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Started this discussion. Last reply by Candice Sisemore May 25, 2011. 3 Replies 1 Like
I came across this article by Wendy Priesnitz recently and I thought it would be worth posting here. It seems to highlight the difference between some unschoolers who find it necessary to exert…Continue
DH insisting on daughter tidying room
Started this discussion. Last reply by Joyce Fetteroll Jan 24, 2010. 21 Replies 0 Likes
My dh is insisting that our 12 year old daughter tidy her room up. It is a real disaster area from his point of view. She wanted him to get down a string of lights from the attic and put them up…Continue
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Heidi Blodgett commented on Rina's group Irish unschoolers"Hello fellow irish unschoolers! I have just pulled my daughter out of school and am hoping to make some new connections and get some guidance as to what needs to be done now that I've made the decision with regards to paperwork and legalities,…"
mishel commented on Rina's group Irish unschoolers"hello all.
we are in the midlands ireland. home educating&unschooling 2out of 3 children aged 8 and ten.
hope to make some friends and contacts."
Sarah Dickinson commented on Rina's group Irish unschoolers"Would N. Ireland do? I'm in Portstewart, north coast of N. Ireland...
There aren't loads of us round here though!"
Candice Sisemore replied to Rina's discussion Article on "Swallowing unschooling dogma""@Meredith I really feel relieved to hear you took it slow, we are still deschooling (mostly me) and what you said about doubts about being a "good partner" really resonated with me
@ Frank advocacy disguised as control. Exactly what I find…"
Frank Maier replied to Rina's discussion Article on "Swallowing unschooling dogma""Wendy has been writing and living her philosophy for a lotta years and I respect her thoughts and writings; but I don't always agree with her. Does anyone ever always completely agree with someone else? My response to her specific points about…"
Meredith replied to Rina's discussion Article on "Swallowing unschooling dogma""It takes a big leap of... trust? faith? self assurance? to step past the pervasive cultural messages that there are some things that kids *can't* learn without being led in the "right direction". For some parents its academics, for…"
Rina replied to Shonna Morgan's discussion Looking for Unschoolers in Dublin!" There are also some Waldorf schools, but I don't know if they would count as non-denominational ;-)
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Rina replied to Shonna Morgan's discussion Looking for Unschoolers in Dublin!"I have friends who are unschoolers of various types in the west of Ireland, but don't know any in Dublin myself (unless my friend Lee has moved back there, as she was planning to). I suggest that your friend get in touch with HEN (home…"
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I came across this article by Wendy Priesnitz recently and I thought it would be worth posting here. It seems to highlight the difference between some unschoolers who find it necessary to exert control over aspects of their children's lives that they are uncomfortable with. She says that she didn't attach good or bad labels to food or its ingestion, but goes on in the next paragraph to use the words "junk" and "garbage" to describe the kinds of food and TV shows that she feels are unhealthy…See More
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