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Comment on gratitude blog 11.06.2011 by michele james-parham

michele james-parham — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:53:25 +0000

Long lines can be totally worth it!

Comment on gratitude blog 11.06.2011 by stephanie

stephanie — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:44:53 +0000

I am thankful for…

*long lines at the grocery store, so you can chat with everyone around you. i have made some amazing friends this way!

*cinnamon coated pork rinds. gets me through some lonely nights.

*my Crossfit coach and my fellow Crossfitters. they are healing my wounds from the past…

Comment on A Typical Day for an Unschooler? by michele james-parham

michele james-parham — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:21:08 +0000

Hey Michelena!

Not a naive question at all. The paperwork is not as intensive as some might make it out to be, it’s more a pain in the ass and, in my opinion, more invasive than difficult. It essentially boils down to a notarized affidavit of intent to homeschool at the beginning of the year (with a little bit of extra information included in or with said affidavit) and then a portfolio of examples of things the child engaged in to be turned in at the end of the year. What is required to be in said portfolio is very little in reality, like 15ish pages, but some people feel the need to be overachievers and over comply by handing over hundreds of pages – this makes things difficult for a lot of people in certain school districts.

The main issue regarding paperwork is that some school districts have employees who think they understand the Home Education law in PA, but they don’t or they assume home educators don’t – this leads to them asking for (or thinking they can require) lots of things that they have no legal grounds to request. Many of them are just ignorant of the law and once they are shown that their requests are not legally required, they change their ways, but some of them are VERY stubborn and biased against home ed.

A fantastic place to go for all things legal, paperwork and such in PA is: http://askpauline.com

Comment on A Typical Day for an Unschooler? by Michelena

Michelena — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 07:21:12 +0000

This may be a naive question, but what about the school district paperwork? Do you have to file some? How often, and what’s the content of it? My LO is just 3 yrs old, so we’re nowhere near that stage of life, but I’m just wondering how it works. I see homeschooling families (online) getting their paperwork together at the end of every school year – what is required of unschoolers, if anything?

Thanks =)

Comment on Senses by senses – part 2 « Natural Attachment

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Comment on our stories – part 5 – where did i go? by michele james-parham

michele james-parham — Tue, 17 May 2011 06:03:04 +0000

Thanks, Jody. I am sorry to hear you have had issues of your own – I hope things are looking up for you and yours. Miss you, lady. I will be on my feet soonlyish… Then we can get together.

Comment on our stories – part 5 – where did i go? by Jody

Jody — Tue, 17 May 2011 02:39:48 +0000

Michele….I’m glad to hear you’ve made such great progress, even this has been a huge ordeal for you. At the same time you broke your leg, we experienced a couple of emergencies (one in my DDIL’s family, one with one of my client’s)….while you were in our thoughts and *prayers*, we were dealing with stuff here, which is why the only thing you heard from me was fb messages…so sorry! But I am glad that things are looking up, even though it probably feels like it’s been much longer than a month. Sending (((cyber hugs)))!!!

Comment on our stories – part 5 – where did i go? by michele james-parham

michele james-parham — Tue, 17 May 2011 01:49:04 +0000

Thank you, Sherri. I am making the best of it.

Comment on Home/Unschooling Intentional Communities by michele james-parham

michele james-parham — Tue, 17 May 2011 01:47:57 +0000

I’m going to track you down on Facebook.

Comment on our stories – part 5 – where did i go? by Sherri

Sherri — Mon, 16 May 2011 23:55:18 +0000

So sorry to hear what happened. I noticed a mention of surgery on FB but thought I would give you adequate recovery time before asking what happened. Anyway – really sorry to hear about this. Sounds like you’re on your way to “better”, though.

Comment on Home/Unschooling Intentional Communities by laura

laura — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:37:56 +0000

We seem to be unschooling out here in the boondocks of Pittsburgh. Is there any group that meets?

Comment on Pente! by Chris

Chris — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:28:30 +0000

Funny how things go round and round. I first saw Go when I was about 8 at a small cafe in Sausilito, California. It blew away my young mind to see a board with no pictures or spaces, just a grid, and no dogs/cars/mice/ special shaped pieces, just round black and white pieces. Late, I saw Pente, the rolled version, then the board version by Milton Bradley which I purchased in my teen years. We had a ton of good nights with that set. I had assumed that I was playing that same game I saw as a child. Much later I found that that game was actually GO, which has an easier version- Gomoku, upon which Pente is based. Yikes! I’m still wondering which game I’m playing! I now have a real Go set (though the pieces are glass, not slate and shell) and a thick wooden playing board. We often play Pente rules on it. We threw a dinner party for our friends and fellow employees, kids were invited too, and the parents we all amazed that this group of noisy 7 year olds suddenly turned silent, when I introduced Pente to them. A true classic in all its forms!

Comment on one hundred things – part 4 by 100 things – part 8 « Natural Attachment

100 things – part 8 « Natural Attachment — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:00:33 +0000

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Comment on 100 things – part 7 by michele james-parham

michele james-parham — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 05:59:51 +0000

But, that’s not true! But… it was one of the last things I downloaded and it can be found here: http://redlauantree.bandcamp.com/

Comment on 100 things – part 7 by wgparham

wgparham — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:15:44 +0000

you were supposed to say that the last thing you downloaded was my album…