RE: Dumbing us Down or Cheering us up!
Sessuale
David and Sandi:
Hi there Sessuale here :)
Finally got around to my email and what a smile your em's put on my face! Sandi , I love your comment about Gatto. That is *the perfect way to describe him. When I first read his words I felt like I had heard a voice cutting above the din of a (very negative) crowd, you know?
David, you are sooo right. I can't wait to read your book. We need to hear more of the positive, more of the real. I look forward to hearing your voice cut above the crowd too. :)
Sessuale
-----Original Message-----
From: Sandi Chelan [SMTP:S-Chelan@...]
Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 12:30 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] I'm new here
From: "Sandi Chelan" <S-Chelan@...>
Sessuale and David!
Gatto's book saved my sanity when we were deciding to homeschool. There was
so much nonsense going on that his critique was something of a beacon in a
stormy sea!
I just placed a library hold on The Exhausted School. I look forward to
reading your book, David.
Sandi
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From: David Albert <shantinik@...>
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Date: Sunday, August 08, 1999 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] I'm new here
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Hi there Sessuale here :)
Finally got around to my email and what a smile your em's put on my face! Sandi , I love your comment about Gatto. That is *the perfect way to describe him. When I first read his words I felt like I had heard a voice cutting above the din of a (very negative) crowd, you know?
David, you are sooo right. I can't wait to read your book. We need to hear more of the positive, more of the real. I look forward to hearing your voice cut above the crowd too. :)
Sessuale
-----Original Message-----
From: Sandi Chelan [SMTP:S-Chelan@...]
Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 12:30 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] I'm new here
From: "Sandi Chelan" <S-Chelan@...>
Sessuale and David!
Gatto's book saved my sanity when we were deciding to homeschool. There was
so much nonsense going on that his critique was something of a beacon in a
stormy sea!
I just placed a library hold on The Exhausted School. I look forward to
reading your book, David.
Sandi
-----Original Message-----
From: David Albert <shantinik@...>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, August 08, 1999 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] I'm new here
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>Sessuale wrote:
>
>> Hi Sandi! Sessuale here :)
>>
>> Just a quick thought. I'm a vet unschooler but new to this list and I
>> have been experiencing a little chaos of my own (computer chaos that
>> is). At any rate, this is my first op to speak up. I just wanted to
>> say that I couldn't agree with you more. In fact your sentiments
>> reminded me of a wonderful book:
>> Dumbing Us Down.
>>
>> Susan if you read nothing else this summer, read this. It made me
>> really stop and think. It strengthened my resolve and made me proud
>> of my choices and remember I'm a former homeschooler myself!
>
>Dear Sessuale -
>
>It does my heart proud that you liked Gatto's book. I was the editor
>and publisher (I'm the one with the note in the front), and I think the
>book is even better today than when it came out.
>
>In about six weeks, my own book on our homeschooling experiences will be
>out (published by New Society Publishers/Holt Associates) -- it was
>interesting to homeschool being very conscious in advance of Gatto's
>critiques, so I hope it will be seen as building on his work. The book
>will be called "And the Skylark Sings with Me: Adventures in
>Homeschooling and Community-Based Education" (I finished the proofing
>this weekend.) Chapters will appear on my website:
>www.skylarksings.com (which won't be up until September 5 or so.)
>
>David Albert
>
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