Re: [UnschoolingDiscussion] the why question
[email protected]
In a message dated 10/6/2003 4:07:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
"Julian is the kind of kid who could probably go through school doing >fine<
... but the longer he was there, the more he loses his spark and love of
learning. I want more than FINE for him."
Kathryn
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[email protected] writes:
> The why question. In my imagination, the conversation goes like this. IThis works for me:
> (finally) say to his grandma, or the moms I know from school, "Well, we're
> pulling Fisher out of school. We're going to homeschool now, we've
> decided." (Yes,
> I don't even begin with the U word. <g>)
>
> And they say, "Really? Why?" Or, "I thought school was going well for
> him?"
>
"Julian is the kind of kid who could probably go through school doing >fine<
... but the longer he was there, the more he loses his spark and love of
learning. I want more than FINE for him."
Kathryn
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