Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] I passed the test
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In a message dated 11/30/2001 12:53:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,
curtkar@... writes:
Nance
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curtkar@... writes:
> But I'm happy that I at least had this one boost of confidence concerning myGlad you did! Great story!!
> recent decision to unschool. Hopefully there will be more.
>
> I just needed to share this experience - with someone!
>
> Karin
>
>
Nance
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groundhoggirl
On Friday, November 30, 2001, at 12:12 PM, Karin wrote:
I wish I could be more like you guys. Unfortunately, I am different.
I'm sure you're just as enthusiastic about unschooling as I am, but I
always want to share what I have learned and know about unschooling.
At times, I get very excited and can overwhelm some people. I know I am
also guilty of offending people in the past. I am trying to learn to
keep my big mouth shut and allow people to discover unschooling on their
own.
The funny thing is that I used to be so quiet, shy and never had an
opinion about anything. I was a real wallflower. Now, I find I am very
opinionated about so many issues and find it hard not to be outspoken.
I need to learn how to be more genteel.
Mimi
> Fellow unschoolers,Hi Karin and Susan,
> I had such a positive unschooling experience yesterday. Just when I
> mentioned here that I avoid debates among my h'school friends, I had to
> eat my words yesterday.
>
> There was a new mom in the group, we were all introducing ourselves.
> She was getting intimate, asking us how we implement our homeschooling
> (curriculums or not, etc.) and I mumbled that I'm trying unschooling
> which is far away from curriculums.
> All at once, everyone's ears perked up as if I had mentioned gold or
> something. I was bombarded with questions from about 4 different mom's
> asking what unschooling was all about and what it means exactly.
>
> I was spouting off all I could remember from reading everything that I
> had for the past few months. It was almost like a test! But they all
> seemed very interested and kept asking more questions, and did not
> belittle me, most importantly. I was ecstatic.
>
> I don't expect that this scenario will be repeated each time I talk
> about unschooling. In fact, other homeschoolers from our group may seek
> me out now and confront me about unschooling. I know it won't go over
> very well with a few, in particular. But I'm happy that I at least had
> this one boost of confidence concerning my recent decision to unschool.
> Hopefully there will be more.
>
> I just needed to share this experience - with someone!
>
> Karin
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joseph Fuerst
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 8:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 1640
>
>
> Karin:
> I know what you mean about avoiding debates. I'm feeling more and
> more sure
> as I go along.....it's generally my way to be gentle, but I'm
> sometimes so
> much so that I fail to get my point across. I'm better at it in
> writing,
> but I really want to be able to challenge people - in a kind way- to
> look at
> things with their children differently.
> I recently re-united with an old college pal who just started
> hs-ing. She
> has set up a little 'school room' in her house - I hope she'll
> outgrow it!
> I don't want to be too forward about unschooling and scare her off,
> yet I
> adore her youngsters and hope she'll loosen up as she goes.
> My other friend from childhood would be apalled at unschooling, I
> think.
> And what's interesting to me is that I was much more 'academically'
> intelligent than she.....I think there's some kind of fear there...
> gotta go for now,
> Susan, often a 'closet unschooler' among hs groups!
>
> I only have homeschooling friends, no unschoolers yet, except here and
> unschooling.com. (thankful for that)
> I am still pretty quiet about my unschooling ways, I'm still to new
> to get
> into any debates about it :-)
> But I know people who also seem to go way overboard with the
> school-at-home
> thing.
>
I wish I could be more like you guys. Unfortunately, I am different.
I'm sure you're just as enthusiastic about unschooling as I am, but I
always want to share what I have learned and know about unschooling.
At times, I get very excited and can overwhelm some people. I know I am
also guilty of offending people in the past. I am trying to learn to
keep my big mouth shut and allow people to discover unschooling on their
own.
The funny thing is that I used to be so quiet, shy and never had an
opinion about anything. I was a real wallflower. Now, I find I am very
opinionated about so many issues and find it hard not to be outspoken.
I need to learn how to be more genteel.
Mimi
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Karin
Fellow unschoolers,
I had such a positive unschooling experience yesterday. Just when I mentioned here that I avoid debates among my h'school friends, I had to eat my words yesterday.
There was a new mom in the group, we were all introducing ourselves. She was getting intimate, asking us how we implement our homeschooling (curriculums or not, etc.) and I mumbled that I'm trying unschooling which is far away from curriculums.
All at once, everyone's ears perked up as if I had mentioned gold or something. I was bombarded with questions from about 4 different mom's asking what unschooling was all about and what it means exactly.
I was spouting off all I could remember from reading everything that I had for the past few months. It was almost like a test! But they all seemed very interested and kept asking more questions, and did not belittle me, most importantly. I was ecstatic.
I don't expect that this scenario will be repeated each time I talk about unschooling. In fact, other homeschoolers from our group may seek me out now and confront me about unschooling. I know it won't go over very well with a few, in particular. But I'm happy that I at least had this one boost of confidence concerning my recent decision to unschool. Hopefully there will be more.
I just needed to share this experience - with someone!
Karin
I had such a positive unschooling experience yesterday. Just when I mentioned here that I avoid debates among my h'school friends, I had to eat my words yesterday.
There was a new mom in the group, we were all introducing ourselves. She was getting intimate, asking us how we implement our homeschooling (curriculums or not, etc.) and I mumbled that I'm trying unschooling which is far away from curriculums.
All at once, everyone's ears perked up as if I had mentioned gold or something. I was bombarded with questions from about 4 different mom's asking what unschooling was all about and what it means exactly.
I was spouting off all I could remember from reading everything that I had for the past few months. It was almost like a test! But they all seemed very interested and kept asking more questions, and did not belittle me, most importantly. I was ecstatic.
I don't expect that this scenario will be repeated each time I talk about unschooling. In fact, other homeschoolers from our group may seek me out now and confront me about unschooling. I know it won't go over very well with a few, in particular. But I'm happy that I at least had this one boost of confidence concerning my recent decision to unschool. Hopefully there will be more.
I just needed to share this experience - with someone!
Karin
----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph Fuerst
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 1640
Karin:
I know what you mean about avoiding debates. I'm feeling more and more sure
as I go along.....it's generally my way to be gentle, but I'm sometimes so
much so that I fail to get my point across. I'm better at it in writing,
but I really want to be able to challenge people - in a kind way- to look at
things with their children differently.
I recently re-united with an old college pal who just started hs-ing. She
has set up a little 'school room' in her house - I hope she'll outgrow it!
I don't want to be too forward about unschooling and scare her off, yet I
adore her youngsters and hope she'll loosen up as she goes.
My other friend from childhood would be apalled at unschooling, I think.
And what's interesting to me is that I was much more 'academically'
intelligent than she.....I think there's some kind of fear there...
gotta go for now,
Susan, often a 'closet unschooler' among hs groups!
I only have homeschooling friends, no unschoolers yet, except here and
unschooling.com. (thankful for that)
I am still pretty quiet about my unschooling ways, I'm still to new to get
into any debates about it :-)
But I know people who also seem to go way overboard with the school-at-home
thing.
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groundhoggirl
Thanks Karin. You make me feel better about myself. Besides the fact
that I am learning so much from this list, I am also grateful for it
because it allows me to share my opinions and thoughts in writing. I
don't always express myself very well verbally and am a master at
putting my foot in my mouth.
Mimi
that I am learning so much from this list, I am also grateful for it
because it allows me to share my opinions and thoughts in writing. I
don't always express myself very well verbally and am a master at
putting my foot in my mouth.
Mimi
On Friday, November 30, 2001, at 01:00 PM, Karin wrote:
> Hi Mimi,
>
> Maybe you have been unschooling longer than I have? I could only hope
> to become so over confident and enthusiatic about unschooling that I
> would be afraid of overwhelming someone.
> I certainly wish I personally knew someone like you!
> I am usually very quiet, shy, and reserved although I do have strong
> opinions about most everything, I rarely share them with people.
> Maybe we can both reach a happy medium.
>
> Karin
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: groundhoggirl
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] I passed the test
>
>
>
> Hi Karin and Susan,
>
> I wish I could be more like you guys. Unfortunately, I am different.
> I'm sure you're just as enthusiastic about unschooling as I am, but I
> always want to share what I have learned and know about unschooling.
> At times, I get very excited and can overwhelm some people. I know I
> am
> also guilty of offending people in the past. I am trying to learn to
> keep my big mouth shut and allow people to discover unschooling on
> their
> own.
>
> The funny thing is that I used to be so quiet, shy and never had an
> opinion about anything. I was a real wallflower. Now, I find I am
> very
> opinionated about so many issues and find it hard not to be outspoken.
> I need to learn how to be more genteel.
>
> Mimi
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
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Karin
Hi Mimi,
Maybe you have been unschooling longer than I have? I could only hope to become so over confident and enthusiatic about unschooling that I would be afraid of overwhelming someone.
I certainly wish I personally knew someone like you!
I am usually very quiet, shy, and reserved although I do have strong opinions about most everything, I rarely share them with people.
Maybe we can both reach a happy medium.
Karin
Maybe you have been unschooling longer than I have? I could only hope to become so over confident and enthusiatic about unschooling that I would be afraid of overwhelming someone.
I certainly wish I personally knew someone like you!
I am usually very quiet, shy, and reserved although I do have strong opinions about most everything, I rarely share them with people.
Maybe we can both reach a happy medium.
Karin
----- Original Message -----
From: groundhoggirl
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] I passed the test
Hi Karin and Susan,
I wish I could be more like you guys. Unfortunately, I am different.
I'm sure you're just as enthusiastic about unschooling as I am, but I
always want to share what I have learned and know about unschooling.
At times, I get very excited and can overwhelm some people. I know I am
also guilty of offending people in the past. I am trying to learn to
keep my big mouth shut and allow people to discover unschooling on their
own.
The funny thing is that I used to be so quiet, shy and never had an
opinion about anything. I was a real wallflower. Now, I find I am very
opinionated about so many issues and find it hard not to be outspoken.
I need to learn how to be more genteel.
Mimi
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Karin
----- Original Message -----
From: groundhoggirl
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] I passed the test
Thanks Karin. You make me feel better about myself. Mimi
You're welcome, Mimi.
The feeling has been reciprocated. :-)
Karin
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Sarah Carothers
Mimi wrote:
<I
don't always express myself very well verbally and am a master at
putting my foot in my mouth.
Mimi
Sarah-foot-in-mouth-i-said-it-wrong-I-didn't-mean-that%-/
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don't always express myself very well verbally and am a master at
putting my foot in my mouth.
Mimi
>>>>>>>>>>>.Hey, wait a minute. That's MY title!
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----- Original Message -----
From: groundhoggirl
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] I passed the test
Thanks Karin. You make me feel better about myself. Besides the fact
that I am learning so much from this list, I am also grateful for it
because it allows me to share my opinions and thoughts in writing. I
don't always express myself very well verbally and am a master at
putting my foot in my mouth.
Mimi
On Friday, November 30, 2001, at 01:00 PM, Karin wrote:
> Hi Mimi,
>
> Maybe you have been unschooling longer than I have? I could only hope
> to become so over confident and enthusiatic about unschooling that I
> would be afraid of overwhelming someone.
> I certainly wish I personally knew someone like you!
> I am usually very quiet, shy, and reserved although I do have strong
> opinions about most everything, I rarely share them with people.
> Maybe we can both reach a happy medium.
>
> Karin
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: groundhoggirl
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] I passed the test
>
>
>
> Hi Karin and Susan,
>
> I wish I could be more like you guys. Unfortunately, I am different.
> I'm sure you're just as enthusiastic about unschooling as I am, but I
> always want to share what I have learned and know about unschooling.
> At times, I get very excited and can overwhelm some people. I know I
> am
> also guilty of offending people in the past. I am trying to learn to
> keep my big mouth shut and allow people to discover unschooling on
> their
> own.
>
> The funny thing is that I used to be so quiet, shy and never had an
> opinion about anything. I was a real wallflower. Now, I find I am
> very
> opinionated about so many issues and find it hard not to be outspoken.
> I need to learn how to be more genteel.
>
> Mimi
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
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