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In a message dated 4/24/02 11:08:08 AM Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:

<< . And I've read lots of your posts and
they have come across as you saying that if you truly respect your
kids you MUST be unschooling. That's why I ASKED if that was what you
really meant. >>

I've never said anything of the kind.
Must be reading my posts with "colored" lenses.

I have however, mentioned that my posts will continue to point to unschooling
AND to respecting children....they are often intertwined.
If I thought that children should be told what to do and have no choice in
their own lives, I wouldn't be unschooling.
There are friends of mine that are very respectful of their children and
their children are in school. However, if that child decides they hate school
and the parent refuses to do anything about that, it would be disrespectful
of that child.
Other friends of mine homeschool and are very disrespectful of their children.
Respect for children is not very high on the priority list of this society in
general.
Most of the people that first begin the unschooling journey or are seeking
thoughts in line with unschooling, are often doing things that are
disrespectful to children....without even being aware.
I'm glad that people made me aware of the ways I do/don't give my children
equal respect.
I have and will continue to point that out in my posts, regardless of whether
or not certain people like it.
My goal in sharing information is to help people see the many choices
available to them that they never previously considered.
How you take my posts isn't what I'm worried about right now.
Ren