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Unschooling

I last wrote here about homeschooling Serenity back on December 22. In the last month Lora and I have become committed to this idea, though we have yet to settle on curriculum and style issues. I, of course, lean strongly toward the Unschooling idea, while Lora is nervous about that and thinks that some structured classes are necessary.

Yesterday we did file a PSA (Private School Affidavit) here in California, what that means is that we are now a legal private school. We have not withdrawn Serenity from the local elementary school yet, she was sick yesterday with a cold anyway. We may do the deed some time today or tomorrow but I don't know for sure yet.

I'm going to take Serenity to an unschooling group gathering next week, I think, it's with SFBUN (San Francisco Bay Unschooling Network) and is called Perpetual Recess :-) Sounds like fun to me.

There is a "mushroom walk" with a naturalist we could go to today but I'm taking Serenity to the City for the symphony tonight and we won't have time since we are going early to make a day of it. Yeah, Serenity is going to be "sick" and stay home from school again today and then tomorrow she'll be to tired to go after the late symphony so she'll be home "sick" again. :-)

I guess we better do that "official" withdrawal thingy or the government indoctrination center will send the goons around to find out why one of their meal tickets is missing :-/

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