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- what does "radical unschooling" mean to you?
- Radical unschooling means just living. Having a life as if "school" wasn't mandatory. Realizing that you can't value other people's activities at different levels. Living the life you want to live, within natural and possibly governmental limits. Learning how to learn, have fun, self-regulate/be independent and live. Remebering to just laugh and be crazy sometimes. To take responsobility for yourself as much as humanly possible. Not being ageist. Unlearn wat you know isn't right or good for you. Most importantly... not living an artifical life.
- how long have you been unschooling or homeschooling?
- Well homeschooling, since late December 2007. Unschooling since about spring 2008 and radically unschooling with complete support from my mother... hopefully in the near future.
- names and ages of children
- No kids, hence not names. I am an unschooler "student". I do however have one hamster named "thore", one hermit crab named "hermeez" and one sea-monkey who's name will change from time to time (currently his "name" is "Henry").
- a little about me
- I am a 13(8 @ heart) year old.
I am a slight hypocrite sometimes.
I am a sudbury, un, free, life school fanatic.
I am a F.R.E.A.K.
I am a confusing person.
I am a proud Austinite.
I am a Clearview Sudbury School start-up member.
I am an introvert.
but.....
I don't believe in lables, so none of that matters
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I am a lover of purple, glitter, spirals, faireez, butterflies, rain, night, cold, YouTube, knowledge(not information exactly but more like wisdom), community & freedom... among other things.
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- At 9:01am on November 19, 2008,
Valerie said… - Horse-hockey. You are fun! So you can just stop that right now. GRIN.
LWSWIL = Laughing Woman-Sister who is Little
- At 8:41pm on November 18, 2008,
Valerie said…
- LWSWIL, it was fabulous to see you again, today. So next time, I promise to be something close to fun. Ha, today I was just road-weary and sleep-deprived. ZZZZzzzzzz 'snort' zzz
- At 12:02pm on November 5, 2008,
Valerie said…
- YEA! I love realizing something, especially if it allows me to see the world differently. I can't emphasize how extraordinary it is that you could uncover that just from reading a few words I was writing. I heard that you don't want to WIN; you want to be engaged in conversation. You don't want to be RIGHT; you want to encounter empower other people and be appreciated for who you are. I also heard that you are tired of making other people wrong while you're busy winning and being right. AMAZING.
You just uncovered a blindspot that you didn't know you had AND you didn't know it was running you. That's awesome, darn extraordinary. Do you know how many adults don't do that - don't get that? Being in the inquiry about who you are and who you are being right now is an amazing way to live. That gives you access to being who you want to be.
I think being a teenager is a wonderful time of transition. And it is part of your NOW. Ain't too much more important than right now. I wish you the ability to embrace your teenagerness.
Whatever anybody else thinks is just that — something they think. It really means nothing about you, until you want it to. It means everything about them, though. Think of the difference in what you feel when I say "you are just being a teenager." And when you mother says it. Different huh? It's only because of what you make it mean when she says it. Because of how she has said it in the past. The past is running your now and your future. Does that make sense? Really all that happened was she said some words. All the rest was up to you. It's merely another blindspot.
Consider that you can be whomever you say you are going to be. If you declare you are going to be loving, vulnerable, open and connected (like your dad) and you let people around you know that is who you are going to be, then nothing will stop you......Even if you're living with your mom.
- At 8:40am on November 5, 2008,
Valerie said…
- LOL . . .teenager . . . snickering No I didn't use to be a life coach. XD still laughing Would that be bad if I were?
I hear what you're saying about what's going on for you and can relate, having kind of been there before and somewhat now (definitely different, but similar enough). And I certainly don't think you scare people, or if you do, it's because they made something up about you that has to do with who they are and nothing to do with you. I got examples galore on that one.
I hear your passion for freedom—freedom, right now. And I hear your desire to be different. Which of course you are. You are entirely unique. Your perspective and point of view are different from everyone else's in the world. You look like you and think independently. You don't have to have that as a goal. It's achieved, already.
Of course you're not going to be resigned to compliance. On the other hand, hibernation is resignation/survival. Not caring about the future is resignation. Tired and burnt out comes from struggling against that which you can't change right this second. You can't change that illogical brick wall, right now. You can simply understand that there is one. (Kind of like being in a hurry to get somewhere and suddenly you have a flat tire. You can either scream and cry about the blinkin tire being flat or you can simply say, "Oh, flat tire." And then just do what there is to do.)
Life, for me, is all about "who you are being." So for me, who you REALLY are is a person of passion and commitment; a purveyor of integrity; someone who stand for freedom and respect, love and tolerance.
- At 4:48pm on November 4, 2008,
Valerie said…
- (Now firmly out from behind lectern.) Glad you liked the blog. I really wanna be a pro photographer when I grow up. Working that way as I can. Liked your blog, too. Love the colors.
- At 4:47pm on November 4, 2008,
Valerie said…
- (I'm stepping behind lecture podium - so watch out.) :^D
One way out of mental distress is to really acknowledge that the way things are IS the way things are. You can choose how life is as the moment. I mean literally choose it as it is. Stop resisting and hoping that it's another way. That does not mean you give up, acquiesce or resign yourself to it in anyway. Just acknowledge that life is going a certain way right now. Then you can start making plans for what you want to have happen. I SWEAR it works.
- At 10:06pm on November 3, 2008,
Valerie said…
- Still thinking. For the time being, are you coming tomorrow? In the meantime, you can check out my pictures and such at The Intermittent Blogger
- At 6:16pm on November 1, 2008,
Valerie said…
- OK, so that was so much information, I'm mulling, not ignoring. Definitely not ignoring. Be back soon with wisdom in one pocket and dangerously close to too many words in another. LOL.
- At 8:31am on October 30, 2008,
Valerie said…
- Hey. We missed seeing you this week. We had a fun field trip to the property off Fitzhugh (near me). How was your week? What up for the rest of it?
- At 12:04pm on October 19, 2008,
Valerie said…
- No, I'd put duct tape over my mouth, accounting for the muffled sounds emanating forth. dot dot dash dash dash dot dot - now that's a code. XD
I had a conversation with Mark (hubbie) this morning where I realized that because of an incident in 6th grade (JEEZ) I had decided that people won't like me (much less love me) if I try something new and I'm not already good at it. And, I also decided that I simply can't have what I want, again because I will lose the respect and love of others if I do get it. Now that I know that's the conversation I honor, I have decided to honor a completely different conversation, and create an empowering context for my life, not a disempowering context.
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