Lynda

My best "defence" is youngest kidlet who pipes up and tells them like it
is. She's so far ahead of their ps kids that they don't say anything about
the "un" part of the schooling process. She taught herself to spell at
about 4 or 5 using Wheel of Fortune (and folks say there isn't anything
good about television <g>). She is 7 now and has studied all kinds of
things that interest her including anatomy (flanges are her favorite bone
because of the sound of the word <g>)! She loves money so is teaching
herself double and triple digit adding and subtracting. She wouldn't have
done any of this if she was in ps and our ps parents know this.

Lynda

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> From: megates@...
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: Betsy: My latest project
> Date: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 10:17 AM
>
> Erin Selvage <jselvage@...> writes:
> I really don't talk about "unschooling" to most of my
> > homeschooling friends though, they would think I was crazy!
>
> This is part of the challenge for me too. Well, I am lucky to have some
> unschooling or child-led learning friends here in town. But with my
> friends whose children are in school - I tend to mention the stuff that
> sounds schoolish and not to say much about how we spend MOST of our time.
> Mary Ellen
> Breastfeeding is Y2K Compliant
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Dear Betsy,

Hi! I went to your web site, looked at the photos and read your first journal entries. It looks great! I look forward to following your journey! I have
homeschooled my children for six years, but just started "officially" unschooling this year. Before that it was more of a buy the curriculum, use it very
traditionally for about a week, and then gradually lose interest. Now, I feel a little less guilty and have a better handle on how to guide the children with their
interests. I really don't talk about "unschooling" to most of my homeschooling friends though, they would think I was crazy!

blessings,
erin

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> 1. My latest project
> From: deejay@...
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> _______________________________________________________________________________
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> Message: 1
> Date: 4 Jan 2000 04:28:29 -0000
> From: deejay@...
> Subject: My latest project
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> I just wanted to let you all know that I have my website to a point that I wouldn't be too embarrassed if any of you looked at it :)
> The address is: http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/homeschoolingwrights/
>
> Also I have begun a year long journal (updated daily) chronicling our venture into unschooling/homeschooling. I hope it is interesting to someone elso beside me.
>
> I've enjoyed reading all your posts and will jump in as I can.
>
> Betsy
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Erin Selvage <jselvage@...> writes:
I really don't talk about "unschooling" to most of my
> homeschooling friends though, they would think I was crazy!

This is part of the challenge for me too. Well, I am lucky to have some
unschooling or child-led learning friends here in town. But with my
friends whose children are in school - I tend to mention the stuff that
sounds schoolish and not to say much about how we spend MOST of our time.
Mary Ellen
Breastfeeding is Y2K Compliant