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[Robyn]

 

  Hi My name is Robyn Parker and I have two sons ages 13 and 16  and I have been married to the same man for 23 years next Friday.  We have been homeschoolers since 2003 when we took our oldest out of school.  He attended k-2 and I saw the love of learning sucked from him.   I have never found anyone who unschools; ever.  Anyway 3 weeks ago I quit the home school co-op that I have been a member of since 2006 and the leader since 2007.  It didn't bring joy to my family or me anymore.  What started out as a few of us gathering once a week for activities like science chef and 4-H turned into school the last two years.  That happened because a lot of the kids were registered as high schoolers and all of a sudden we "needed" high school classes for credit.  So after a rough time this past year with a couple of new families who brought strife to the group and dealing with the problems in the group, I decided to quit.  I am soooo excited!  We are away from the computer packaged curriculum families who assign grades.  

So today I searched for unschoolers and found this group.  I have never fit in with the home schooling community here because I don't believe in doing school at home.  So it's refreshing to read other unschoolers thoughts.  Incidentally, my 16 year old son is sitting next me as I type this and he is editing this post! :)    

 

 

 

 

[Meredith]

Welcome! If you're interested you'll find a list of other message boards and email lists here:

http://joyfullyrejoycing.com/

and some blogs by unschoolers here:

http://enjoylifeunschooling.com/resources/

including one of my personal favs, the blog of the zombie princess:

http://sites.google.com/site/dragonflykaizen/unschooling-1

and just in case you've somehow missed this fantastic website with the collected writing of many unschoolers over the years:

http://sandradodd.com/unschooling

[Sandra Dodd]

Several of the owners and main participants on this list are in the southeast US:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unschoolingbasics/

 

Collections of ideas for unschoolers are here:

http://joyfullyrejoycing.com/

http://sandradodd.com/beginning

 

And there's a little daily mailing I've been doing for nearly a year:

http://justaddlightandstir.blogspot.com/

[Robyn]

  Thanks for the links!

[laura bowman]

where in tennessee are you located?  we have 2 gatherings a year in roan mountain (http://arghgatherings.blogspot.com/) as well as a teen summer camp in jonesborough (http://www.etusc.com).  we also have a group that meets twice a month during the fall and spring in johnson city (http://sofhers.blogspot.com/).

[Robyn]

  I am in Maryville which is south of Knoxville.  All those places are within a couple of hours of us.  Thanks!