Faith Mills

Hi cathy...to answer youre post below, I am a christian , interested in
unschooling. to take it farther...I don't even like the organization of the
religious system. So I stay out of it. I liken it to prolly the same idea as
people here ...how they feel of the organized school verses natural
learning... well same thing in my eyes as religion although im a christian.
I hate religion and its organization. anyway, thats all i have to say not
interested in preaching here or anywhere really... just noticed the
question. :) Faith


>From: "Loy & Elaine Switzer" <lande@...>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Hello
>Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 06:57:55 -0600
>
>Hello Cathy,
>
>I have come to a peaceful place knowing that I can be a Christian and an
>unschooler too. I came out of a very school-at-home group of home
>schoolers and it was hard. That is why I signed up for this list.
>Virtually every home school co-op, mom's group, or any other hs group
>seemed very curriculum/scheduled/schoolie. I knew that this wasn't right
>for me or my family. It came down to having to stay away from these
>meetings, which left me little support. I do know these folks as friends
>and fellow believers, but usually we stay away from "education" as a topic.
> I find I have too much explaining to do, they know that I am relaxed and
>that's enough for them. Maybe when I have more time, but then they seem
>very intimidated and threatened sometimes by what I say. I really don't
>mean to say that what they are doing is wrong, but sometimes just telling
>them what I think is threatening to them.
>
>My faith does not say that I need to have lessons at a certain time of the
>day, Christianity does not say to me that I have to make my children learn
>certain things at certain times of the day or even certain times in their
>lives. My example and the work of the Holy Spirit in THEIR HEARTS is the
>key. I provide all the learning tools (as my budget and time allow), my
>own curiosity of life and living and learning as an example, and trust God
>to work as well in their lives as he does in mine.
>
>Blessings,
>
>Elaine
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ECHSA
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 3:15 AM
> Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Hello
>
>
> Hi all.
> My name is Cathy, married to Craig, and living in South-Africa. I have 5
> children, who have always been homeschooled, oldest is nearly 12,
>youngest
> is 5 months.
> I have always been a fairly flexible/relaxed homeschooler, and
> have never used a pre-packaged curriculum (very unusual around here!!! -
> many people in RSA, I think because of the HS movement still being so
>young
> here, would feel VERY insecure without the guidance of their friendly
> curriculum provider...)
> I have been much inspired by the writings of Charlotte Mason, and to a
>large
> extent it is due to her that I have become interested in Unschooling -
> although she was not an unschooler, her incredible insights about the
>mind
> of the child and having respect for children have laid a definite
>foundation
> in my thinking.
> I am particularly interested to clarify whether or not I can be both a
> Christian and an Unschooler without compromising on one or the other -
>there
> is fairly heated debate on this topic in homeschooling circles I notice!
>In
> the short time that I have been conducting my ''research'', I have
>become
> convinced that it is possible, but I don't yet know how to explain how
>or
> why!! As a result one of the things I am interested in is in
> communicating with people who are Unschooling, and who are Christians,
>and
> who feel that it is possible to reconcile the two.
> We are currently conducting an "Unschooling Experiment" in our home (we
>have
> been Unschooling since 9 October), and I am pretty excited
>(UNDERSTATEMENT)
> with what I am observing. I am reading John Holt, who, I think,
> introduced the seminal ideas that led to Unschooling, and I am
>challenged
> and intrigued. I have also been reading the posts over the last 2 weeks,
>and
> am really inspired
> and encouraged.
> I would like to know more, so I am here to learn....I hope all you
>veterans
> won't mind too much answering the same old questions that I am bound to
> ask!! My husband and I have been involved with the leadership of a
> home-schooling association, and therefore know how much patience is
>required
> when those really basic, level I questions keep being asked... :-)
> Blessings
> Cathy
>
>
>
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PROLLY

I've seen this used for PROBABLY several times now. It seems to me,
all of the users are Canadian. Is that common up your way? Is it
just coincidence? Am I misplacing people and it is more widespread?

Bridget - the terminally curious

Lorraine Goods

There is a new book written by two Christian unschooling moms called
Christian Unschooling. The authors are Teri J. Brown and Elissa M. Wahl. I
saw an excerpt of it in the latest issue of The Link, which is a free
homeschooling magazine published in California. You may be able to find
this article on their website, which is:

www.homeschoolnewslink.com

I seem to recall another article on this topic in a recent issue of Home
Education or Growing Without Schooling, in which a woman talked about
hiding the fact that she is an unschooler from her support group friends.
It it, she said, "Where does God say 'Thou shalt use a curriculum.'"
I thought that was pretty funny. It seems like there are a growing number
of Christian unschoolers, which I think is great.

Best,
Lynn

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I threw my cup away
when I saw a child
drinking from his
hands at the trough
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