Paula Sjogerman

on 4/19/03 5:40 AM, [email protected] at
[email protected] wrote:

> I recently
> started attending monthly playgroups with a local homeschooling
> group but find that the adult conversations usually revolve around
> curriculums so I have nothing to offer. At the first meeting I
> mentioned that we were unschoolers and got a few polite nods and
> more than a few raised eyebrows. Later a woman whispered to me that
> she was interested in learning more about unschooling. It was
> obvious that she didn't want anyone to hear us!

Stick with it. Your description sounds a lot like my group when I first
started going. There are more unschoolers now than when I started, but more
importantly, some people in the group have become very close friends for me
and my kids. After a while, the kind of schooling people do doesn't matter
as much as the level of respect they have for each other.

Paula