NOTE:? It turns out the grandfather of a child doing covid school from home, who never homeschooled his own kids, who was talking about the importance of tests, knew nothing about unschooling except for reading John Holt 30 years ago.? That's not evil, but he went on and ON about himself and the value of tests and how well he did on tests.? I deleted four more posts, but saved this much to share how little people can think unschooling is, and to remind readers that there IS a lot that can be done to created a peaceful unschooling nest in which learning can't fail to thrive.
me:
-I am bringing two posts without the name of the person.? Male name.? Strident defense of school, and unintentional insults to unschooling.
[the? former group member]
In fact, I have been a very big critic of public school and the sort of indoctrination that goes on there.? This however does not discount the importance of some of the things presented there, and some skills developed.? It is not enough to criticize public school, a parent must take on the greater job and broader idea of education.? My saying so in no way suggests anyone should leave any portion of their children's education up to "government" schools.?
[me]
I've been among hundreds of unschoolers at a time for so long (thousands, over the years) that I can honestly forget how much one can not understand about it, sometimes.?
[other]
"Unschool" would seem to be rather self evident. It is avoiding or overcoming the damage done by schools, which is every parent's job.? It is something I have always done. Why you think my probing and perhaps at time, critical remarks makes me the enemy I can not know.??
Whatever unique definition you might be thinking of, it is not the name of this group. "Always Learning" describes my entire life, and that of my 3 boys, all raised to question authority (not to suggest disrespecting same), and discuss in depth different ways of viewing everything.?
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-=-"Unschool" would seem to be rather self evident. It is avoiding or overcoming the damage done by schools, which is every parent's job.? It is something I have always done.-=-
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That definition allows someone whose children were in school to ay he always unschooled.? This isn't helpful to anyone in this group.
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-=-Whatever unique definition you might be thinking of, it is not the name of this group. "Always Learning" describes my entire life, and that of my 3 boys, all raised to question authority (not to suggest disrespecting same), and discuss in depth different ways of viewing everything. -=-
If the name of the group was enough to describe unschooling, I wouldn't need my website; we wouldn't even need the group.? Just name it and have done.? It would be "rather self-evident."
Again, for people new to this, definitions of unschooling by different radical unschoolers are, as a collection, illuminating.
Some of these are really sweet:
I have loved helping people to understand unschooling for nearly 30 years now.? Kirby will turn 35 this summer, and I started discussing and exchanging ideas about unschooling, reading Growing Without Unschooling, and meeting other unschoolers, when he was five.
I'm getting a little tired now. :-)? And this guy's six posts complaining and acting like none of us knows anything about school made me more tired.? :-)
Sandra
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