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<< I think that unless an unschooler is totally underground, they
probably ought to use the word homeschooling in cases where there is
law involved. After all that's what most of the statutes call it.>>

You don't use the same answer in all cases. If another homeschooler asks,
it's unschooling. If someone outside of homeschooling asks, it's
homeschooling. It's a matter of perspective.

This is an example I've used before and it's easy for even kids to
understand. If someone asks in person, conversationally, "Where do you
live?" the answer depends on where THEY live. If you're in a foreign country
and they ask, all you need to give is the name of your country. They might
or might not ask for more. (So in England, Holly said "the United States.")

If you're across the country, you name your state/province.

If you're across the state, you name your town.

If you're across town, you name your neighborhood or cross-streets.

In your neighborhood you say "across from the park" or "behind Hollywood Vid
eo," or you give the street name or address.

If you're standing on your street and can see your house and they ask, you
point at it and say "right there."

Same with this:
they don't go to public school
homeschool
unschool
radical unschooling

Sandra