Karin

> At 09:05 AM 10/4/02 -0600, Lisa Hardiman wrote:
>
> >Last week someone posted a web site that had a beautiful definition of a
> >Homeschooling family. Could someone post the address for me. Was it
Todd
> >who posted it?
> ==
> I don't *think* it was me, but I could be wrong. <g> Have you tried
looking
> in the archives? Just a thought :)
>
> Todd


Was this what you are looking for?
If so, it WAS Todd who posted it. :o)

Karin



Homeschoolers: Who ARE We?
http://www.educationalfreedom.com/pages/cathy_henderson/whoarewe.html

We are thin, we are fat, we are curved, we are straight. We come in all
colors, all shapes and all sizes. We believe that One Size Fits No one.

We are married and single, separated, blended. We belong to small
families, large families, extended families. We live in the country, in
the city, on farms, in suburbs, in apartments. Wherever we live, small
people are there.

We are Christian, we are Pagan, we are Moslem, we are Atheist. We have
found the answers, we have found part of the answers, we are searching for
the answers. And some of us have not yet figured out the questions.

We are college graduates, we are dropouts. We are doctors, lawyers,
mechanics and laborers. We are capable. We are Professional Educational
Facilitators. We are THE experts for the small people in our family.

We are liberal or conservative or walk a road in between. We are
Republicans and Democrats...or not...and libertarians to greater or lesser
extent. Some of us don't vote at all, and some of us feel by virtue of our
increased awareness, we should be allowed to vote more than once!

We do not like government control of our lives. Some of us Do Not Like It
and some of us DO NOT LIKE IT. Some of us do not believe that any entity
should have that much power. Others believe only their Favorite Flavor
should have that kind of power.

We have rejected the public school system for religious reasons or
political reasons, or because our standards were higher, or because we
value creativity, or because we were round pegs hammered into square
holes. Some of us rejected public school knowing we could do better, and
some of us knew only that we could do no worse.

We have school at home, we deschool, we unschool. Some of us are
passionately convinced that our method is not only the best but the only
feasible method. Some of us change our methods weekly.

We are nervous, we are confused, we are confident, we are assured. We read
and read and read until one day, lo and behold, we are able to write the
books we have been reading. We stop clinging so fiercely to those who have
taught and supported us, and offer ourselves to those who are now turning
to us, with a brief passing interval during which we ask ourselves the
question "Why are they asking ME?"

We have been taught that "United we stand, divided we fall", and we have
learned that Diverse does not have to equal Divided. We have a foundation,
and that foundation must run the length and breadth. We must all make a
conscious choice to stand upon it.

For whatever our size, our flavor, our method, our value system, we believe
that parents have the right to raise their children, and that right
includes each and every educational decision. If we attempt to use any
other tenet as our foundation, we will fall.

If we will not waver in that belief, if we will not dilute it with
questions about the ability of people with orange-and-purple hair, or
people who don't clean house to our standards, or people with no education,
or people who do not share our religious or political beliefs, or our
cultural values, or people who use other methods, then we will
stand...diverse, but united.

©2001 Cathy Henderson

MO Milligans

At 08:50 AM 10/4/02 -0700, Karin wrote:

>Was this what you are looking for?
>If so, it WAS Todd who posted it. :o)
>
>Karin
>
>Homeschoolers: Who ARE We?
==
I remember this! Yeah, I posted it :) But I've posted so many things, that
I can't remember them all. <g>

Todd
-------------------------------------
"Despite the high cost of living
it's still extremely popular!"
http://rambleman.tripod.com/index.html

Lisa Hardiman

Thank You! That is exactly what I was looking for. I am so glad for
this egroup. I learn so much just listening and reading. People with
experience and others with not so much experience can be such a great
resource. Thank you. Lisa of MT

-----Original Message-----
From: Karin [mailto:curtkar@...]
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 9:51 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] web site that defines homeschoolering
families


> At 09:05 AM 10/4/02 -0600, Lisa Hardiman wrote:
>
> >Last week someone posted a web site that had a beautiful definition
of a
> >Homeschooling family. Could someone post the address for me. Was it
Todd
> >who posted it?
> ==
> I don't *think* it was me, but I could be wrong. <g> Have you tried
looking
> in the archives? Just a thought :)
>
> Todd


Was this what you are looking for?
If so, it WAS Todd who posted it. :o)

Karin



Homeschoolers: Who ARE We?
http://www.educationalfreedom.com/pages/cathy_henderson/whoarewe.html

We are thin, we are fat, we are curved, we are straight. We come in all
colors, all shapes and all sizes. We believe that One Size Fits No one.

We are married and single, separated, blended. We belong to small
families, large families, extended families. We live in the country, in
the city, on farms, in suburbs, in apartments. Wherever we live, small
people are there.

We are Christian, we are Pagan, we are Moslem, we are Atheist. We have
found the answers, we have found part of the answers, we are searching
for
the answers. And some of us have not yet figured out the questions.

We are college graduates, we are dropouts. We are doctors, lawyers,
mechanics and laborers. We are capable. We are Professional
Educational
Facilitators. We are THE experts for the small people in our family.

We are liberal or conservative or walk a road in between. We are
Republicans and Democrats...or not...and libertarians to greater or
lesser
extent. Some of us don't vote at all, and some of us feel by virtue of
our
increased awareness, we should be allowed to vote more than once!

We do not like government control of our lives. Some of us Do Not Like
It
and some of us DO NOT LIKE IT. Some of us do not believe that any
entity
should have that much power. Others believe only their Favorite Flavor
should have that kind of power.

We have rejected the public school system for religious reasons or
political reasons, or because our standards were higher, or because we
value creativity, or because we were round pegs hammered into square
holes. Some of us rejected public school knowing we could do better,
and
some of us knew only that we could do no worse.

We have school at home, we deschool, we unschool. Some of us are
passionately convinced that our method is not only the best but the only
feasible method. Some of us change our methods weekly.

We are nervous, we are confused, we are confident, we are assured. We
read
and read and read until one day, lo and behold, we are able to write the
books we have been reading. We stop clinging so fiercely to those who
have
taught and supported us, and offer ourselves to those who are now
turning
to us, with a brief passing interval during which we ask ourselves the
question "Why are they asking ME?"

We have been taught that "United we stand, divided we fall", and we have
learned that Diverse does not have to equal Divided. We have a
foundation,
and that foundation must run the length and breadth. We must all make a
conscious choice to stand upon it.

For whatever our size, our flavor, our method, our value system, we
believe
that parents have the right to raise their children, and that right
includes each and every educational decision. If we attempt to use any
other tenet as our foundation, we will fall.

If we will not waver in that belief, if we will not dilute it with
questions about the ability of people with orange-and-purple hair, or
people who don't clean house to our standards, or people with no
education,
or people who do not share our religious or political beliefs, or our
cultural values, or people who use other methods, then we will
stand...diverse, but united.

C2001 Cathy Henderson






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Karin

You're welcome, Lisa.
I'm glad I could help you. :o)

Karin





> Thank You! That is exactly what I was looking for. I am so glad for
> this egroup. I learn so much just listening and reading. People with
> experience and others with not so much experience can be such a great
> resource. Thank you. Lisa of MT
>