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Hello! Illinois RU Family Here!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Deborah Cunefare Jan 5, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Greetings! I'm Jen. Mama of Daniel, Jonah (10 year old twins) and Sam (6). Also Mama of two high school age exchange students, a house full of doggies (including Jonah's service dog, Lyla), and a…Continue
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Jen Zahm replied to Jen Zahm's discussion Hello! Illinois RU Family Here!"Hello Sandra,
I do use the term unschooling in general circles... RU is something I use as shorthand within circles of like-minded folks only, but I do understand the differentiation. We do the same thing with…"
Sandra Dodd replied to Jen Zahm's discussion Hello! Illinois RU Family Here!"-=- I was very excited to find Sandra Dodd's RU site as well as this networking site.-=-
I don't ever use "RU" as a term, though. I think any jargon or codes like that come between people. I always say…"
Jen Zahm posted a discussionHello! Illinois RU Family Here!
Greetings! I'm Jen. Mama of Daniel, Jonah (10 year old twins) and Sam (6). Also Mama of two high school age exchange students, a house full of doggies (including Jonah's service dog, Lyla), and a barnyard full of other critters. We live near the Quad Cities of IL/IA. We're in our 5th year of homeschooling, the first year was semi-structured (structure was ditched partway through the year) and until recently, I didn't know there was a name (beyond 'unschooling') for what it is we do, so I…See More
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- what does "radical unschooling" mean to you?
- Radical unschooling, to my family, means trusting my children and trusting myself to learn in the way that is most comfortable to us.
- how long have you been unschooling or homeschooling?
- We're in our 5th year of unschooling
- first names of children
- Daniel & Jonah are 10 and Sam is 6
- a little about me
- We live on a small working farm. We have goats, chickens and rabbits. We grow gardens. We produce as much of our food on our little homestead as we can. The boys learn about all aspects of this as well as veterinary medicine, emergency preparedness, money mangement and all of the other things that go along with our way of life.
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