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>>>And to combat the inherent email communication problems,
 
I just noticed that the original post did say "to put a little math in their schedule", so when I responded it did sound like I meant that it was still unschooling when the INTENT was to do math.  However, I do think that "I'm going to play games with my kids that will help them learn math" is a step in the right direction.  Much better than "I will assign math worksheets so my kids will learn math"!  Some of us might start with playing games to help kids learn and then discover how much more fun it is to just play games than it is to "teach".  Perhaps "unschooling" exists on a continuum, rather that as a set point somewhere?
 
Mary Ellen
alarm clock - n. a device for waking up people
who don't have small children.

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In a message dated 2/22/01 6:44:46 PM Mountain Standard Time,
megates@... writes:


Perhaps "unschooling" exists on a continuum, rather that as a set point
somewhere?


Perhaps, but there's no sense taking twelve years to travel that continuum!  

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In a message dated 02/23/2001 1:44:48 AM !!!First Boot!!!, megates@...
writes:


Perhaps "unschooling" exists on a continuum, rather that as a set point
somewhere?

Mary Ellen



We have a winner!!!!

Nance

Jon and Rue Kream

Maybe.  But I would still say that if someone is at the beginning of such a continuum, maybe they're not "strictly unschooling".  Sounds more like thinking about unschooling, or hoping to unschool, or maybe "relaxed" homeschooling.  My advice to anyone who was at that point would be to jump right in, the water's fine :).  Why waste a lot of time dipping your toes in the edge?  Too quickly those kids will be adults, and you, and they, may never have gotten wet.  (A goofy analogy, I know)
 
I would like to say that I am enjoying being able to have a thoughtful discussion with people who basically understand where I'm coming from.  Good to know you're out there, since everyone around us just thinks we're nuts :).
 
-Rue
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From: megates@... [mailto:megates@...]
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Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: Re: need opinions

>>>And to combat the inherent email communication problems,
 
I just noticed that the original post did say "to put a little math in their schedule", so when I responded it did sound like I meant that it was still unschooling when the INTENT was to do math.  However, I do think that "I'm going to play games with my kids that will help them learn math" is a step in the right direction.  Much better than "I will assign math worksheets so my kids will learn math"!  Some of us might start with playing games to help kids learn and then discover how much more fun it is to just play games than it is to "teach".  Perhaps "unschooling" exists on a continuum, rather that as a set point somewhere?
 
Mary Ellen
alarm clock - n. a device for waking up people
who don't have small children.


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