Ten years ago, Marta shared some quotes from this group.? That came up in Facebook memories.

I went to see about using one for Just Add Light (something Pam Sorooshian wrote, in 2011).

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I found this explanation, from Chris Ester, of what the group does:? " the whole list is almost like some large, multi-lateral thought experiment to hone that definition into a working paradigm."

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In a little broader context:

(me:)

The experience of someone who doesn't know that there's a difference
between unschooling and radical unschooling is likely to cause confusion
and miss the mark. <<<

(Chris:)

I think that often there is a misunderstanding of terms. Semantics are
important, on this list radical unschooling is specifically defined and the
whole list is almost like some large, multi-lateral thought experiment to
hone that definition into a working paradigm.

It took me a while to understand that. I kept reading and learning and
absorbing the meme of the group.

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And that came from?/g/AlwaysLearning/message/63904

I oove this:

?" the whole list is almost like some large, multi-lateral thought experiment to hone that definition into a working paradigm."

A large multi-lateral thought experience to hone [radical unschooling] into a working paradigm BUT ALSO people were using those principles at home and bringing back successes, and problems, and questions.? It wasn't just a thought experiment, because we were also all DOING it.

I know there are still people coming along with young children, and the group isn't as lively as it was in 2011, nor as lively as in 2001 when the group was new. In those days, many in the group had already spent nearly ten years honing their shared ideas into a working set of principles and experiences to share.

There are people who shared deeply and generously and then "graduated" or went on to other interests.? I miss their words, and humor, and sweetness.

Sandra