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In a message dated 9/12/02 12:21:51 PM Central Daylight Time,
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<< She's very active, and I still haven't found any unschooling ideas
for a child that doesn't want to sit still for more than aminute, she
always has to gogogogogo. >>

Unschooling or homeschooling? Unschooling means following the childs lead,
not making them do things they don't enjoy. If she enjoys moving, MOVE. If
she wants to run and move and play, then that's what she should do.
Unschooling is learning the way adults learn...the way they want to, when
they want to and where they want to. Which is all the time usually, we just
have to quit trying to hold everything up to the light (or dark actually) of
school.
Forget lessons, forget shoulds and have to's and all that BS.
Enjoy your child for who she is, right now, today.
All will be well.

Ren

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In a message dated 9/12/02 12:21:51 PM Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:

<< Sorry, I wanted to share this wonderful article, and the light just
flickered on. I think I finally understand what unschooling is all
about. I was looking at it as fun teaching, when that's not all it's
about. it's about fun teaching that the CHILDREN choose what they
want to learn, based on what they want to do at that given time!!! >>

YES!! Hurray Maria, that's it. Keep on having those shifts in
thinking...you're on your way.

Ren, the original