tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.comments2022-11-08T23:22:08.151-08:00Living the Unschooling LifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17621988746589744797noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-73030510237541075432010-10-18T15:18:58.966-07:002010-10-18T15:18:58.966-07:00I love this!! How easy I find it to label and cate...I love this!! How easy I find it to label and categorise in an attempt to gain understanding and clarity and yet, like you say, sometimes it hinders rather than helps. I love your list of basic RU principles. I might evenb post that up somewhere as my base line to refer back to. Thanks! :)Rynaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401922115136844746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-70765915639360902562010-10-13T05:45:09.306-07:002010-10-13T05:45:09.306-07:00Hi Christine: thanks for writing this post!
I he...Hi Christine: thanks for writing this post! <br /><br />I hear the "you're doing the public system a disservice by homeschooling your children" *way* too often - last time was a few days ago. <br /><br />I have a master's degree, and was very supportive of ps for years, until I saw the reality of my children dealing with the system. I even served on my town's school board Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11180229111703716449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-24013136518995799582010-10-12T18:38:00.716-07:002010-10-12T18:38:00.716-07:00What a great post Christine! I have been talking a...What a great post Christine! I have been talking about learning centers(schools)that operate like libraries, where folks of all ages could gather to learn about our world for years and years!<br />I want to make this vision a reality...ErikaDPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15670593512991067729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-44991574344066163082010-10-12T15:36:14.437-07:002010-10-12T15:36:14.437-07:00I share your vision, Christine. I truly hope that ...I share your vision, Christine. I truly hope that it will come to pass, but in the meantime, my daughter learns and lives outside of school and loves it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-33263454604923266972010-09-07T05:55:45.895-07:002010-09-07T05:55:45.895-07:00Phil, this is beautifully told. We went through t...Phil, this is beautifully told. We went through those stages with Keith and his job at Honeywell, and our fun-and-games life. When Keith did fully grok the philosophy, he was stronger in it than I was, and would remind me when I was too close to the controlling edge. ("He's not a performing monkey," he said, when I was trying to press five-year-old Marty to rollerblade for his Sandra Doddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853107998229753762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-11233663156613368992010-09-07T03:33:13.730-07:002010-09-07T03:33:13.730-07:00Thank you so much for taking the time to reflect a...Thank you so much for taking the time to reflect and write here! Everyone in the family deserves to be heard from and respected. So much of what you talked about resonated with me. I will show my husband this post and and I am sure it will enlighten and reassure him. I wish you all the best in your transition and hope to read all about it!laurie l. goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04197765798598525981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-47625118829399010192010-08-30T21:06:33.052-07:002010-08-30T21:06:33.052-07:00This answers so many questions. Thankyou.This answers so many questions. Thankyou.Pihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472438360140878806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-42960939573762028692010-06-09T05:47:15.082-07:002010-06-09T05:47:15.082-07:00RebelAngel - Typo! Of course it's f/27. So muc...RebelAngel - Typo! Of course it's f/27. So much for my degree from the School of Math at RPI! (We bought mulch recently, and I went thru all this.)Phil Bieglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460621327469924054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-1428460436208161032010-06-08T14:16:11.414-07:002010-06-08T14:16:11.414-07:00Joni, Algebra IS adding, subtracting, multiplying,...Joni, Algebra IS adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. I would bet money that what YOU are thinking of in those terms IS actually Algrebra, you just aren't assigning variables.<br /><br />And, as to the original post...LOVED IT! Part of my unscholling process is, IF a student would ask "And when will I ever need this in real life?" and I cannot answer them, drop it.<br /RebelAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06378809557123102752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-14066306996332144262010-06-06T18:11:23.060-07:002010-06-06T18:11:23.060-07:00This is great. I do however, think that a lot of t...This is great. I do however, think that a lot of this can be figured out by adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing, too. I mean, do we really have to do all of this "algebraically"? I'm thinking probably not. :-)Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04338662140105496602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-16587585461231405282010-06-05T19:50:02.222-07:002010-06-05T19:50:02.222-07:00Love it! Will share with TJ right away! :-DLove it! Will share with TJ right away! :-DHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00188735167474641876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-52978836689191246092010-06-05T07:21:37.085-07:002010-06-05T07:21:37.085-07:00love it!love it!sbrehillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17725406384160201668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-62112723893711017182010-05-31T23:26:51.121-07:002010-05-31T23:26:51.121-07:00As our oldest has just reached schooling age, I fi...As our oldest has just reached schooling age, I find myself stuck in answering -- someone apologises during the day for interrupting schooling, or strangers ask which school she goes to. <br /><br />I feel defensive about my answers and yet so certain that unschooling is the right path. <br /><br />If only I could gain your confidence!Sparkling Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142695077392364588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-83448368243328689062010-05-04T05:09:01.875-07:002010-05-04T05:09:01.875-07:00Also, I reread the blog, and read a little of the ...Also, I reread the blog, and read a little of the background of the blogger. I completely agree that the subject of the blog entry you found was about reducing stress - but, again, that's not why they got into unschooling in the first place. It's a lesson that she is sharing about how the parent can grow and learn thru the experience. When you read the bio about what is being done with Phil Bieglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460621327469924054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-72614852214713134782010-05-04T05:08:42.386-07:002010-05-04T05:08:42.386-07:00Thanks for the reply (and you kind words about my ...Thanks for the reply (and you kind words about my post). <br /><br />What I was trying to address in the original post is the reaction that if you unschool, then your kids will *not* learn the basics, will *not* learn to follow rules, and will *not* be exposed to enough variety in their lives. <br /><br />I understand the concerns raised by those hearing about unschooling for the first time. I Phil Bieglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460621327469924054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-80480407720616188132010-05-03T21:51:32.094-07:002010-05-03T21:51:32.094-07:00First, and kinda off topic, but I did try putting ...First, and kinda off topic, but I did try putting my name in the first time. I don't know why it came up as anonymous. :(<br /><br />A) Yes. If the parents do a good job, unschooling can work wonderfully. If. <br /><br />B) Schools are not perfect. Schools can do a bad job. Lincoln didn’t go to schools and he ended up president. Then again, Obama did go to school, public schools, and he also Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-44386200599781227112010-05-03T14:36:20.135-07:002010-05-03T14:36:20.135-07:00Anonymous: I just want to make sure I clarify a co...Anonymous: I just want to make sure I clarify a couple of things.<br /><br />a) I think if you're saying that not all unschoolers exhibit the traits I described, I won't argue with you - but my point was that *if* those traits were present, *then* unschooling can result in kids becoming successful adults.<br /><br />b) Where you say "all the rules, norms, and fundamental education Phil Bieglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460621327469924054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-23006580444959885982010-05-03T11:10:19.000-07:002010-05-03T11:10:19.000-07:001. Parents who unschool care about their children&...1. Parents who unschool care about their children's education.<br />Okay, we can assume this.<br /><br />2. Parents who unschool want their kids to succeed.<br />Okay.<br /><br />3. Parents who unschool live in the real world, and are aware of all the concerns about unschooling and are aware of the rules and norms of society.<br />Sorry, I can't assume that one. If someone takes their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-38135769035168972292010-05-03T05:16:14.418-07:002010-05-03T05:16:14.418-07:00I have often detected a defensiveness in our frien...I have often detected a defensiveness in our friends when we discuss our homeschooling. Since we talk about the joys and opportunities our lifestyle provides, they sometimes feel we are judging them for living a different way.nikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086136599988688274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-27584597973459161522010-05-02T17:24:34.539-07:002010-05-02T17:24:34.539-07:00Kudos for putting the message out there.
One of ...Kudos for putting the message out there. <br /><br />One of the first homeschooling families I met is an unschooling family. Even as I was exploring the possibility of rejecting tradition schooling and moving towards homeschooling, I did not understand unschooling at all. It didn't fully grasp it until I had been living within the homeschool community for a while. Making the move from the Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471966651760548622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-70775340740606491172010-05-01T16:26:35.689-07:002010-05-01T16:26:35.689-07:00Well said. Don't let the negative opinions of ...Well said. Don't let the negative opinions of people who don't know the first thing about unschooling get you down or make you shy about sharing your adventures. There are plenty of people who understand and support your family.The move’n on momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286794048188023066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-90143226951674813712010-04-30T15:12:21.829-07:002010-04-30T15:12:21.829-07:00My family is the center of my universe. I suspect ...My family is the center of my universe. I suspect of people who don't want to share power with their kids, it's as if they don't perceive their children as real people with real thoughts and emotions, wants and needs. I don't understand the logic behind making all of a child's decisions for them so they won't feel anxiety. Strange idea, if you ask me. Personally, I operateSarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08450064623832608958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-19497385213239324272010-04-30T10:21:48.987-07:002010-04-30T10:21:48.987-07:00What a great follow up to the all the discussions ...What a great follow up to the all the discussions I have seen following the TV appearance :).Heikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03801378466856196406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-63894289189949819092010-04-30T07:24:08.230-07:002010-04-30T07:24:08.230-07:00Exactly!!!Exactly!!!Unschoolers Rock the Campgroundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828664305766190191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002588348384165894.post-12576226818277374542010-04-29T23:43:27.039-07:002010-04-29T23:43:27.039-07:00Well said. There are no parents in the world who a...Well said. There are no parents in the world who are less likely to just leave their kids alone. Unschooling is a lot of work! It is the most joyful and fulfilling work imaginable, but it certainly isn't for the faint of heart or lazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com