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In a message dated 3/22/02 8:37:03 PM, learning_garden1@... writes:

<< Because it is offensive to suggest that those who disagree with you
definition of
unschooling go somewhere else. We are here to flesh out our ideas and
discover, perhaps,
new ways of thinking. >>

Maybe spending more time discussing unschooling, then, and less discussing
the list itself would help everyone's ideas, discovery and thinking. Less
time being offended and more time telling us about your unschooling?

It's been ten years and some now since my oldest didn't go to kindergarten.
Two other kids we thought might go to school decided not to, and all three
are in the double digits. I wouldn't change it for anything. They're witty
and thoughtful and they never, ever go to sleep crying. They wake up happy
to be awake. That's pretty different from my own childhood, and I'm thrilled
about it. I'm glad to help other people figure out how to achieve some of
that peace and togetherness in their own families. There ARE some tricks
that work, and some pitfalls to avoid, and some ways to change thinking in
very simple ways that produce profound changes of direction.



Sandra