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Cay Gibson wrote:
Do you think it's possible for people to change from extroverted to introverted and the other way around? I think my ds has as he's gotten older.
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Cay,
I've seen this in myself, and if you count those Myers-Briggs tests it was confirmed. In high school, I was a major extrovert, then 4 years later, I scored as an introvert when we took the test for a job I worked.
It probably has to do with different seasons in our lives and for me, there were a lot of maturation issues (still are)  ... Not that that's what it is for your ds, but he's probably just reflecting alot on things...the whole hero thing, for example  ...
Just wanted to share my experience in the hopes that it helps.
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Cay,
I read recently, online but can't remember where -- in the teenage years, an introvert will often practice extraversion, and a natural extravert will often try to get in touch with his inner self during those years and thus become more introverted-- a natural instinct to round out their personality a bit.
I was always a natural introvert but became more extroverted during my high school and college years -- trying to connect with the world. My natural quiet habits weren't enough any more.
The K-Mart curriculum -- I often have done the Costco curriculum  using those Comprehensive workbooks you can get for under 10 dollars. They are so twaddly I got to a point where I couldn't stand them anymore, and so now when I'm in workbook mode I usually look at CHC or Seton -- perfect for a short time of seatwork and less cartoony and silly than the trade workbooks ! But a little pricier
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I think the whole thing about introverts and extroverts is interesting.
I have always felt that God gives is the children we need and thus we make the most of our strengths and weaknesses and differing circumstances.
There is good and bad to both sides - I am an extrovert who also needs some time to herself on a regular basis. I have some kids who are more social than others but because they have an extrovert mother they have all become more social do-ers as the years pass.
Cay, the interview with Suzie Andres that you posted in another thread was interesting in that Suzie commented on a parent's temperament and unschooling -
<<As for the parents’ temperaments, I would like to quote a passage from John Holt’s book Teach Your Own, in which he addresses this question. Let me qualify that I don’t think many parents start out with all the attributes and virtues that he lists. A desire for these virtues would be enough, I think, to indicate unschooling as a viable option. Holt writes:
We can sum up very quickly what people need to teach their own children. First of all, they have to like them, enjoy their company, their physical presence, their energy, foolishness, and passion. They have to enjoy all their talk and questions, and enjoy equally trying to answer those questions. They have to think of their children as friends, indeed very close friends, have to feel happier when they are near and miss them when they are away. They have to trust them as people, respect their fragile dignity, treat them with courtesy, take them seriously. They have to feel in their own hearts some of their children’s wonder, curiosity, and excitement about the world. But that is about all that parents need.>>>
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Leonie wrote:
<<As for the parents’ temperaments, I would like to quote a passage from John Holt’s book Teach Your Own, in which he addresses this question. Let me qualify that I don’t think many parents start out with all the attributes and virtues that he lists. A desire for these virtues would be enough, I think, to indicate unschooling as a viable option. Holt writes:
We can sum up very quickly what people need to teach their own children. First of all, they have to like them, enjoy their company, their physical presence, their energy, foolishness, and passion. They have to enjoy all their talk and questions, and enjoy equally trying to answer those questions. They have to think of their children as friends, indeed very close friends, have to feel happier when they are near and miss them when they are away. They have to trust them as people, respect their fragile dignity, treat them with courtesy, take them seriously. They have to feel in their own hearts some of their children’s wonder, curiosity, and excitement about the world. But that is about all that parents need.>>>
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I'm going to print this out. It's great!
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This is truly fascinating! Wow!  
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Topic: this one will convince you to unschool
