Jon and Rue Kream

Rita said: If I unschool my child and my child is not taking an initiative
to learn
anything ...
then I as a parent can do one of two things - stand by and watch my child
become a byproduct of bad parenting - or I can find ways to encourage them
and ignite that desire to learn new things...

Rue now:
I think the issue of chores is one that not all unschooling parents will
agree on, one way or the other. Of course, we don't all even agree on
unschooling. I don't watch my children for signs that they're "taking an
initiative to learn", but I'm not too worried about them becoming "a
byproduct of bad parenting" either. ~Rue

Betsy Hill

>Rue now:
>I think the issue of chores is one that not all unschooling parents will
>agree on, one way or the other. Of course, we don't all even agree on
>unschooling. I don't watch my children for signs that they're "taking an
>initiative to learn", but I'm not too worried about them becoming "a
>byproduct of bad parenting" either. ~Rue

Right. I think it's helpful not to think of one's child as a "product" or
as a "byproduct".

Betsy