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Table of
Contents November/December 2006
The Editor's Journal - Journeying into the Unknown by Wendy Priesnitz
- Respecting the choices that result from that independence, even when we
might not agree with them, is not always an easy path for parents to walk.
The Hardest Thing is the Unknown by Karen Ridd -
Understanding the perspective and needs of the life learning grandparent.
Giving Up the Gold Stars by Alan Oak - An unschooling dad searches
for the same freedom to pursue his personal passions as his unschooled teens
have developed.
The
Labyrinth of Unschooling by Dayna Martin - A family navigates to
their own center of understanding about the learning lifestyle.
The
Lifelong Journey by Karen Whitescarver - A democratic school helps a
mother learn to trust her son's ability to learn on his own.
In Praise of Average
by Beth Leianne Curtis - Allowing children to grow up unmeasured,
uncompared and unrushed.
Talking
About Life Learning by Sandra Rakovac - Sharing the thoughts
of unschooling families about their decisions regarding learning and life.
Life,
Learning and Laughter by Sandy Lubert - Children will tell us clearly what
they don't want to learn, which leaves room for what they do want to learn.
Musings on Deschooling by Natalie Zur Nedden - What we can learn
about society and learning from research into the Black unschooling movement.
When Children Demean Each Other by Naomi Aldort - Kindness is a
context for living, not a lesson to instill. Children will speak kindly when
they feel emotionally free.
Grown Without
Schooling by Peter Kowalke - Having been unschooled gave this
25-year-old the courage to pursue her interests and find her dream career.
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