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In a message dated 4/15/2003 11:12:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
mummy124@... writes:
> I got a feel about the post from the woman not wanting to unschool anymore.
> It sounded very much to me like she was accustomed to her children
> "obeying:" her. Once she eased up, who knows how she actually unschooled,
> the children lost some of the fear they had. I mean isn't that why children
> really "obey" to begin with? They're scared of what will happen if they
> don't. I didn't see it as an unschooling issue.


Ben and I were watching the Actor's Studio interview with Bernadette Peters.
She sang a song from Sondheim's "Into the Woods":

Careful the things you say,
Children will listen.
Careful the things you do,
Children will see.
And learn.

Children may not obey,
But children will listen.
Children will look to you
For which way to turn,
To learn what to be.

Careful before you say,
"Listen to me."
Children will listen.

This is just part of the lyrics. It was beautiful.

~Kelly





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