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Leonie
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Posted: Sept 13 2005 at 12:45am \| IP Logged

1. An Environment Conducive to Exploration and Experimentation.

2. Adults as Models and Facilitators

3. Trust That the Child Will Learn.

These three are what author Mary Grifith describes as the three common characteristics of unschooling.

I especially liked number two - adults as role models and facilitators. Many people seem to assume that unschooling or natural learning will mean neglect In fact, it can be involved parenting.

Oh, Griffith's website is -

Mary Griffith

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Posted: Sept 13 2005 at 5:45am \| IP Logged

Thank you!

Have you read the book?

Julie

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Posted: Sept 13 2005 at 6:46am \| IP Logged

I've got the book, Julie. I wasn't terribly impressed--I doubt there's anything in there you don't already know. But then again, Leonie's list above sort of distills the conversation, doesn't it? And I wouldn't have thought anything of that when I read it. I would have just thought, "Yep. That's it.NOthing new" It actually works really well as a woroking definition, doesn't it?

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Posted: Sept 13 2005 at 6:47am \| IP Logged

Leonie:

This is what I've now (finally

) come to -- unschooling is not dangerous, bad, new-age or a cop-out.

I (of course,

) will tweak Mary Griffith's definition a bit to fit our homeschool, but this is what I want for my littles -- and it applies in a "learning in the heart of the home", "living lit" or a purely CM home!

Thanks for this succinct (and highly useable) definition! Now if I can just remember to TRUST that the children really are learning......

Blessings

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