Michele James-Parham's Page

what does "radical unschooling" mean to you?

...living life as though there is no school; never having my family's life revolve around school, but revolve around itself and the community; getting to spend valuable time with my child and watching him learn freely every waking moment, without arbitrary limits or boundaries.

how long have you been unschooling or homeschooling?

since my son's birth

names and ages of children

Elijah Uriel, 5 (September 18th, 2003)

a little about me

I am married to William and we have one awesome son named Elijah. We moved from Oklahoma City, OK to Pittsburgh back in July of 2005. We live in Brighton Heights on the Northside of Pittsburgh, but we are awaiting the day that we can move out to Braddock or Wilkinsburg and start up an Urban Homestead.

I am a full-time homemaker and some-times homebirth midwife and William is a musician, but his day job at Trader Joe's is what pays the bills!

I have a blog I post about Anarchist Parenting, RUing and lots about our gardens!

Elijah is our 'sparkly' and sensitive boy. He enjoys building with
just about anything. He thrives in wide open spaces where he can run around. He says that he really likes all our Anarchist picnics and potlucks, because that's when all the kids get together and play for hours -- it's true. He says his favorite color *today* is purple or green and when you ask him what USing means to him, he says, "it means I can play whatever I want whenever I want to".

A relative asked Elijah if he wanted to ride on the school bus and he answered, "I already ride on the city bus and there are lots of 'schooly' kids on there"!

blog

http://www.naturalattachment.net

flickr or other photo sharing page

http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalattachment/

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http://www.naturalttachment.com

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http://www.lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/a-parenting

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http://www.youtube.com/user/PghMidwife

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http://www.twitter.com/PghMidwife