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This mom wrote directly to me but quoted herself from a different list, and
she isn't on this one. Maybe some of you can help her, though:
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Hello everyone!


a short introduction first:

I'm Satu, an unschooling mother of two (4- and 6 years) from Helsinki.

We're probably the only unschooling family in Finland, so you can

just imagine the overwhelming support... :)


Been lurking on this list quite awhile, but never got around posting

anything. And now I've landed into a little problem, hoping you might

be able to help: Last winter I ran accross an american unschooling-site,

in which there was a page including a 'form' or such, meant to be

used as a model, if any family needs to give reasons for their choise

to unschool, in case there're problems with the state or with the school

district, when a more curriculum-based approach is demanded etc.

The whole concept of unschooling was very well and closely argued,

as well as was the position of parents as the best possible 'teachers'

for their own children. I didn't bookmark the page at the time, and now

I could really make a use of it (I'd like to use the format and the model as

the basis for my own letter: I'm putting together some papers for our school

officials, and I want to do it so well the first time they won't have a
reason to

bother us afterwards - I know, I know, I'm a born optimist...) :)


I can't remember excactly where that particular page was, but

I have a feeling, it was put there by a small support group or such,

which could have been on the east coast... But I'm not definate,

and I don't seem to find it with any search engine either.


I would really really appreciate your help, if you happen to know

what site I'm referring to. Or if you know any similar pages or

such, please, give me a hint!


Best wishes


Satu
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I sent her a link to Carol Narigon's curriculum, in case that's what she had
seen (and for the benefit of anyone else who hasn't seen that, it's at http:/
/expage.com/CarolNarigonCurriculum , and what it is is a description of
unschooling in terms a school district might relate to).

If any of you know of other such forms or summaries, please post them to this
list and/or send them directly to Satu (who isn't on this list) at:

hanhijoki@...