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In a message dated 8/27/02 10:55:12 PM Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:

<< This reminds me, though, of what might be a good thing for some people,
and
will surely be a bad thing for many more: Our proving that there is an
option will make many children resent school and their parents even more. >>

Yes, showing kids there are options does amplify the resentment towards their
own parents and the controls they brandish.
My friend that is new to homeschooling this month, is trying the school at
home approach. Still has a lot of fears all bound up with this venture.
Her kids keep asking her why they can't be unschooled "like Trevor and Jared
and Sierra". They love coming over here and long for no school.....I keep
sending her articles via email which she reads willingly and thanks me for.
So far it's helped her relax, but not embrace unschooling.
Baby steps...

Ren

Betsy

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Her kids keep asking her why they can't be unschooled "like Trevor and
Jared
and Sierra". They love coming over here and long for no school.....I
keep
sending her articles via email which she reads willingly and thanks me for.
So far it's helped her relax, but not embrace unschooling.
Baby steps...**

This is a hard time of year to relax. I'm not caught up in the public
school back to school frenzy, but my eclectic friends are all starting
up their lessons. Sometimes I get all pale and sweaty thinking that my
son is never going to learn the things that their kids are, in theory,
learning. I'm feeling a lot of tension right now. Any suggestions?
I'm thinking "go to the beach", but I'm not planning to do that until
next week.

Betsy, who's son is asking me a lot of tough questions about who can
beat who in Diablo II as I'm trying to type.