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In a message dated 8/12/2002 10:03:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:


>
> >>But until a child is the age of compulsory education in his state of
> >>residence, what would be the difference between unschooling and just not
> >>being in school yet?>>

Whether or not they are "getting him/her ready for school?"

Just got a notice in my mailbox yesterday that our local school district is
sponsoring a "school readiness workshop" -- an all-day Saturday workshop for
parents, free of charge, where they will listen to early childhood educators
talk about how to help their child be ready to face the challenges of
kindergarten.

Seriously. No joke. Sometimes I forget what the rest of the world (the
nonunschooling part of it) is really like.

--pamS

National Home Education Network
http://www.NHEN.org
Changing the Way the World Sees Homeschooling!


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In a message dated 8/13/02 9:55:11 AM, PSoroosh@... writes:

<< Sometimes I forget what the rest of the world (the
nonunschooling part of it) is really like. >>

I feel so anti-nonunschooling these days! <g>

Bill and Diane

I've noticed a HUGE difference, because I know the kids aren't going to
school, in the things I present and how I present them. For instance, I
don't feel it necessary to demonstrate "school" letter-formation. I can
write notes to my young kids using my own writing. There are many other
details I often notice in passing, but none are coming to mind right now.

The long and short of it is that I'm not preparing them for school, just
being with them and their interests.

:-) Diane
NOT Bill

>>>>But until a child is the age of compulsory education in his state of
>>>>residence, what would be the difference between unschooling and just not
>>>>being in school yet?>>
>>>>
>
>Whether or not they are "getting him/her ready for school?"
>