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Relearning the Joy of Living
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- what does "radical unschooling" mean to you?
- Radical Unschooling is supporting each other in the pursuit of joy. It is each person finding that which fuels their fire, and reveling in it. It is shared, reciprocal respect. It is enjoying the journey that we travel together. It is realizing what is most important, and remembering to cherish it. It is living joyfully, respectfully, and consciously.
- how long have you been unschooling or homeschooling?
- We have been doing this from the beginning, but just realized there was a term for it about 1 year ago. We are continuously evolving, growing, and moving down the RU path.
- names and ages of children
- Joshua, 6
Aiden, 4
Noe, 2
- a little about me
- After a lifetime of trying to gain everyone's approval, I have embarked on a journey of self-discovery. Although this desire had been lurking under the surface for quite some time, my mother's death at the beginning of last year was the catalyst that spurred me to actively begin this journey.
I am rediscovering the things that really make me who I am. Some things I buried because they did not fit with the image I thought the world expected me to project. Others I am just finding, now, that I no longer feel that I should be a certain type of person. It is an incredible, sometimes difficult and painful, but rewarding venture.
I feel that I am finally acknowledging all of those things that the tiny voice in the back of my head said were the way things could be if I trusted myself and didn't worry about what I "should" do. Finally, things feel "right" for me. I feel like I am living authentically, and not trying to live by a set of rules that have no real basis in my life.
I feel that, apart from all the other wonderful benefits, RU will allow my children to figure out and be the people they truly are from the beginning. Then they won't have to try to find this out after living a lifetime in the shadow of someone else's expectations.
Boy, it felt good to say all of that!
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lost my place, math to writing
Posted by Monica Manzano on November 29, 2009 at 12:52am
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Turkey Day.
Posted by Charissa Vaunderbroad on November 27, 2009 at 3:56am
The children's museum.
Posted by Charissa Vaunderbroad on November 24, 2009 at 2:14am
Went to the Gallery Yesterday.
Posted by Charissa Vaunderbroad on November 22, 2009 at 8:35am
I haven't changed my mind about some things.
Posted by Charissa Vaunderbroad on November 19, 2009 at 9:28pm — 4 Comments
Speech Writing: How To Write A Good One?
Posted by Barbara Wilkins on November 18, 2009 at 1:14am
The Dilbert Marathon
Posted by Slinky on November 11, 2009 at 8:09pm
I'm working on a new unschooling website, blog
Posted by Sara on November 10, 2009 at 3:40pm
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