Hi Tracey - I'm new myself and considering unschooling my kids in the meantime before we land in Austin. I was hoping for some tips! Kirsty ... about ... for ...
Tracey, Thanks for your interest and welcome to the group. I hope to see you at our meetings. I also recommend viewing some of the other Sudbury school...
I am thinking about coming today. If I do come, are kids allowed? Can someone give me a brief overview of the meeting? Thanks, Tracey Huguley 512-825-0093 ...
Cary, Thanks for the helpful feedback. I think we I'm going to put the issues of the meeting timing and lists on the agenda under new business. I think having...
Hi Tracey, Welcome to the group! Kids are definitely allowed, and welcome to participate if interested. Below is a copy of our agenda for today. Hope to see...
oops disregard the date at the top, this agenda was made using the formatting of an older one. It should say February 1st! ... oops disregard the date at the...
Kimberly, Thanks for catching that glitch! Tom ... From: Kimberly Engleman To: clearviewschoolaustin@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 9:47 AM ...
Hello, all. I've been lurking on this list for about a week since my husband, Matt, and I had a fascinating and inspiring conversation with our friends Tom and...
I just found out about you all yesterday, so I think I will try and make it to the next meeting. Thanks, Tracey Huguley ... today. Hope ... remarks, and ... ...
Is there any way that in the future all attached documents be either in the .rtf or .pdf formats? I can not translate the newer .doc files. So therefore I can...
The tomato cage was my idea. And Sammie had me make a star for on top out of some old wire. We didn't really have big enough blankets, but Maayan collected...
After taking a peak at the blog I saw that the "Demo school" is already in process. Is the Demo school open to students at this time? If so, what would we need...
Today, the demo school discussed the visitor policy, which we have found somewhat controversial. I had to leave early, but I think that no decisions were...
Thanks for the information. It looks like going to the founders meeting will be a good place to start. Looking forward to meeting you all. Thanks, Tracey...
Tracy Huguley, The Demo School is, like we have said, a Demo School. Therefor we cannot do a lot of things the real school will be able to. Most importantly...
Kaya, Â Thanks for the info and the invite....let me come to the next meeting. I'm sure I'll get lots of info and be able to ask all my questions... Â I...
I know a lot of folks have questions about the role of staff in ensuring kids are able to get what they want out of the school. I think this posting to the...
I know that my son has a lot of trouble thinking of things to do at home. I think that has something to do with the fact that there just isn't much going on at...
Veronika, I think that it is incorrect to think of staff as ensuring anything. The responsibility that an individual has to learn what is required of them to ...
I may have written my response too hastily. I'll ask questions instead. What if the child expresses a need/interest that is not facilitated by the current...
It is the childs responsibity to ask that he/she have the necessary equipment to learn. If a child is interested in science for example, they need to make that...
I find the idea that Sudbury staff is supposed to "steer them in the proper direction" completely wrong. It is a progressive idea, and it is not what Sudbury...
I've been reading some Sudbury articles today, and it seems that when children have the ideal social environment, they come up with things to do regardless of...
In my experience as both a student and staff, children with Asperger's syndrome do really well with the sudbury model. The model gives students many...