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In a message dated 4/15/01 9:32:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
GeorganneD@... writes:


Welcome.  How have you evolved towards unschooling?


Well, I unschooled my younger 2 until the fall of 1999 and from Fall
'98-Summer '99 I unschooled the older 2 as well (after school at home since
6/95). My dh hated unschooling, he just couldn't see the good of it. To him
it was non-school. So, we tried going back to school at home (more eclectic
but my dh didn't know...he's a "needs to see the work" person) but it just
didn't work. I started evolving back to the previous unschool approach about
a year ago but didn't really go in to detail about it with my dh. Then when
this past school year started (he has this need for a regular school year) in
Sept. the boys and I just couldn't get into the boring school at home
routine. We tried. In Nov. we took a week off from the scheduled stuff for
Thanksgiving and that 1 week break sadly (because of why it happened) became
a much longer break....my dad died the day after Thanksgiving and I went in
to a very deep depression (he was just 53 & it was sudden, he was fine on
Thanksgiving when I spoke to him on the phone). It pretty much lasted until
Feb. and by that time I had decided to use our tax refund to purchase things
for schooling....more hands on things, lots of books to rad, etc.. In March
we started back to things and it just took on a very unschool "look" and it
continues to do so. My dh isn't too thrilled, to be honest. He worries about
the boys "being where they are supposed to be", "really learning", etc. and
about the assessment we have to do before the public school start the new
year in the Fall. I am not. He doesn't agree, he rolls his eyes but he
supports my choice--as he says "I (meaning me) know what is best for the
boys". He wasn't all that fond of us homeschooling, though and now he is the
biggest homeschool supporter I know. He'll "come around".

BTW......it sounds like you are already unschooling and doing a fantastic
"job" of it. :-)

 Tracy
Wife to Gary since 10/22/85
Unschooling Mom to 4 sweet boys:
Crisstoffer ~ born 8/29/86,
Andru ~ born 1/8/88,
Wylliam ~ born 8/17/90,
&
Danyel ~ born 12/12/91

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