Ricka Gerstmann

> I found the same to be true when I started homeschooling (a whole 3
> months ago) LOL! I also live in Washington State, in Des Moines. I
> found a fun group in Maple Valley. They are not strictly
> unschooling, but definately unschool friendly. What part of
> Washington are you in? I have two children, boy 9 and girl 7. We
> are also spiritual agnostics and the first group of homeschoolers we
> met were fundamental Christians. I joined a Yahoo message board
> called Washingtonunschoolers and met some nice people there. That's
> how I heard about the Maple Valley group. I look forward to talking
> to you some more. Us unschoolers in Washington State need to plan a
> statewide event where we can get together:)
>
> Tammy

Debbie, Tammy, et al:

We are in Puyallup. Let's correspond privately and see what we can put
together. Maybe we can even grow into our own "conference/convention."

If you are talking about the WHO convention, I can share some of the thought
process that went into selecting the workshops. As a side note, though,
attendence (at the paid convention) was down by quite a bit this year. This
was also the case at another conference I attended recently as a vendor. My
opinion: the great homeschooler roundup is underway, with alt ed/cover
schools picking the independents off one by one. People are falling for the
financial bribes and "ease of use" arguments.

Ricka Gerstmann