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Re: why is my child being criticized?

Sandra Dodd — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:28:26 GMT

-=-I felt sometimes like someone was saying, "The sky is red today," and I'd look at the blue sky and it would be obvious to me that they were wearing

Re: why is my child being criticized?

Pam Sorooshian — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:48:53 GMT

I've gotten good, over the years, at ignoring what isn't said right to me. When you're active in a community and you speak out and get involved, etc., there

Re: why is my child being criticized?

Sandra Dodd — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:08:40 GMT

-=- I'm disheartened because I have a feeling I'm going to be drifting away from some friends that we have had for years just because I'm choosing something

Re: why is my child being criticized?

unschoolmom@... — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:48:38 GMT

thanks to the both of you for your support- I guess the thing that bothers me the most is this is exactly why I don't want them in public school- Children

Re: why is my child being criticized?

Sandra Dodd — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:06:24 GMT

-=- anyone heard of borderline personality disorder? It was a nightmare to grow up with). So, for the moment, ...-=- It seems it's still nightmarish. Can you

Re: why is my child being criticized?

Birth Journeys — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:47:47 GMT

I have had this very same issue with my mom - she is very unsupportive of unschooling, has told me I am damaging the kids, shakes her head when it gets brought

why is my child being criticized?

unschoolmom@... — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:45:30 GMT

I need advice- my 4 year old is to begin unschooling (well I feel like she has been all along just to continue it now that she is "school-age") and friends of

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unschoolmom@... — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:52:52 GMT

I remember my experiences reading as well growing up- and this post struck a cord with me in relation to todays time. It was pretty similiar in my house,

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nellebelle — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:23:34 GMT

I wish I could make a career out of it (audio books).================ I know someone who is paid to record written word to audio for vision-impaired people.

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Rina — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:56:37 GMT

I'd rephrase that to "Hopefully it won't start with Dick and Jane" ;-) Although, I suppose there might be some children that would find books like that worth

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Sanguinegirl83@... — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:21:35 GMT

In a message dated 10/26/2009 5:31:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dezigna@... writes: <<

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Sandra Dodd — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:03:32 GMT

-=- They only know what children are like when they're forced to learn.-=- And "forced to learn" isn't what actually happens there, either. When teachers of

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Joyce Fetteroll — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:14:56 GMT

... The message from school that children must be taught to read -- and the earlier the better -- is accepted without question. People assume educators

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Robyn L. Coburn — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:30:40 GMT

<<<<>>>> Yes this is key. I have noticed that unschooling kids seem to learn to read material that corresponds to their

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Schuyler — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:00:20 GMT

Living in Japan you must be exposed to a very different reading system. It helped me a lot to think about the differences in reading in Japan and degrees of