Jeanmarie Shingleton

> From: LASaliger@...

>My response goes something like this with those kind of people...
>We've been doing some research and also evaluating our own personal
>experiences with coercive learning and have realized that it's not the best
>match for our children or for most children for that matter. We are giving
>our children more freedom to learn about the things they are most
>passionate about so that they actually retain what they learn rather than
>just cramming through it for a grade or to avoid getting in trouble.
>...... <clip>

Great response, but I'd have to type this out and read it to her... and then
she'd ask me to explain it all to her again...

>Then you can refer her to John Holt's books,

Great idea!!

Maybe I'll start carrying a list of books in my purse - I can just start
passing them out!!

Thanks,
Jeanmarie
unschooling in Utah



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