: Re: College bound Question/ For Valerie and All
Kim
From: marbleface@...
Subject: Re: Re: College bound Question/ For Valerie and All
In a message dated 04/30/2001 9:45:19 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
azhom2000@... writes:
are not college-bound. It's not even the point of their unschooling. If
that, in fact, was/is the point of your daughter's story though, what the
heck do I know?
Nance
I have to disagree. We, as unschoolers know this and embrace the fact that we are doing this so our kids can be happy and do what they want in life, whether that includes a college education or not. But for the majority who are still so goal oriented, it might make someone pick up the book and look at. To me, being successful is doing what you love in life and being happy. It seems to me that society dictates that being successful is making as much money as you possibly can, and that requires a good college education.
I guess my point is that, we need to get the word out about unschooling and the only way to do that is to entice someone to read the book and to do that we have to give them something to whet their curiosity. I know my DH would be more likely to read a book on unschooling if it had a picture of what he considers a successful college student on the front, instead of someone working at McDonald's for instance. Not that there is anything wrong with working at McDonald's, but my DH and a lot of other people would think that is not a successful life and discredit the book right away. What is that saying, you can't judge a book by it's cover? Well, many people prejudge. And besides, that is the main marketing strategy of a book, besides the reviewers.
JMHO
Kim
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Subject: Re: Re: College bound Question/ For Valerie and All
In a message dated 04/30/2001 9:45:19 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
azhom2000@... writes:
> --- Valerie <valfitz@...> wrote:Not pretentious. Too limiting. Many kids are unschooling successfully and
> > We're thinking about putting a pic of Laurie in her
> > college cap and
> > gown on the cover. What do ya think? Too
> > pretentious?
> >
> > Valerie
>
>
are not college-bound. It's not even the point of their unschooling. If
that, in fact, was/is the point of your daughter's story though, what the
heck do I know?
Nance
I have to disagree. We, as unschoolers know this and embrace the fact that we are doing this so our kids can be happy and do what they want in life, whether that includes a college education or not. But for the majority who are still so goal oriented, it might make someone pick up the book and look at. To me, being successful is doing what you love in life and being happy. It seems to me that society dictates that being successful is making as much money as you possibly can, and that requires a good college education.
I guess my point is that, we need to get the word out about unschooling and the only way to do that is to entice someone to read the book and to do that we have to give them something to whet their curiosity. I know my DH would be more likely to read a book on unschooling if it had a picture of what he considers a successful college student on the front, instead of someone working at McDonald's for instance. Not that there is anything wrong with working at McDonald's, but my DH and a lot of other people would think that is not a successful life and discredit the book right away. What is that saying, you can't judge a book by it's cover? Well, many people prejudge. And besides, that is the main marketing strategy of a book, besides the reviewers.
JMHO
Kim
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Valerie
--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., "Kim" <sinclai@E...> wrote:
want in life, whether that includes a college education or not. But
for the majority who are still so goal oriented, it might make
someone pick up the book and look at. To me, being successful is
doing what you love in life and being happy. It seems to me that
society dictates that being successful is making as much money as you
possibly can, and that requires a good college education.
the book and to do that we have to give them something to whet their
curiosity. I know my DH would be more likely to read a book on
unschooling if it had a picture of what he considers a successful
college student on the front, instead of someone working at
McDonald's for instance. Not that there is anything wrong with
working at McDonald's, but my DH and a lot of other people would
think that is not a successful life and discredit the book right
away. What is that saying, you can't judge a book by it's cover?
Well, many people prejudge. And besides, that is the main marketing
strategy of a book, besides the reviewers.
point, one that Laurie made also. We have to appeal to the people
that think college is the only way too. Once they buy the book and
read my opinion of how college is not necessary, yet Laurie loves
college... maybe they'll open their eyes a little bit.
Valerie
>successfully and
> From: marbleface@a...
> Subject: Re: Re: College bound Question/ For Valerie and All
>
> In a message dated 04/30/2001 9:45:19 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
> azhom2000@y... writes:
>
>
> > --- Valerie <valfitz@y...> wrote:
> > > We're thinking about putting a pic of Laurie in her
> > > college cap and
> > > gown on the cover. What do ya think? Too
> > > pretentious?
> > >
> > > Valerie
> >
> >
>
> Not pretentious. Too limiting. Many kids are unschooling
> are not college-bound. It's not even the point of theirunschooling. If
> that, in fact, was/is the point of your daughter's story though,what the
> heck do I know?fact that we are doing this so our kids can be happy and do what they
>
> Nance
>
>
>
>
> I have to disagree. We, as unschoolers know this and embrace the
want in life, whether that includes a college education or not. But
for the majority who are still so goal oriented, it might make
someone pick up the book and look at. To me, being successful is
doing what you love in life and being happy. It seems to me that
society dictates that being successful is making as much money as you
possibly can, and that requires a good college education.
>unschooling and the only way to do that is to entice someone to read
> I guess my point is that, we need to get the word out about
the book and to do that we have to give them something to whet their
curiosity. I know my DH would be more likely to read a book on
unschooling if it had a picture of what he considers a successful
college student on the front, instead of someone working at
McDonald's for instance. Not that there is anything wrong with
working at McDonald's, but my DH and a lot of other people would
think that is not a successful life and discredit the book right
away. What is that saying, you can't judge a book by it's cover?
Well, many people prejudge. And besides, that is the main marketing
strategy of a book, besides the reviewers.
> JMHOWhatever makes me the most money!..KIDDING! You've made a good
> Kim
point, one that Laurie made also. We have to appeal to the people
that think college is the only way too. Once they buy the book and
read my opinion of how college is not necessary, yet Laurie loves
college... maybe they'll open their eyes a little bit.
Valerie