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Hi all ,I was sitting here wondering why anyone would question hs parents
motives.
Anytime I have been with a group of them I find them to be the most
interesting, intelligent people I meet today. Oh well, just a thought don't
mean to make you all blush :)

Laura

Thomas and Nanci Kuykendall

>Hi all ,I was sitting here wondering why anyone would question hs parents
>motives.
>Anytime I have been with a group of them I find them to be the most
>interesting, intelligent people I meet today. Oh well, just a thought don't
>mean to make you all blush :)
>
>Laura

Actually I hear (from people without kids or with IS kids) that there is a
great deal of fear and disgust that some people homeschool (particularly
those horrendous Unschooling types :-0) out of laziness. I'm not sure how
they equate this, as sending them to IS would free parents time up for most
of the time on weekdays, but never the less I still hear this voiced often.
They seem to think there are a fair amount of folks out there who just
keep their kids out of school for some unfathomable, and less than pure,
motivations and then do not do anything with them. I have heard the
"Fathers keeping girl children ignorant and under control" reasoning, as
well as the "keeping children in general ignorant and under control" which
also extends to the idea of religious purists, who do not want any outside
messages confusing their children's indoctrination. These misconceptions
are pretty common among those who advocate IS, and I have had people tell
me that the fact that Idaho does not regulate Homeschooling or have testing
or evaluation requirements is "Just Awful!" because someone has to look
out for those poor children! Why, how on earth could we, in good
conscious, leave them to be raised entirely by their own parents?!!

Nanci K. in Idaho

Joel Hawthorne

There are people who think children are the chattel of their parents who must
be made to grow right or they will be depraved. These people question anything
that grants children even a modicum of autonomy or self-determination.

Bonknit@... wrote:

> From: Bonknit@...
>
> Hi all ,I was sitting here wondering why anyone would question hs parents
> motives.
> Anytime I have been with a group of them I find them to be the most
> interesting, intelligent people I meet today. Oh well, just a thought don't
> mean to make you all blush :)
>
> Laura
>
> > Check it out!
> http://www.unschooling.com

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Joel

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Pam Hartley

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>From: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 292
>Date: Thu, Nov 11, 1999, 9:38 PM
>

>Actually I hear (from people without kids or with IS kids) that there is a
>great deal of fear and disgust that some people homeschool (particularly
>those horrendous Unschooling types :-0) out of laziness.

You know, for many of us (us being "me and a bunch of friends of mine <g>),
there is the grain of truth in this.

Oh, not that I unschool *because* I'm lazy, but I definitely count it a big
whopping bonus that unschooling is what it is, following our passions, and
that I'm not like the poor dears I see on all the chirpy homeschooling news
bits who are staying up until 2 a.m. each morning developing intricate
lesson plans for their 8 children.

Hey, I'm honest. <g> I also like homeschooling because we don't have to get
up early. We're not early people here. ;)

Pam

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Hi Pam


i just started unschooling--i mean homeschooling-- a few months ago,,,i don't
know where you are but i am moving to the santa monica area. There's a long
story which i don't have time to go into at the moment,,,,but,,i know it's
for the best---goes with my philosopy towards life in general. Thanks for
writing----and definitely keep in touch!!

take care,,,jennifer

Jeff & Diane Gwirtz

> Oh, not that I unschool *because* I'm lazy, but I definitely count it a big
> whopping bonus that unschooling is what it is, following our passions, and
> that I'm not like the poor dears I see on all the chirpy homeschooling news
> bits who are staying up until 2 a.m. each morning developing intricate
> lesson plans for their 8 children.
>
> Hey, I'm honest. <g> I also like homeschooling because we don't have to get
> up early. We're not early people here. ;)
>
I second that!! I'm not lazy in general, but I am lazy about
getting up AND I would definitely be lazy about lesson plans and
grading. YUK!! Still, I think unschooling is harder for me than school at
home would be. I'd love for things to be so nice, neat and packaged.
It seems so easy to follow those plans and feel so confident. I
have to renew my trust in my child's abilities on a daily basis and
constantly reassure myself and others. At least I get enough sleep
:-)

Diane in KS