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>>>>>>>...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."<<<<<<<<




EEEEEWWWWWW!!!!!

Let hang, draw, and quarter her!

~Kelly <g>


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pam sorooshian

On Apr 4, 2004, at 7:17 PM, kbcdlovejo@... wrote:

> But often, she says, it is shame that finally spurs the unschooled
> child - an unhealthy motivator, she feels."<<<<<<<<

Not often - but sometimes what spurs a child to learn to read IS that
other kids his/her age are already reading well and they're embarrassed
at scout meetings or 4H or Sunday School or wherever -- that could be
called "shame" I suppose, although that seems an overstatement.

And it is NOTHING compared to how much later readers truly can be
shamed in schools.

-pam
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