Re: 2261 - radical?
Luz Shosie and Ned Vare
on 8/19/02 12:00 PM, [email protected] at
[email protected] wrote:
To me, unschooling is "radical" homeschooling -- true parenting and full
responsibility for our children. I'm not sure we need yet another term to
define when we're having problems with the meaning of the ones we've got.
"Radical" means root (radish) and thus it refers to the fundamental, the
basic part of something. Many people see the word, radical, and assume that
there is a devious anti-social context to it. "Unschooling" is a
self-defining term that says, "we don't do what schools do. Why not leave it
at that?
Ned Vare
[email protected] wrote:
> on 8/19/02 1:18 AM, zandaniel at zandaniel@... wrote:Ned wonders:
>
>> What is the difference between unschooling and radical unschooling?
To me, unschooling is "radical" homeschooling -- true parenting and full
responsibility for our children. I'm not sure we need yet another term to
define when we're having problems with the meaning of the ones we've got.
"Radical" means root (radish) and thus it refers to the fundamental, the
basic part of something. Many people see the word, radical, and assume that
there is a devious anti-social context to it. "Unschooling" is a
self-defining term that says, "we don't do what schools do. Why not leave it
at that?
Ned Vare
Betsy
**"Radical" means root (radish) and thus it refers to the fundamental, the
basic part of something. Many people see the word, radical, and assume that
there is a devious anti-social context to it.**
I was interested in word origins as a teen, and I remember finding this
one (rad-) to be about the most delightful one ever.
Kind of funny, though, that "radical" and "fundamental" are so close in
original meaning but so different these days in connotation.
Betsy
basic part of something. Many people see the word, radical, and assume that
there is a devious anti-social context to it.**
I was interested in word origins as a teen, and I remember finding this
one (rad-) to be about the most delightful one ever.
Kind of funny, though, that "radical" and "fundamental" are so close in
original meaning but so different these days in connotation.
Betsy
Fetteroll
on 8/20/02 12:14 PM, Luz Shosie and Ned Vare at nedvare@... wrote:
since I started reading message boards 8 years ago.
I don't think I've ever actually used it, not really seeing a "them" to
separate myself from. Though I have seen people comfortably part way to
unschooling use it to refer to those who are firmly committed to
unschooling. Not really the best use since it implies stretching the word
unschooling to encompass almost unschooling. :-/
Joyce
> "Unschooling" is aBecause Radical Unschooling is already out there. I've been seeing it ever
> self-defining term that says, "we don't do what schools do. Why not leave it
> at that?
since I started reading message boards 8 years ago.
I don't think I've ever actually used it, not really seeing a "them" to
separate myself from. Though I have seen people comfortably part way to
unschooling use it to refer to those who are firmly committed to
unschooling. Not really the best use since it implies stretching the word
unschooling to encompass almost unschooling. :-/
Joyce