Karen Hoogland

Hi Candace...and others,

I am homeschooling my niece...my brothers child. I began watching her
everyday this past November....and it just feels 'right' to homeschool her
along with my own three boys (actually, it makes my little group an 'even'
number...which always seems to work out best for us!! *S*)

My brother and my dh and I began discussing how to 'school' my niece back in
May....we all decided to let her stay with the family she feels safe
with...US!! (My brother is in the midst of a nasty divorce....his daughter
has been kidnapped by the mom in the past and is still very skittish about
being away from family for too long.)

~~Karen
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-----Original Message-----
From: Cstewart73@... <Cstewart73@...>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 8:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Returning to public school


>From: Cstewart73@...
>
>In a message dated 8/22/99 5:56:59 PM EST, eifuller@... writes:
>
><< I also want to add that school is sometimes a lifesaver for children.
These
> children come from stressed families with a multitude of problems, of
> course, but school is the only safe place, the only place they get a meal,
> and the teacher is the only consistant person in thier lives. Not all
> parents are responsible and loving and the schools can help children in
> need. >>
>
>I can "ditto" this from experience. I was one of these children. I
thrived
>in school -- okay not in the sense that we all hope our children thrive in
>unschooling. But it was the very best thing offerred in my situation. I
>went through multiple marriages with each of my parents, and had parents
who
>placed their own drug and alcohol abuse above the love and care of their
>children (Don't even get me started on the undertow of co-dependent tides
>which nearly carried us all out to sea!).
>
>For me, school was my constant. School was where I felt loved, special,
>important. I could be anyone and do anything. But, I must also admit,
that
>I feel I had very good teachers. At least the not-so-good ones have been
>blocked out over the years! I had teachers whom I knew I could go to with
>anything -- even if it had nothing to do with school. They were mentors.
>They were friends. In many instances, they were parents. I do not feel
that
>my parents could have done a better job by homeschooling me. They were too
>selfish and immature at the time -- and very young. But, at the same time,
I
>do not hesitate to believe that I can do a better job for my daughter. I
>believe it is all relative. You must look at the whole situation and
>determine what is best for the children. For me, it definitely would not
>have been homeschooling -- unless it had been done by someone other than my
>parents.
>
>Now, there's a thought -- I wonder, have any of you unschooled or are any
of
>you unschooling any children who are not your own? How did it come about?
>Would you do it again?
>
>Candice in OK
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