Inevitably, in a tussle, though, in defense of the discussion, people would write glowing reports of their own progress in thinking, in living.
Always Learning
December 2001:Three links were lost in the transfer, and I can't find them because I didn't leave a quote, and The Wayback Machine didn't pick up this page. So I can't find them in Groups.io. That's okay. I'll try to expand on the more general ideas.
February 2002:
February 2008:
The discussions about the discussion are usually complaints that I was mean, or that we're not treating new group members the way we say we treat our children.
Some of those have been collected or linked. "Not Your Mom" has several.
One of the best things written about Always Learning was by Rippy Dusseldorp: Learning to read on the list (and that links to her original, in context).
When people reported how they had changed, the discussions were usually cited.
Learning to See DifferentlyHow Unschooling Changes People
Stories of how Families Changed
"Harsh advice and happiness—a few words." July 2018, facebook group
Might not.