This might be a hard one.
It seems harsh to suggest that the more a parent is with a child, the more time she will have to herself, ultimately. It would be harsher to say "Yeah, whatever; you deserve lots of private time," at the risk of breaking some of the bond and trust unschooling needs.
Examples and links to prior discussions might be helpful.
Sorry the notice is late. I forgot! :-)
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Announcements, notes and transcripts of Sandra Dodd's unschooling chats
Monday, October 27, 2014
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Surprise! (October 22 chat)
Think of something that has surprised you in a good way about unschooling, or maybe something your child did or said, asked, drew or built that shocked you in a happy way.
Sometimes we don't need to wait until kids are grown to see big benefits of unschooling.
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Sometimes we don't need to wait until kids are grown to see big benefits of unschooling.
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Sunday, October 12, 2014
Weed Away Words, October 15 Chat
Sandra Dodd and Heather Booth—an exchange:
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Sandra:Wednesday October 15, two hours beginning:Heather, I'm sorry we didn't get to your question on words last week.Heather:
I forgot to bring it up. Could you describe what would help you with
your project?One of the things that helped when I started unschooling was becomingSandra Dodd:
aware of the words I used. The clearer I became in my thoughts and the
more aware of the impact of my words, the better I was at being an
unschooling parent. I want to discuss with my group the power of
words. "Read a little, try a little, wait a while, watch" and "Say yes
more" are great phrases to get you going in the right direction but if
you are still saying "have to" or "junk food " or "screen time" then
you're stuck in negative thoughts.
Let’s make a list of words and phrases that hinder unschooling – and a
list of alternatives phrases or thoughts. If we have time at the end
let's end on a high note and make a list of words that help.Okay!
I want to talk about illogical phrases, then, if there's time. Sometimes something sounds good but makes no sense. It's good for people to be on the lookout for those, too. :-)
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Friday, October 10, 2014
Which words are harmful to clarity?
I'll send another note on Sunday with more details, but the October 15 chat will be about avoiding words that harm peace or unschooling or the attitude needed for those.
In a discussion I was just in, I wrote
If you have a story of changed thinking that involves words or phrases, bring it Wednesday!
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In a discussion I was just in, I wrote
As to who "deserves" to be treated how and who is "sacrificing," those terms can do damage. If you "deserve" something, where do you appeal to make sure you get it? If you have "sacrificed…" what are you sacrificing?That made me think of Heather Booths' request to discuss words (and it might've come up last week, but last week's chat got going and didn't pause, after a while).
If you have a story of changed thinking that involves words or phrases, bring it Wednesday!
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Sunday, October 5, 2014
October 8 chat on chats
I would like to discuss the value of discussions themselves. There seem to times and places and conditions that make group discussion work well.
If you have stories of things you have learned from participation in these chats, or Radical Unschooling Info, or Always Learning, or a discussion at a converence (formal or informal), please share.
Unschooling is quite about how learning works and this is about a look at how learning works for unschooling parents.
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If you have stories of things you have learned from participation in these chats, or Radical Unschooling Info, or Always Learning, or a discussion at a converence (formal or informal), please share.
Unschooling is quite about how learning works and this is about a look at how learning works for unschooling parents.
If you're reading this by e-mail and you need a path to the chatroom, click on the title to get to the blog, which has a tab up to the left with the link and password.
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