On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 02:24 PM, Sandra Dodd wrote:
I feel *irresponsible* not doing some things in a more "school-y" fashion.
How do I let go (or maybe come to accept?) this feeling of irresponsibility?
Take the word apart.? Spread the word out on the floor.? :-)
Irresponsibility.
Responsibility
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Who are you answerable to?? Who is this person to whom you're feeling a responsibility?? Parents? Grandparents?? Teachers?? The cool looking women on old encyclopedias that looked like the statue of Justice or of Liberty?? Athena, probably, on the encyclopedia.? Maybe you're not old enough to feel vaguely answerable to her.
I would like to suggest that if you want to unschool, you are responsible for (not to) providing an environment in which your children aren't harmed by school OR schoolishness.? ?Provide a nest that is all about learning and not about teaching,? ?"All about learning" can be made of experiences, foods, conversations, videos, music, looking at bugs, playing Minecraft...? ?
Sandra
