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I wrote this for my Ohio unschooling list, but I had such fun with it I
wanted to share it here.....


We got out an old 1994 Disney Collection Video of Singalong Songs. It was
"Circle of Life", and it featured several songs from Lion King, The Little
Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and several more. My reactions to these songs
are so different than before I became an unschooling advocate. Some of these
songs provoke feelings in me of being trapped in a school without choice, and

longing for freedom. Take a look at some of these lyrics, it's
remarkable.....

I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO BE KING from THE LION KING
No one saying do this
No one saying be there
No one saying stop that
No one saying see here
(Now see here!)
Free to run around all day
Free to do it all my way

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid

But who cares?
No big deal
I want more

I wanna be where the people are
I wanna see
Wanna see 'em dancin'
Walkin' around on those
(Whad'ya call 'em?) oh - feet
Flippin' your fins you don't get too far
Legs are required for jumpin', dancin'
Strollin' along down a
(What's that word again?) street

Up where they walk
Up where they run
Up where they stay all day in the sun
Wanderin' free
Wish I could be
Part of that world

What would I give
If I could live
Outta these waters?
What would I pay
To spend a day
Warm on the sand?
Betcha on land
They understand
Bet they don't reprimand their daughters
Bright young women
Sick o' swimmin'
Ready to stand

And ready to know what the people know
Ask 'em my questions
And get some answers
What's a fire and why does it
(What's the word?) burn?

When's it my turn?
Wouldn't I love
Love to explore that shore above?
Out of the sea
Wish I could be
Part of that world

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

BELLE from Beauty and the Beast

Little town
                It's a quiet village
                Ev'ry day
                Like the one before
                Little town
                Full of little people
                Waking up to say:

[Townsfolk:]    Bonjour!
                Bonjour!
                Bonjour! Bonjour! Bonjour!

[Belle:]        There goes the baker with his tray, like always
                The same old bread and rolls to sell
                Ev'ry morning just the same
                Since the morning that we came
                To this poor provincial town
[Baker:]        Good Morning, Belle!
[Belle:]        'Morning, Monsieur.
[Baker:]        Where are you off to?
[Belle:]        The bookshop. I just finished the most wonderful story
                about a beanstalk and an ogre and a -
[Baker:]        That's nice. Marie! The baguettes! Hurry up! )

[Townsfolk:]    Look there she goes that girl is strange, no question
                Dazed and distracted, can't you tell?
                Never part of any crowd
                'Cause her head's up on some cloud
                No denying she's a funny girl that Belle

[Man I:]        Bonjour
[Woman I:]      Good day
[Man I:]        How is your fam'ly?

[Woman II:]     Bonjour
[Man II:]       Good day
[Woman II:]     How is your wife?

[Woman III:]    I need six eggs
[Man III:]      That's too expensive

[Belle:]        There must be more than this provincial life

[Bookseller:]   Ah, Belle.
[Belle:]        Good Morning. I've come to return the book I borrowed.
[Bookseller:]   Finished already?
[Belle:]        Oh, I couldn't put it down. Have you got anything new?
[Bookseller:]   Ha Ha! Not since yesterday.
[Belle:]        That's all right. I'll borrow . . . . . this one!
[Bookseller:]   That one? But you've read it twice!
[Belle:]        Well, it's my favorite! Far off places, daring swordfights,
                magic spells, a prince in disguise -
[Bookseller:]   If you like it all that much, it's yours!
[Belle:]        But sir!
[Bookseller:]   I insist.
[Belle:]        Well, thank you. Thank you very much!

[Townsfolk:]    Look there she goes that girl is so peculiar
                I wonder if she's feeling well
                With a dreamy far-off look
                And her nose stuck in a book
                What a puzzle to the rest of us is Belle

[Belle:]        Oh, isn't this amazing?
                It's my fav'rite part because you'll see
                Here's where she meets Prince Charming
                But she won't discover that it's him 'til chapter three

[Woman:]        Now it's no wonder that her name means "beauty"
                Her looks have got no parallel
[Shopkeeper:]   But behind that fair facade
                I'm afraid she's rather odd
                Very diff'rent from the rest of us
[Townsfolk:]    She's nothing like the rest of us
                Yes, diff'rent from the rest of us is Belle



[

[Townsfolk:]    Look there she goes a girl who's strange but special
                A most peculiar mad'moiselle
                It's a pity and a sin
                She doesn't quite fit in
                'Cause she really is a funny girl
                A beauty but a funny girl
                She really is a funny girl
                That Belle



Ang
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In a message dated 3/7/03 10:14:53 PM, unolist@... writes:

<< My reactions to these songs

are so different than before I became an unschooling advocate. Some of these

songs provoke feelings in me of being trapped in a school without choice, and

longing for freedom. Take a look at some of these lyrics, it's

remarkable..... >>

Today I was watching Amadeus, and thinking of Tom Hulce, who played Amadeus
and also voiced Disney's Hunchback, and thinking about the GREAT job he did
on "Out There." It's a sad, sad song and I'm not crazy about that movie at
all, but Tom Hulce was great. And that's another one of those
longing-to-be-free songs.

The same guys who wrote Belle's song and The Little Mermaid's have a
wonderfully rich song in Little Shop of Horrors called Skid Row.

But the new unschooling filter is the reason I make my initial movie-list
recommendation to new unschooling parents. These movies will have a whole
new light on them once you decide to unschool:

Mary Poppins
Heidi (I like the one with Shirley Temple)
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Ferris Beuhler's Day Off
The Sound of Music

And they can all be pep-rallies for flagging unschoolers (Ferris Beuhler
least of them, but now that its star is so darned famous, it's certainly
worth another look for those who haven't seen it for a long time).

I liked your Disney reminders.

Sandra

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--- In [email protected], SandraDodd@a... wrote:
<>But the new unschooling filter is the reason I make my initial
movie-list recommendation to new unschooling parents. These movies
will have a whole new light on them once you decide to unschool:
Mary Poppins
Heidi (I like the one with Shirley Temple)
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Ferris Beuhler's Day Off
The Sound of Music
And they can all be pep-rallies for flagging unschoolers<>

Some of our all-time favorites for pre-teen to teens include:
Fly Away Home (very real flying and freedom)
My Fair Lady (Dd calls some guys "Henry, Henry Higgins," now)
Resurrection (Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard - breaking the mold)
Stand By Me (boys coming of age)
Dirty Dancing (girl coming of age, a feel good thing)
Flashdance (more of same, nice body consciousness)
Little Big Man (talk about an education!)
Ghandi (see the world, broaden one's perspective)
The Big Chill (who's still doing what they planned to do?)
The Music Man (just "think" the music, dream the dream)
The Right Stuff (breaking the sound barrier, early space flight)
The Man Who Skied Down Everest (follow your passion)

Just a few we have enjoyed again and again.

Norma

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In a message dated 3/8/03 12:44:17 AM Eastern Standard Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:

> wonderfully rich song in Little Shop of Horrors called Skid Row.
>
> But the new unschooling filter is the reason I make my initial movie-list
> recommendation to new unschooling parents. These movies will have a whole
> new light on them once you decide to unschool:
>
> Mary Poppins
> Heidi (I like the one with Shirley Temple)
> Searching for Bobby Fischer
> Ferris Beuhler's Day Off
> The Sound of Music
>
>

We love Little Shop with Rick Moranis and Steve Martin. Need to watch that
again with new eyes <g>

I'll never forget back in 1986 or so when I was 14 and my mom got free
premiere passes from a radio station to see Ferris. It was the most bizarre
movie because it was done so differently, and quickly became one of my
favorite teen movies ( i grew up in the brat pack John Hughes days). Now
anytime it plays on one of the cable networks you just have to sit and watch
it, even though you've seen it a thousand times....LOL

Never seen Bobby Fischer, I don't watch a lot of current movies, but I will
see if I can reserve it from the library.....thanks for the list, we own most
of them and it will be fun watching them for the first time if you know what
i mean :0)
Ang
Unschooling mom to
Megan(10) Ashlyn(3) Christian(1.5)
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In a message dated 3/8/03 7:28:58 AM Eastern Standard Time,
tessimal@... writes:

> Some of our all-time favorites for pre-teen to teens include:
> Fly Away Home (very real flying and freedom)
> My Fair Lady (Dd calls some guys "Henry, Henry Higgins," now)
> Resurrection (Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard - breaking the mold)
> Stand By Me (boys coming of age)
> Dirty Dancing (girl coming of age, a feel good thing)
>

I like Fly Away Home! We own a lot of the listed movies, and my 10yo Megan
suddenly has become interested in Latin music and dancing, and I told her
about Dirty Dancing, another one of my teen movies. It is on hold for us at
the library....I was a little worried about some of the sex and abortion
subject matter, but I am relaxing about it...

Another movie to throw out there....Space Camp(1986). It came out about the
time of the Challenger disaster, and after the Columbia disaster I went and
bought the dvd. Hadn't seen it in years...but I had learned a lot of space
program terminology from that movie and was trying to explain to Megan about
how they need to re-enter the atmosphere at a certain angle.....now Megan
goes around saying "whip me, beat me, take away my charge card!" <chuckle>

Ang
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Kevin Tucker

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I always liked the scene in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang where the Mary Poppins
lady (I think her name is Truly Scrumptious in this movie) brings the kids
back to Dick Van Dyke and complains that they ought to be in school. His
reply is something like "Well, that'll give the other kids time to catch
up!"



I also like the scene in Mary Poppins where the dad is trying to word an ad
for a nanny, and the kids bring him a fully-worded ad, which he promptly
tears up, but ends up being the one that ultimately gets Mary Poppins.



Kevin









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<< unolist@... writes:

I'll never forget back in 1986 or so when I was 14 and my mom got free
premiere passes from a radio station to see Ferris. It was the most bizarre
movie because it was done so differently, and quickly became one of my
favorite teen movies ( i grew up in the brat pack John Hughes days). Now
anytime it plays on one of the cable networks you just have to sit and watch

it, even though you've seen it a thousand times....LOL>>



I also saw Ferris at a premiere, and the house lights came up after the
credits, but when the "Are you still here?" part came on, they went down in
a hurry, and the whole audience was just roaring at the unexpected ending!



Kevin








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In a message dated 3/8/03 9:53:54 AM Eastern Standard Time,
kevin-tucker@... writes:

> I always liked the scene in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

what about movies that make you want to slap the characters with an
Unschooling stick? My 3yo LOVES Pete's Dragon. I hate that they make the boy
go to school, make him recite times tables to show he is educated, and my
favorite part is Elliot tearing through the school wall!

Ang
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We almost picked up Amadeus last night...but instead, I grabbed "Anna and the
King".
It was rich in imagery, heartwrenching and beautiful.
Trevor was the only one that stayed awake through the whole thing and now
we're curious about the history of Siam.
The attitude of the British and the cultural differences were eye opening for
him I think.

Ren
"The sun is shining--the sun is shining. That is the magic. The flowers are
growing--the roots are stirring. That is the magic. Being alive is the
magic--being strong is the magic The magic is in me--the magic is in
me....It's in every one of us."

----Frances Hodgson Burnett

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In a message dated 3/8/03 9:54:45 AM Eastern Standard Time,
kevin-tucker@... writes:

> I always liked the scene in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

I was going to add Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to the list as well. Very
Unschooling.
Love it.
Pam G


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In a message dated 3/8/03 7:04:54 AM, unolist@... writes:

<< I told her
about Dirty Dancing, another one of my teen movies. It is on hold for us at
the library....I was a little worried about some of the sex and abortion
subject matter, but I am relaxing about it... >>

I've been thinking about renting that, but haven't seen it since it was new.
Because of "To Wong Foo" (exact title too long for me to remember), I had
wanted to find an early Patrick Swayze movie for Marty and Holly to see. I
forgot abortion-topic. Holly has just lately had an abortion-topic moment.
Her Cyndi Lauper DVD has a song about a girl dying of a back-alley abortion,
called "Sally's Pigeons." Beautiful song, nice video, very sad. We
discussed it quite a bit, the euphemisms for all the sex and pregnancy and
abortion. Nothing's flatly stated, not for someone who's unfamiliar with the
lingo, and it's poetic.

So for Holly, that might be interesting as a tie-in. And for Marty, it's
time for him to start considering all the real factors and risks of teen sex.
He's like his dad, who didn't date or fool around before he was 19/20/21,
but then again he doesn't have the same factors, and it could be sooner for
Marty.

Sandra

zenmomma *

The songwriting duo that wrote the songs for Little Mermaid and Beauty and
the Beast were my favorites. I believe the lyricist died a few years ago
:-( He could really turn a phrase and evoke a feeling. They were a great
team.

Love this:

>Betcha on land
>They understand
>Bet they don't reprimand their daughters
>Bright young women
>Sick o' swimmin'
>Ready to stand

Life is good.
~Mary





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I would add "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" to that list. My kids adore it, and I love the freedom the professor gives his kids, what a great atmosphere to belong in.

Marla


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MARK and JULIE SOLICH

I have never watched Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! I'll have to rent it.
Did watch The Shipping News the other night though. Anyone seen it? I loved
it-seeing someone become whole and discovering their capacity for so much
more than they ever would have thought possible. Book's great too.

Julie
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> In a message dated 3/8/03 9:54:45 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> kevin-tucker@... writes:
>
> > I always liked the scene in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
>
> I was going to add Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to the list as well. Very
> Unschooling.
> Love it.
> Pam G
>
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Robin Bentley

Yes, I saw it. Liked the book better, actually. The opening scene in the
movie reminded me of how my in-laws tried to teach my husband and brother
how to swim. Didn't work - one is petrifed of water, the other is okay but
a certified non-swimmer. Sigh.

I also like Out of Africa for it's theme of bucking the system, finding what
makes you whole, even if there is "failure" in it. Not to mention the
incredible cinematography.

Robin B.




> Did watch The Shipping News the other night though. Anyone seen it? I
loved
> it-seeing someone become whole and discovering their capacity for so much
> more than they ever would have thought possible. Book's great too.
>
> Julie

Pamela Sorooshian

On Saturday, March 8, 2003, at 06:03 AM, unolist@... wrote:

> my 10yo Megan
> suddenly has become interested in Latin music and dancing,

Oooh ooh - GREAT MOVIE!!! "Strictly Ballroom." Funny, sweet,
interesting, beautiful and great fun!!!

-pam

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In a message dated 3/8/03 10:33:25 PM Eastern Standard Time,
pamsoroosh@... writes:

> my 10yo Megan
> >suddenly has become interested in Latin music and dancing,
>
> Oooh ooh - GREAT MOVIE!!! "Strictly Ballroom." Funny, sweet,
> interesting, beautiful and great fun!!!
>
> -pam
>
>
>

thanks! Will get it from the library for her :0)
Ang
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In a message dated 3/8/03 11:00:46 PM Central Standard Time,
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<<
Oooh ooh - GREAT MOVIE!!! "Strictly Ballroom." Funny, sweet,
interesting, beautiful and great fun!!! >>

I get digest so forgive me of someone already posted this, but....
Strictly Ballroom's motto is "A life lived in fear is a life half lived" so
it's a great unschoolish type movie too!! Follow your heart is the recurring
theme.
AND, it's a Baz Luhrman movie. So you could watch Moulin Rouge as a follow
up, which has an entirely different feel but is about following your heart
too.

Ren
"The sun is shining--the sun is shining. That is the magic. The flowers are
growing--the roots are stirring. That is the magic. Being alive is the
magic--being strong is the magic The magic is in me--the magic is in
me....It's in every one of us."

----Frances Hodgson Burnett