tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post7109643689612889458..comments2024-03-28T00:47:31.110-04:00Comments on Natural Born Learners : Unschooling didn't start with my children. It started with me.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13181853187769838301noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-10365986452940070592011-09-14T21:33:53.099-04:002011-09-14T21:33:53.099-04:00@Wom-Thanks much for a very detailed comment. I ha...@Wom-Thanks much for a very detailed comment. I have responded in my new post and hope you will find some kernel of sense in it! Warmly, BeatriceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181853187769838301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-82473356407540306382011-09-13T22:31:04.875-04:002011-09-13T22:31:04.875-04:00In some ways I've always been one, in that I&#...In some ways I've always been one, in that I've always been a critical thinker and very self-motivated. But at the same time, I loved the school part of school--I loved assignments, and classes. While i was never afraid to challenge my elders, it wasn't until I was in my PhD program that I really started to see the institutional aspect--the pressures, the jumping through hoops, and the being graded, which never ends. I got tired of being a "good little PhD student", and, inspired by Virginia woolf's example, decided to try to live outside the educational system. It was liberating & sometimes painful. Sometimes I'm like Lisa simpson: "please grade me!"<br /><br />These feelings about school are resurfacing now that my oldest daughter is entering JK. She's not keen on going I'm happy to let her stay home,but my feelings about school are so strong-- I feel somewhat grief- stricken by the possibility that she won't attend if we do decide to unschool.<br /><br />This comment is getting long! But I must tell you that I love your blog and that I'd love to hear some tips for parents in my position. I love the idea of unschooling, but I'm anxious about what such a life will mean for us-- financially & in terms of my own career ambitions & need for personal space. I guess, partly, it's just so hard to visualize.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for the blog & your show!Womhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175539681709887012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-88198745848270261832011-07-21T07:43:20.394-04:002011-07-21T07:43:20.394-04:00@Crystal and @Drana,-many thanks for your comments...@Crystal and @Drana,-many thanks for your comments. I wish I could hear from more people about this. I am so interested in knowing how people arrive at being self directed learners and autodidacts. So many different ways!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181853187769838301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-1835444154245124912011-07-15T08:43:40.844-04:002011-07-15T08:43:40.844-04:00BOYCOTT AMERICAN WOMEN
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