Front page article on Unschooling in our local newspaper
the_clevengers
Thought some of you might be interested in this. Recently, a reporter
from our newspaper interviewed myself and another unschooling mom for
an article on unschooling. It ran on the front page of the
Sunday paper today, which surprised me a bit, and spanned 3 pages. I
thought it would be buried somewhere in the educational beat.
Overall, I'm pretty pleased with the way the article turned out,
especially considering some of the recent nationwide press concerning
homeschooling. The woman who wrote it took several different
occasions to interview us and the kids, plus sent out a photographer
for an afternoon. That was the tough part - how do you photograph
unschooling? Every day is different.
If anyone is interested, it's at: http://www.registerguard.com/
Blue Skies,
-Robin-
from our newspaper interviewed myself and another unschooling mom for
an article on unschooling. It ran on the front page of the
Sunday paper today, which surprised me a bit, and spanned 3 pages. I
thought it would be buried somewhere in the educational beat.
Overall, I'm pretty pleased with the way the article turned out,
especially considering some of the recent nationwide press concerning
homeschooling. The woman who wrote it took several different
occasions to interview us and the kids, plus sent out a photographer
for an afternoon. That was the tough part - how do you photograph
unschooling? Every day is different.
If anyone is interested, it's at: http://www.registerguard.com/
Blue Skies,
-Robin-
joylyn
wow, what a great story!
Joylyn
the_clevengers wrote:
Joylyn
the_clevengers wrote:
> Thought some of you might be interested in this. Recently, a reporter[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> from our newspaper interviewed myself and another unschooling mom for
> an article on unschooling. It ran on the front page of the
> Sunday paper today, which surprised me a bit, and spanned 3 pages. I
> thought it would be buried somewhere in the educational beat.
> Overall, I'm pretty pleased with the way the article turned out,
> especially considering some of the recent nationwide press concerning
> homeschooling. The woman who wrote it took several different
> occasions to interview us and the kids, plus sent out a photographer
> for an afternoon. That was the tough part - how do you photograph
> unschooling? Every day is different.
>
> If anyone is interested, it's at: http://www.registerguard.com/
>
> Blue Skies,
> -Robin-
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Angela
I loved the article Robin. You did a great job getting your point across to
the reporter.
The following quote saddened me though. Shame doesn't play a part in my
kid's lives at all, let alone in their learning. I'd say there is a lot
more shame in school at home families than ever there was in unschooling
families, on the whole.
"Some other homeschoolers question the wisdom and fairness of the parental
choice to unschool. Colleen Bauman, a member of another Eugene homeschooling
cooperative, says her seventh-grade daughter's homeschooled education is
self-directed to a great extent, but she believes pure unschooling crosses
the line. I have seen some failures around unschooling that disturb me,"
she says. "It sounds ideal - 'If the child wants to learn to read, they
will.' " But often, she says, it is shame that finally spurs the unschooled
child - an unhealthy motivator, she feels."
Angela
game-enthusiast@...
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the reporter.
The following quote saddened me though. Shame doesn't play a part in my
kid's lives at all, let alone in their learning. I'd say there is a lot
more shame in school at home families than ever there was in unschooling
families, on the whole.
"Some other homeschoolers question the wisdom and fairness of the parental
choice to unschool. Colleen Bauman, a member of another Eugene homeschooling
cooperative, says her seventh-grade daughter's homeschooled education is
self-directed to a great extent, but she believes pure unschooling crosses
the line. I have seen some failures around unschooling that disturb me,"
she says. "It sounds ideal - 'If the child wants to learn to read, they
will.' " But often, she says, it is shame that finally spurs the unschooled
child - an unhealthy motivator, she feels."
Angela
game-enthusiast@...
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Kathy
The article was interesting, and it's great to see positive stories
about unschooling that hopefully will educate the general public.
What I found interesting is how the National Education Association
discourages homeschooling, and how reporters don't ever seem to
correlate this with the fact that teachers (and the whole educational
administration) are dependent upon the schools for their livelihood
(whether or not schools successfully "educate"). The NEA is a union
trying to protect its interests. Anyhow, you said it best;
the "proof is in the pudding."
Kathy
--- In [email protected], "the_clevengers"
<tri_mom@c...> wrote:
about unschooling that hopefully will educate the general public.
What I found interesting is how the National Education Association
discourages homeschooling, and how reporters don't ever seem to
correlate this with the fact that teachers (and the whole educational
administration) are dependent upon the schools for their livelihood
(whether or not schools successfully "educate"). The NEA is a union
trying to protect its interests. Anyhow, you said it best;
the "proof is in the pudding."
Kathy
--- In [email protected], "the_clevengers"
<tri_mom@c...> wrote:
> Thought some of you might be interested in this. Recently, areporter
> from our newspaper interviewed myself and another unschooling momfor
> an article on unschooling. It ran on the front page of theI
> Sunday paper today, which surprised me a bit, and spanned 3 pages.
> thought it would be buried somewhere in the educational beat.concerning
> Overall, I'm pretty pleased with the way the article turned out,
> especially considering some of the recent nationwide press
> homeschooling. The woman who wrote it took several differentphotographer
> occasions to interview us and the kids, plus sent out a
> for an afternoon. That was the tough part - how do you photograph
> unschooling? Every day is different.
>
> If anyone is interested, it's at: http://www.registerguard.com/
>
> Blue Skies,
> -Robin-
the_clevengers
--- In [email protected], "Angela" <game-
enthusiast@a...> wrote:
spin my words would get. It seems that she really captured what I was
trying to say in a very honest way and I'm very glad!
at all, but I can't imagine my kids feeling shame about the way that
they learn or what they learn. If anything, because they're *not*
constantly being tried and compared against a group of their exact
age peers, they feel a lot less shame than any child in school would.
After all, they don't really know if they're "ahead" or "behind".
There's no such thing if one is not staging a competition. They just
are where they are, and it's always right where they should be.
Blue Skies,
-Robin-
enthusiast@a...> wrote:
> I loved the article Robin. You did a great job getting your pointacross to
> the reporter.Thanks. I was sitting up in bed last night wondering what kind of
spin my words would get. It seems that she really captured what I was
trying to say in a very honest way and I'm very glad!
> The following quote saddened me though. Shame doesn't play a partin my
> kid's lives at all, let alone in their learning. I'd say there isa lot
> more shame in school at home families than ever there was inunschooling
> families, on the whole.I totally agree! I'm not familiar with the woman who gave that quote
at all, but I can't imagine my kids feeling shame about the way that
they learn or what they learn. If anything, because they're *not*
constantly being tried and compared against a group of their exact
age peers, they feel a lot less shame than any child in school would.
After all, they don't really know if they're "ahead" or "behind".
There's no such thing if one is not staging a competition. They just
are where they are, and it's always right where they should be.
Blue Skies,
-Robin-
pam sorooshian
It is a wonderful article, Robin, the best I remember seeing ever.
In-depth coverage, lots of specifics, clear statements of what
unschooling is really like. I loved it. I even liked the quotes from
the school principals spokesperson, because they were so obviously
ludicrous coming after the descriptions of the kids' activities and
learning.
Congratulations and thanks for taking the time to do it!!!
-pam
In-depth coverage, lots of specifics, clear statements of what
unschooling is really like. I loved it. I even liked the quotes from
the school principals spokesperson, because they were so obviously
ludicrous coming after the descriptions of the kids' activities and
learning.
Congratulations and thanks for taking the time to do it!!!
-pam
On Apr 4, 2004, at 3:59 PM, the_clevengers wrote:
> Overall, I'm pretty pleased with the way the article turned out,
> especially considering some of the recent nationwide press concerning
> homeschooling. The woman who wrote it took several different
> occasions to interview us and the kids, plus sent out a photographer
> for an afternoon. That was the tough part - how do you photograph
> unschooling? Every day is different.
>
> If anyone is interested, it's at: http://www.registerguard.com/
>
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Diane
I loved it! The only negative comment I saw (the one someone here had
commented on) was WAY down at the bottom of the article, so someone
would really have had to read the article to see it.
If your kids want to eat in the cafeteria, most hospital cafeterias are
open to the public and serve really standard cafeteria food.
:-) Diane
the_clevengers wrote:
commented on) was WAY down at the bottom of the article, so someone
would really have had to read the article to see it.
If your kids want to eat in the cafeteria, most hospital cafeterias are
open to the public and serve really standard cafeteria food.
:-) Diane
the_clevengers wrote:
>Thought some of you might be interested in this. Recently, a reporter
>from our newspaper interviewed myself and another unschooling mom for
>an article on unschooling. It ran on the front page of the
>Sunday paper today, which surprised me a bit, and spanned 3 pages. I
>thought it would be buried somewhere in the educational beat.
>Overall, I'm pretty pleased with the way the article turned out,
>especially considering some of the recent nationwide press concerning
>homeschooling. The woman who wrote it took several different
>occasions to interview us and the kids, plus sent out a photographer
>for an afternoon. That was the tough part - how do you photograph
>unschooling? Every day is different.
>
>If anyone is interested, it's at: http://www.registerguard.com/
>
>Blue Skies,
>-Robin-
>
Elizabeth Hill
** I totally agree! I'm not familiar with the woman who gave that quote
at all, but I can't imagine my kids feeling shame about the way that
they learn or what they learn. If anything, because they're *not*
constantly being tried and compared against a group of their exact
age peers, they feel a lot less shame than any child in school would.**
Right.
I was figuring that some shame might come to late reading unschoolers
because of hanging around kids (and adults) who have been exposed to
schoolish expectations. But perhaps underlying her statement is a
belief that she has that an unschooler who doesn't learn to read by age
11 is being lackadaisical. She appears to be assuming that that child
would perform reading tasks sooner IN school. You are right, she
doesn't realize how much group schooling would shame a later-developing
child.
Your comment helped me think this through a little further, rather than
just getting stuck on what she said. Thanks.
Betsy
PS Overall quite a nice article.
at all, but I can't imagine my kids feeling shame about the way that
they learn or what they learn. If anything, because they're *not*
constantly being tried and compared against a group of their exact
age peers, they feel a lot less shame than any child in school would.**
Right.
I was figuring that some shame might come to late reading unschoolers
because of hanging around kids (and adults) who have been exposed to
schoolish expectations. But perhaps underlying her statement is a
belief that she has that an unschooler who doesn't learn to read by age
11 is being lackadaisical. She appears to be assuming that that child
would perform reading tasks sooner IN school. You are right, she
doesn't realize how much group schooling would shame a later-developing
child.
Your comment helped me think this through a little further, rather than
just getting stuck on what she said. Thanks.
Betsy
PS Overall quite a nice article.
sharonjrt
Hi Robin-I just forwarded this article to my In-Laws who live in
Merlin, OR.
They tend to thinks we're nuts for wanting to homeschool our 4 yr
old. They have no idea we actually unschool!
I'll try to read the other replies. Hopefully there will be more info
on the woman who was worried about unschooling failures, so I can
forward that along as well!
Sharon
Merlin, OR.
They tend to thinks we're nuts for wanting to homeschool our 4 yr
old. They have no idea we actually unschool!
I'll try to read the other replies. Hopefully there will be more info
on the woman who was worried about unschooling failures, so I can
forward that along as well!
Sharon
Have a Nice Day!
Great article!!!!!
Kristen
Kristen
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Subject: [UnschoolingDiscussion] Front page article on Unschooling in our local newspaper
Thought some of you might be interested in this. Recently, a reporter
from our newspaper interviewed myself and another unschooling mom for
an article on unschooling. It ran on the front page of the
Sunday paper today, which surprised me a bit, and spanned 3 pages. I
thought it would be buried somewhere in the educational beat.
Overall, I'm pretty pleased with the way the article turned out,
especially considering some of the recent nationwide press concerning
homeschooling. The woman who wrote it took several different
occasions to interview us and the kids, plus sent out a photographer
for an afternoon. That was the tough part - how do you photograph
unschooling? Every day is different.
If anyone is interested, it's at: http://www.registerguard.com/
Blue Skies,
-Robin-
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