tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post6462402933138620739..comments2023-12-17T05:54:56.396-05:00Comments on I'm Unschooled. Yes, I Can Write.: Why People Don't Get Unschooling #1: Don't Trust Yourself!Idzie Desmaraishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782266545123946006noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-35489820325832569232010-10-31T21:30:14.808-04:002010-10-31T21:30:14.808-04:00This is something I'm struggling with right no...This is something I'm struggling with right now as an unschooling parent. It's not so much that I distrust myself or my son when it comes to his education. I see perfectly how life-learning and child-led learning works. My trust issues come in around trusting my child (and myself) when it comes to everything else; expample - what to eat, how much sugar to be allowed , how late to stay up. I know his power is being squashed at times because we butt heads and there is no way around it. *Sigh* Glad I have time and room to learn. Any help? I'd so appreciate it. xo DebbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-85020652737749238652010-10-31T18:27:59.207-04:002010-10-31T18:27:59.207-04:00I like this theme a lot. It's one thing to tal...I like this theme a lot. It's one thing to talk about why we love unschooling, but it doesn't do much for people that just don't get it.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08450064623832608958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-66626648475992982082010-10-31T16:03:43.252-04:002010-10-31T16:03:43.252-04:00It's HARD to trust yourself as a parent after ...It's HARD to trust yourself as a parent after being raised in a society where no one trusts anyone and everyone looks to someone else for the "right" answer. Thank you for this post!Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08009672836043149757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-70850520595725006122010-10-31T09:38:08.423-04:002010-10-31T09:38:08.423-04:00Robert Epstein has written extensively on this iss...Robert Epstein has written extensively on this issue. Some of his books include The Case Against Adolescence and most recently, Taking Teens Seriously. I've reviewed both books on my blog and actually written a short series if anyone is interested. <br />http://radiofreeschool.blogspot.com/search?q=robert+epsteinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181853187769838301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-29761141548513628182010-10-31T09:09:19.389-04:002010-10-31T09:09:19.389-04:00Another great post, Idzie. There are many vested i...Another great post, Idzie. There are many vested interests involved with keeping people from acting on their own power...many of them corporate and some of them part of the academic industry. Aside from the shift in trust/respect that you write about, dismantling our public school systems won't happen without massive change in many other areas; paradoxically, change in those other areas is required before the education changes will happen! But your work and that of many of the rest of us (and our numbers are growing) will help to slowly bring about all of those changes.Wendy Priesnitzhttp://www.wendypriesnitz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-44157078539922927802010-10-31T09:04:33.999-04:002010-10-31T09:04:33.999-04:00Thank you for this post! I still don't trust ...Thank you for this post! I still don't trust myself - oh, I see why now.....You raise some really interesting points. I love your blog - it's so so so helpful to many of us!oversewn (Raven)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10844600500900801461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-1046378752658883472010-10-30T19:44:32.540-04:002010-10-30T19:44:32.540-04:00You are so right! When my kids are not stripped of...You are so right! When my kids are not stripped of their power, they are nothing short of amazing! Says the gratefully proud mom of unschoolers!Anne Dyehttp://www.theitaliandyes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-9456324130580859242010-10-30T19:40:52.020-04:002010-10-30T19:40:52.020-04:00Love this! Thanks for sharing this with us. As a M...Love this! Thanks for sharing this with us. As a Mum, I need a reminder frequently. Still in the process of un-learning dependency myself. My kids are way ahead of me in that respect.jonnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146414333457441889noreply@blogger.com