admin on December 20th, 2008

Last night I saw my eldest son do something I never thought he would do. I was so proud!
He has just joined Civil Air Patrol, so he could learn how to fly. Well, last night they had a creative thinking exercise where they had to write 2 paragraphs describing how they thought the slinky [...]

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admin on November 11th, 2008

I signed on a couple of months ago. I have a young son who has type 1 diabetes, he is 9 and I have been homeschooling 11 years.
I am burt out on homeschooling. Wanted to explore the unschooling world.
Someone (don’t remember who!) from this list told me “Just enjoy your son. If by the end [...]

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admin on June 25th, 2008

To all those who worry that their teenagers, who sleep half the day away, will never learn to get up early to get to work, etc. Roya called me this morning (she’s 21 and recently moved in with her cousins into a big house, while we are living in a small apartment and waiting for [...]

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admin on June 25th, 2008

My oldest daughter had a hard start in life starting with delivery. Preschool didn’t improve anything. She used to hide in cubby and wouldn’t come out. She didn’t play with the other kids. Stayed to herself. Her teacher recommended I keep a close eye on her and get her more involved with kids her age. [...]

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admin on June 24th, 2008

How is that home to college transition working for your daughter — unschooling to structured schooling, any problems we should be aware of?
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The unschooling to structured schooling was easy for her. She got her 4-year degree in 3.5 months with a number of extra classes thrown in for fun. She graduated summa cum laude in [...]

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admin on June 24th, 2008

Hello, I’m the mom of three happy unschoolers ages 13, 15 and 18.
I have VERY much appreciated this list and the inspiring insight of its leaders, (Thank you!) although in the past few years I’ve had less and less time (and less and less need) to read it regularly.
But I had to come in this [...]

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