Another angle on "vegetating"
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In a message dated 9/9/03 1:09:56 AM, mulwiler@... writes:
<< ". . . unschooling does not work for all children.
Some children (and adults) are very happy vegetating. Others are
a sponge when it comes to learning." >>
I think unschooling doesn't work for parents who are cynical, critical and
negative.
I think unschooling takes a pretty high level of optimism and joy.
The people I've met who said they wanted to unschool but who failed to
successfully do so have more than once, more than three times, been people who
sighed and rolled their eyes about things, who had lots of irritations about styles
of music, or prejudices about literature or media or "hated" something (or
lots of things) like movies, or modern culture, or Disney, or whatever.
Hatred and negativity can keep unschooling from working.
I don't know how much of negativity and cynicism can just be inherited
genetically, but as with most other things, someone born cynical but raised in a
happy, encouraging, upbeat environment will probably do okay! And someone who is
born really optimistic could be raised in an oppressive, discouraging
environment and probably also do okay.
Someone cynical raised by cynics won't find the joy in learning nor in
anything else, it seems to me.
Sandra
<< ". . . unschooling does not work for all children.
Some children (and adults) are very happy vegetating. Others are
a sponge when it comes to learning." >>
I think unschooling doesn't work for parents who are cynical, critical and
negative.
I think unschooling takes a pretty high level of optimism and joy.
The people I've met who said they wanted to unschool but who failed to
successfully do so have more than once, more than three times, been people who
sighed and rolled their eyes about things, who had lots of irritations about styles
of music, or prejudices about literature or media or "hated" something (or
lots of things) like movies, or modern culture, or Disney, or whatever.
Hatred and negativity can keep unschooling from working.
I don't know how much of negativity and cynicism can just be inherited
genetically, but as with most other things, someone born cynical but raised in a
happy, encouraging, upbeat environment will probably do okay! And someone who is
born really optimistic could be raised in an oppressive, discouraging
environment and probably also do okay.
Someone cynical raised by cynics won't find the joy in learning nor in
anything else, it seems to me.
Sandra
coyote's corner
Hear!!! Hear!!!
Extremely well said!
Everyday, unschooling is an adventure for me. Sometimes I get frightened - "AM I doing the right thing??"
But the fact is, my daughter is happy and smart and curious and kind and creative and resourceful and affectionate and the list goes on.
Maybe not all of this is due to unschooling - but I know that much of it is!
Janis
Extremely well said!
Everyday, unschooling is an adventure for me. Sometimes I get frightened - "AM I doing the right thing??"
But the fact is, my daughter is happy and smart and curious and kind and creative and resourceful and affectionate and the list goes on.
Maybe not all of this is due to unschooling - but I know that much of it is!
Janis
----- Original Message -----
From: SandraDodd@...
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 2:38 PM
Subject: [UnschoolingDiscussion] Another angle on "vegetating"
In a message dated 9/9/03 1:09:56 AM, mulwiler@... writes:
<< ". . . unschooling does not work for all children.
Some children (and adults) are very happy vegetating. Others are
a sponge when it comes to learning." >>
I think unschooling doesn't work for parents who are cynical, critical and
negative.
I think unschooling takes a pretty high level of optimism and joy.
The people I've met who said they wanted to unschool but who failed to
successfully do so have more than once, more than three times, been people who
sighed and rolled their eyes about things, who had lots of irritations about styles
of music, or prejudices about literature or media or "hated" something (or
lots of things) like movies, or modern culture, or Disney, or whatever.
Hatred and negativity can keep unschooling from working.
I don't know how much of negativity and cynicism can just be inherited
genetically, but as with most other things, someone born cynical but raised in a
happy, encouraging, upbeat environment will probably do okay! And someone who is
born really optimistic could be raised in an oppressive, discouraging
environment and probably also do okay.
Someone cynical raised by cynics won't find the joy in learning nor in
anything else, it seems to me.
Sandra
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