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Started this discussion. Last reply by Sarah wassinger Apr 18, 2011. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Hi all, I'm new to the RUN forum but have been unschooling with my partner Chris and our son Aidan (7) for about, well, seven years now. The only traditional school experience Aidan had was when he…Continue
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Mike McGuire replied to Mike McGuire's discussion Mike from Chicagoland"Hi Sarah,
Thanks for the welcome. I think it's great that you've started unschooling. I don't think it's something that folks can come to immediately. There's that whole "deschooling" process, I guess, and…"
Sarah wassinger replied to Mike McGuire's discussion Mike from Chicagoland"Hi Mike,
Welcome! We are in the Chicago burbs and just started unschooling this year. I wish I would have listened to that feeling more when I watched my kids ride off on the bus. My youngest had the strongest aversion to…"
Mike McGuire replied to Mike McGuire's discussion Mike from Chicagoland"Thanks, Joyce. Your comments are helpful and I agree with them. Intellectually I totally get it; in practice, sometimes, it's a bit more challenging for us after a point, but we are everyday trying to raise our awareness of our own behaviors…"
Joyce Fetteroll replied to Mike McGuire's discussion Mike from Chicagoland"*** eating habits ***
It will help to not think of them as habits but as choices and preferences. Though what they find easy to get can be a factor in what they choose. Have you seen Sandra's monkey platter pages? Making more…"
Nance Confer replied to Mike McGuire's discussion Mike from Chicagoland"It's great to see an unschooling Dad post!"
Mike McGuire replied to Mike McGuire's discussion Mike from Chicagoland"Yes, thanks, Sandra. I think we are in that frame of mind (most of the time). Our biggest challenges now are more along the lines of parenting/control issues. There are a few things we are having trouble letting go of--eating habits, excessive…"
Mike McGuire posted a discussionMike from Chicagoland
Hi all, I'm new to the RUN forum but have been unschooling with my partner Chris and our son Aidan (7) for about, well, seven years now. The only traditional school experience Aidan had was when he was 4-years-old and we decided to enroll him in the "preschool" program offered where I work. I still remember the first day when the director of the program instructed us to leave him in the schoolroom with the teachers while we along with the other parents met down the hall in a separate room. I…See More
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- what does "radical unschooling" mean to you?
- Most simply, I think, RU means trusting, loving, and respecting my child unconditionally. My child is a complete authentic human being--not my project to work on.
- how long have you been unschooling or homeschooling?
- Almost 8 years.
- first names of children
- Aidan (7)
- a little about me
- Dad. Husband. Humble teacher. Writer. Photographer. Life-liver. Life-learner. Unschooler. Human.
- website
- http://writing101.net
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