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Article on "Swallowing unschooling dogma"

Started this discussion. Last reply by Candice Sisemore May 25, 2011. 3 Replies

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

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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Article on "Swallowing unschooling dogma"

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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Living joyous and fulfilling lives
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Robbie 15, Rowena 12, Leo 8, Adrian 7.
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