tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post8221081421325177391..comments2023-12-17T05:54:56.396-05:00Comments on I'm Unschooled. Yes, I Can Write.: Review of The Teenage Liberation HandbookIdzie Desmaraishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782266545123946006noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-36015134491492730322016-07-04T11:50:18.335-04:002016-07-04T11:50:18.335-04:00Read Summerhill by A. S. Neil.Read Summerhill by A. S. Neil.Aca Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06868313317472568974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-87295790367689160932015-10-15T18:16:50.010-04:002015-10-15T18:16:50.010-04:00I read the book. I tried to persuade my parents t...I read the book. I tried to persuade my parents to unschool me, but I failed. It broke my heart.<br /><br />So yes. Great book, but a real heartbreaker.coloraturahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432761639833671428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-39743416635660115472012-08-30T10:15:02.467-04:002012-08-30T10:15:02.467-04:00I liked the book, but I want to read some actual e...<br /><br />I liked the book, but I want to read some actual examples of where the ideas were put into place. Sometimes people get this idea that they can just walk into a college biology lab, announce proudly, "I am UNschooled" and they will bow and allow you free access. My experience is reality is a bit more difficult than that. What meaningful experiences did you actually have, (not the ideas), because that's the reality that teens need to make it really work. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-79198827888289139822009-11-18T14:25:33.452-05:002009-11-18T14:25:33.452-05:00Reading it (before my days of blogging) was one of...Reading it (before my days of blogging) was one of those moments where I realized that I wasn't the only one doing this, there are other unschoolers out there! I sent a copy to my sixteen year old cousin in school (he liked it, but I don't think his mom did).....Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03298497292652566114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-31453940723285029892009-11-16T22:02:49.198-05:002009-11-16T22:02:49.198-05:00For me, that book lit a fire under my ass to take ...For me, that book lit a fire under my ass to take responsibility for my life. For me, that included unschooling but extended far beyond it as well.Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12762283185455215242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-47721365123276452742009-11-16T19:28:39.399-05:002009-11-16T19:28:39.399-05:00Have you ever read The Day I Became An Autodidact ...Have you ever read The Day I Became An Autodidact by Kendall Hailey? It is OOP, but it is easily found used. I think you would enjoy it.<br /><br />The Teenage Liberation Handbook is great. I wish it had been around when I was a teenager. Thankfully I read it when my oldest (age 14) was 2 so all 5 of my children have always been unschooled.Wendy@Well-ManneredFrivolityhttp://wendyfairfull.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-22911211430620466962009-11-16T19:16:41.785-05:002009-11-16T19:16:41.785-05:00Yes, awesome book. I have two tiny people at home,...Yes, awesome book. I have two tiny people at home, but as a relatively new unschooling mother, my kids are 5 and 7, I feel like it a book that I can re-visit many times and then pass onto my own kids at their time of need.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290297528911495044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-48777263040549784112009-11-16T16:25:28.303-05:002009-11-16T16:25:28.303-05:00I think she meant this: "Parents, how would y...I think she meant this: "Parents, how would you feel if you are sent to a nursing home without your consent? You would not like it, so it is wise to respect your kids' wishes along with yours".<br /><br />That was how I took the content.Netzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477312919610696692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-27919323744233840932009-11-16T16:08:40.924-05:002009-11-16T16:08:40.924-05:00I love this book so much! Our local infoshop had a...I love this book so much! Our local infoshop had a copy in their lending library, and I took it home.<br /><br />Within the first few pages, the book had me crying. I was sent to public school, and it hit that chord of pain and suffering I experienced in my early education so strongly, so directly, that I couldn't stop myself as the tears welled up.<br /><br />I unschool my daughters, and that book has been a great inspiration and reference for what and how we could do this on our won, and truly make it (and us) a roaring success.<br /><br />The only thing that sat a bit wrong for me is Grace's suggestion that if your parents balk at letting you educate yourself, you should mention tat some day, when you are all much older, the choice of where to send them for most of their time will lie on you. The threat of putting one's parents in a nursing home or elder daycare when one is older, from a teen, is not only unmotivational, but also ineffective, ridiculous, and rather insulting. Many teens could word it the wrong way, and many stubborn parents could get so angry that they will never let their teen learn on their own, in glorious freedom.<br /><br />I guess I should say 'great book, user discression advised'. :P<br /><br />Thanks for the review!TheyDHDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061400603520745994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-26667044896130093402009-11-16T15:58:20.433-05:002009-11-16T15:58:20.433-05:00Yeah, it really is awesome! :-)
I own Real Lives ...Yeah, it really is awesome! :-)<br /><br />I own Real Lives as well, though I don't think I've ever read straight through it... I will eventually!Idzie Desmaraishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12782266545123946006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805323468407241809.post-70110050354125709742009-11-16T15:56:45.046-05:002009-11-16T15:56:45.046-05:00That book is amazing! I own two copies, each being...That book is amazing! I own two copies, each being different editions. While I'm no longer in school, it's still an important source of inspiration; her book was what introduced me to unschooling.<br /><br />I also recommend Real Lives: Eleven Teenagers Who Don't Go To School. I only own the earliest edition (For some, the "what-they're-doing-now" thing is enough proof that unschooling works.), but it still helps when I need reassurance.Netzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477312919610696692noreply@blogger.com