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On Sun, 5 Jan 2003 15:36:07 EST genant2@... writes:
> I just wanted to add my thoughts to what other wonderful unschoolers
> have
> said. For us unschooling is more than "schooling". By that I mean
> it is
> more than your approach to education. It is the way we live. How
> we treat
> our children. For us it means that our children are people already
> living
> and being. ( I hate that question: "what are you going to be when
> you grow
> up?") We treat our children with respect and I believe that they are
> doing
> the best they can all the time. I let them decide how they want to
> spend
> their time each and every day. They are intelligent people and
> learn what
> they need to learn to do what they want to do. I am just a
> facilitator. I
> have more life experience and may have more ideas about where the
> information
> they need is located, someone that can help, books, museums,
> classes, etc
> etc. I may be able to help them locate what it is they are
> searching for.
> And we learn together.
> Just some of the thoughts rambling around in my head.
> LOL
> Pam G.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Pam. I'm starting to "get it" more and
more.

Wende

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