Julie Stauffer

<<those who say I'm not unschooling>>

Hi Bridget,

I think it is great that you are exploring this issue rather than getting
mad and taking off. If you read closely what you posted from
unschooling.com, it says the child may choose structure, the child may want
a time line, etc.. It doesn't say the mom decided the child needed to do
writing each day or whatever.

It isn't about what the child does, it is about who chooses it. I don't
even mean to imply that a child has to come up with the idea, most certainly
unschooling moms come up with great ideas to interest their kids (today we
learned how to shear goats at my suggestion!!). The difference is in
whether the activity is required. I might suggest making cookies or going
shopping or to the zoo, the kids are free to agree or decline. That is the
difference.

Julie

Bridget E Coffman

On Sat, 8 Sep 2001 23:04:24 -0500 "Julie Stauffer" <jnjstau@...>
writes:
> <<those who say I'm not unschooling>>
>
> Hi Bridget,
>
> I think it is great that you are exploring this issue rather than
getting
> mad and taking off. If you read closely what you posted from
> unschooling.com, it says the child may choose structure, the child may
want
> a time line, etc.. It doesn't say the mom decided the child needed to
do
> writing each day or whatever.
>

Once again, I did not say they had to do this stuff daily. We sat down
and hashed out TOGETHER some basic guideline for AMOUNTS of stuff that
should be done weekly. Nothing is set in stone. The guidelines also
include chores. They were a direct response to statements of 'we aren't
sure what we should be doing.'

Bridget

~~~~If electricity comes from electrons...does that mean that morality
comes from morons?~~~~
I sent my Soul through the Invisible,
Some letter of that After-life to spell;
And by and by my Soul returned to me,
And answered, "I Myself am Heaven and Hell." -- The Rubaiyat