  It
looks like the loop is finally getting back to the reason we are all here -
unschooling!

Thanks - Dawn