Joseph Fuerst

>
> Oh Dar. I wish I could say the same thing. But I've had to compromise
> with my husband and, therefore, I "teach" them numbers and letters every
> day for about 15 minutes. The boys and I hate it and I know in some way
> it is hurting them, but at least my boys are not in school. My husband
> has come a long way to the unschooling ways but he's still not all the
> way there.
>
> Mimi
>
Mimi:
I sometimes wonder abouthow my children cope withhaving an unschoolong
mom...and a dad who, well, has a ways to go in 'getting it' as far as
unschooling :-)
He occassionally will come up with various 'schedules' and 'charting
behavior' ideas....I try to be understanding; after all, the poor guy has
a Master's Degree....his deschooloing needs are enormous - LOL!
I occassionally wonder how the children cope with our varying
perspectives on this.
Susan

groundhoggirl

Oh, I don't believe that hogwash that there HAS to be consistency in how
2 parents raise their children. I am very unschoolish, but my husband
is not. Thank goodness he's not nearly as controlling and conservative
as he used to be. I credit myself. He learns from my modeling just as
well as my boys do.

OK. I'll just come right out and say it: My boys know what they can
get away with when they are with me (almost anything!) and they know
that they can't do all those things when Papa is around. They make the
adjustments very well and I don't particularly think it is harmful. It
is just real life.

I truly wish he had the same philosophy I have, but he doesn't. We make
our compromises and we are happy. The boys are very happy too.
Children are very smart, and they will adjust to different personalities
and parenting styles.

I refuse to give up my unschooling practices and my husband knows this.
I am happy to say he has made more changes than I have. He's come more
to my side than I have come to his. Actually, I have not moved in his
direction at all.

He has learned a lot.

Mimi


On Friday, December 7, 2001, at 07:10 AM, Joseph Fuerst wrote:

>>
>> Oh Dar. I wish I could say the same thing. But I've had to compromise
>> with my husband and, therefore, I "teach" them numbers and letters
>> every
>> day for about 15 minutes. The boys and I hate it and I know in some
>> way
>> it is hurting them, but at least my boys are not in school. My husband
>> has come a long way to the unschooling ways but he's still not all the
>> way there.
>>
>> Mimi
>>
> Mimi:
> I sometimes wonder abouthow my children cope withhaving an unschoolong
> mom...and a dad who, well, has a ways to go in 'getting it' as far as
> unschooling :-)
> He occassionally will come up with various 'schedules' and 'charting
> behavior' ideas....I try to be understanding; after all, the poor
> guy has
> a Master's Degree....his deschooloing needs are enormous - LOL!
> I occassionally wonder how the children cope with our varying
> perspectives on this.
> Susan
>
>
>
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