Stephanie Currier

Lynda>>The Education of Little Tree is a fraud>>

I didn't even know that it was based on a true story, so you're whistle
blowing is lost on me. I
figured that it was more of a representation. Which, btw, I still found to
be lovely and interesting.
The conversations in my home, surrounding this movie, have been
extraordinary.

Steph, who puzzles at misplaced fervor

Lynda

Could you explain how you define "misplaced fervor."

Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephanie Currier" <clownofgod@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 6:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Little Tree


>
> Lynda>>The Education of Little Tree is a fraud>>
>
> I didn't even know that it was based on a true story, so you're whistle
> blowing is lost on me. I
> figured that it was more of a representation. Which, btw, I still found to
> be lovely and interesting.
> The conversations in my home, surrounding this movie, have been
> extraordinary.
>
> Steph, who puzzles at misplaced fervor
>
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In a message dated 5/22/01 12:01:20 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
lurine@... writes:


> Just curious, though, how can one be inspired or philosophical over a book
> of lies. How does one find inspiration or find its "philosophy" useful if
> one knows the whole book is based on a lie and that a good percentage of
> what he wrote as being "the Cherokee way" or words from the Cherokee
> language were things he made up?

In reading this again, I find myself perplexed. I have no idea what you are
inspired by, etc. but how would you feel if others questioned how you could
possbily be inspired by the things that you are inspired by? What are you
trying to accomplish by questioning someone on what they got from this book?
I do understand about posting that this book was not a true story and the
related material about the author . . . what I don't understand is the
belittlement of others who do find value in the story. And I do see what you
wrote as a belittlement. Perhaps I take your tone wrong, and if so, I
apologize. But the questioning of how I could possibly be moved by this story
is pretty insulting to people I think.


lovemary
If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and then
make a change.


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Lynda

Well, I guess this is a blonde moment. (I get to say that because my sister
has made me an honorary blonde) I've had other folks read the whole thread
and they understood what I was saying. Some folks don't, and I guess, since
I hold the title of CAM, that unless you can come over for a cup of green
tea with lemon grass and sit around the table, there isn't really any way I
can explain what I meant.

Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: <lite2yu@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 11:24 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Little Tree


> In a message dated 5/22/01 12:01:20 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
> lurine@... writes:
>
>
> > Just curious, though, how can one be inspired or philosophical over a
book
> > of lies. How does one find inspiration or find its "philosophy" useful
if
> > one knows the whole book is based on a lie and that a good percentage of
> > what he wrote as being "the Cherokee way" or words from the Cherokee
> > language were things he made up?
>
> In reading this again, I find myself perplexed. I have no idea what you
are
> inspired by, etc. but how would you feel if others questioned how you
could
> possbily be inspired by the things that you are inspired by? What are you
> trying to accomplish by questioning someone on what they got from this
book?
> I do understand about posting that this book was not a true story and the
> related material about the author . . . what I don't understand is the
> belittlement of others who do find value in the story. And I do see what
you
> wrote as a belittlement. Perhaps I take your tone wrong, and if so, I
> apologize. But the questioning of how I could possibly be moved by this
story
> is pretty insulting to people I think.
>
>
> lovemary
> If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and
then
> make a change.
>
>
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Well, that seems to be a cop out. I am willing to listen to your reasoning,
etc. I thought that was how communication went on a list. You get an
opportunity to present your ideas in a clear manner over and over until
people understand. I am saddened you won't take the opportunity. Clearly, I
am not the only one who has a challenge understanding your motives on this. I
have no idea what the title of CAM is . . .really I thought we were all just
unschool moms getting some support and trying to understand how others
meander through their lives.

lovemary
If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and then
make a change.


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Lynda

Ya know, I think what folks need to do is go back and read the whole thread.
Then read exactly what came before the post that got everyone's bloomers in
a bunch. Maybe do a cut and paste into a word processing program and then
read the thread as a whole.

And, while you may choose to decide that my reason for letting it go is a
cop out, that doesn't make it so. Since I have been bitched at for taking
up too much band width here and been told that to continue to try to explain
is the next thing to being a stalker (heaven forbid that one should call
anyone on that type of psychotic thinking), I felt it was best to let the
thread die a natural, or unnatural death, whichever the list desired.

Now, shall we let it go or shall we continue? If you wish to continue,
maybe we should change the subject line so that those who want to make
Twinki remarks can use their delete key! Or if you are really interested,
we can take it off-list.

Lynda

P.S. CAM means "Clear As Mud" which is frequently what happens on a list as
all the components of communication are not available.
----- Original Message -----
From: <lite2yu@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Little Tree


> Well, that seems to be a cop out. I am willing to listen to your
reasoning,
> etc. I thought that was how communication went on a list. You get an
> opportunity to present your ideas in a clear manner over and over until
> people understand. I am saddened you won't take the opportunity. Clearly,
I
> am not the only one who has a challenge understanding your motives on
this. I
> have no idea what the title of CAM is . . .really I thought we were all
just
> unschool moms getting some support and trying to understand how others
> meander through their lives.
>
> lovemary
> If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and
then
> make a change.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
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just forget it . . . apparently we have different views on what we each want
to get from the list.

lovemary
If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and then
make a change.


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