tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19320112.post5929269937894059113..comments2023-07-06T06:39:03.762-04:00Comments on An Unschooling Life: Deschooling For ParentsJoannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06750769732821484098noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19320112.post-28940974714669319932008-10-27T15:54:00.000-04:002008-10-27T15:54:00.000-04:00Great post! Like Tracy, I am new to the vision of ...Great post! Like Tracy, I am new to the vision of homeschooling and this was a great read for someone in my position. Thank you very much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19320112.post-91992358599722909932008-06-26T12:14:00.000-04:002008-06-26T12:14:00.000-04:00This is a great blog! I am new to homeschooling,a...This is a great blog! I am new to homeschooling,and we are now in the process of deschooling. My son has been in special needs classes for 5 years, and I'm done guessing what will work for him to survive in the school system. After reasearching homeschooling, it makes me wish all American children could be given the opportunity to actually learn in an unschooling environment. They would learn and appreciate so much more. It makes me wonder, "why did I ever want him to be in school in the first place?". I look forward to starting this journey. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19320112.post-47733823624354815012008-02-20T01:56:00.000-05:002008-02-20T01:56:00.000-05:00Thank you for stopping by. I don't think you'll fi...Thank you for stopping by. I don't think you'll find anyone here that reads this bloghere who "blesses" the public school system for anything. Unschooling means our kids don't go to school. :-) What's wrong with playing all day?Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750769732821484098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19320112.post-88769423198164320822008-02-20T01:37:00.000-05:002008-02-20T01:37:00.000-05:00The indoctrination process in American public scho...The indoctrination process in American public schools leaves much to be desired, for sure. I was homeschooled for 2 years (the rest in public schools) and I look back on those 2 years as critical to my personal educational growth. However, having taught English for 2 1/2 years in South Korea, I have come to bless the American school system over and over again. At least we try to teach our kids while they're IN school! In Korea the children spend hours in school playing and then spend the rest of their lives in after-school academies actually learning so they can get ahead. <BR/><BR/>It is the most twisted approach to education I have ever seen, and it makes me love and appreciate every creative teacher I had in America. Our system, however faulty it may be, is vastly better than most educational systems in the world.Jody and Ruth Beenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312927319449237053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19320112.post-5279593702501414282008-01-15T13:12:00.000-05:002008-01-15T13:12:00.000-05:00Hi Colleen. :-) Knowing that deschooling is a proc...Hi Colleen. :-) <BR/><BR/>Knowing that deschooling is a process, makes it easier to be kind to ourselves when we take a step backwards.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750769732821484098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19320112.post-61435928648628119872008-01-15T10:57:00.000-05:002008-01-15T10:57:00.000-05:00What a great post Joanne. I'm so glad to know that...What a great post Joanne. I'm so glad to know that deschooling is a long process for other people too! :) It makes me feel much better about the progress I've made these past few months. I feel like I'm getting a deeper understanding of what unschooling is, too. In the beginning I guess I thought the learning would still look a certain way but I've finally realized I need to give up the notion of learning all together and just focus on living!Colleen Paeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08218930688866372571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19320112.post-90380487350643423892008-01-14T16:57:00.000-05:002008-01-14T16:57:00.000-05:00Hi Tara...yes, I totally feel the same way. I thin...Hi Tara...yes, I totally feel the same way. I think back to when we first adopted our kids and they were still in school. I still shake my head at some of the things I went along with, just because "that's how it was". *shudder* <BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by. I just took a look at your blog and added your feed to my reader. :-)Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750769732821484098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19320112.post-27590833902763121062008-01-14T15:47:00.000-05:002008-01-14T15:47:00.000-05:00This is a great post. It exemplifies the riciuloun...This is a great post. It exemplifies the riciulouness of our thoughts on institutionalization prior to deschooling and our astonishment after deschooling. When I look back I'm bewildered I ever fell for it for so long. (And I even unschooled for high school!) It's indoctrinization and it's insane what we allow.Tara W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01341003521700042612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19320112.post-87556791170176656862007-02-03T18:09:00.000-05:002007-02-03T18:09:00.000-05:00Yes, you're absolutely right. It's totally a matte...Yes, you're absolutely right. It's totally a matter of perspective. It's all in how you look at it.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750769732821484098noreply@blogger.com