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In a message dated 6/9/2003 10:07:00 PM Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
> <<Unschooling is a fantastic oppertunity for self motivated individuals
> but with lazy and unmotivated people it is more difficult. ( again that
> probably sound harsh but these guys will do as little as possible even
> accepting
> punishment rather than help out or even take care of their own things)>>


Well, what on earth caused this perfect, whole, wonderful newborn you had to
become "lazy" and "unmotivated"? I doubt you saw him as a lazy and
unmotivated toddler?
Could it be that punishment and school have actually CAUSED these character
traits, rather than him being a flawed individual. He HAS interests, honor
them.
He is just fine the way he is, he simply needs time to heal. A year off? What
do you have to lose at this point? Obviously the current methods have created
a lazy, unmotivated individual ( I truly, really hope you drop these very
thoughts from your head though) and the best thing you could do to reverse that
damage is to take a year off and focus on being his friend, not punishing him
and getting really excited about the interests he DOES have.

Ren


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