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> > I want to be an advocate for unschooling, yet am not comfortable really
> > talking about it to these other homeschoolers because it seems to freak
> them
> > out. Any one else go thru this? What do you do?
>
> I'm frustrated about this too, although the religious homeschoolers are far
and few between around here. What we have are charter schoolers who swap
curriculum tips like their kids swap baseball cards. I often find myself joining
in, in probably a too know-it-all voice, saying what I used to do when I was a
teacher, and that, of course, we don't do any of that stuff now. They seem
to ignore me and go right on trading recommendations. I hope that the little
pause in the conversation is a little wondering if maybe unschooling makes more
sense.

But here's something I'm running into here. People who used to be pretty
loose about homeschooling when their kids were littler are adding more and more
structure as they get older. Many go to high school (the charter school ends
at 8th grade). I even heard one person say that she was having her kids "do
school" in the summer, as they "got behind during their unschooling years."

Park days can be lonely.

- Pam T.


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In a message dated 23/08/2003 23:51:48 Pacific Daylight Time,
warblwarbl@... writes:


> Park days can be lonely.
>

I spose it would be too far to drive here for park days? central British
Columbia?
Too much to hope for. So sad for those kids if they have no choice in the
matter on returning to school.
Nancy in BC


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