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<< I'm not
sure what you are trying to say! I feel like there are more questions here
than conclusions. Is that the point? >>
I'm not Joyce, but when a post has lots of philosophical questions, the best
thing anyone can do is stick them inside and let them gather answers!
Unschooling has a lot to do with belief, which makes it a philosophical issue
first, and a "how to" only secondarily. If you read about someone else's
beliefs, it's just knowing what they think. To cause that to be your OWN
belief, you have to work it in and among the ideas and theories and beliefs
and convictions you already have in operation.
Like riding a bike (again--but a good analogy for actually DOING), watching
other people ride might be interesting, but you cannot learn to ride from
watching.
Reading what other people think about unschooling might be interesting, but
you cannot learn to unschool without doing it. And much of the "doing" is
mental.
Sandra
sure what you are trying to say! I feel like there are more questions here
than conclusions. Is that the point? >>
I'm not Joyce, but when a post has lots of philosophical questions, the best
thing anyone can do is stick them inside and let them gather answers!
Unschooling has a lot to do with belief, which makes it a philosophical issue
first, and a "how to" only secondarily. If you read about someone else's
beliefs, it's just knowing what they think. To cause that to be your OWN
belief, you have to work it in and among the ideas and theories and beliefs
and convictions you already have in operation.
Like riding a bike (again--but a good analogy for actually DOING), watching
other people ride might be interesting, but you cannot learn to ride from
watching.
Reading what other people think about unschooling might be interesting, but
you cannot learn to unschool without doing it. And much of the "doing" is
mental.
Sandra
Elizabeth Hill
**Like riding a bike (again--but a good analogy for actually DOING),
watching
other people ride might be interesting, but you cannot learn to ride
from
watching. **
Having sex might be another worthwhile analogy. People who haven't done
it can talk and speculate about it a lot, but we probably wouldn't take
their contributions to the discussion very seriously.
And, unlike bicycling, everyone does it a little differently. We could
debate endlessly about the "right" way to do it <g> without ever
changing anybody's mind.
(Hey, would that be more FUN than debating the right way to unschool?
Maybe. But if that's what I wanna talk about, I know I know I need to
go find another list.)
Betsy
watching
other people ride might be interesting, but you cannot learn to ride
from
watching. **
Having sex might be another worthwhile analogy. People who haven't done
it can talk and speculate about it a lot, but we probably wouldn't take
their contributions to the discussion very seriously.
And, unlike bicycling, everyone does it a little differently. We could
debate endlessly about the "right" way to do it <g> without ever
changing anybody's mind.
(Hey, would that be more FUN than debating the right way to unschool?
Maybe. But if that's what I wanna talk about, I know I know I need to
go find another list.)
Betsy
Tia Leschke
>**Like riding a bike (again--but a good analogy for actually DOING),Actually . . . while you probably can't learn the basics by watching, my
>watching
>other people ride might be interesting, but you cannot learn to ride
>from
>watching. **
son learns tons about mountain biking by watching his videos over and
over. <g> Of course he still has to get on the bike and *try* the stunts.
And then there's the zen concept of learning sports (and music) which
involves visualizing yourself doing whatever it is you want to get better at.
Tia
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Tia Leschke
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