Unschooling E-mail Interest Group
[Last updated on: Thu Sep 19 16:18:30 1996]
Please read this message in its entirety before posting to the
Unschooling List.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT "THE UNSCHOOLING LIST"
(But Were Afraid to Ask...)
* Why You Should Save This Message
* History in a Nutshell
* Posting Guidelines
* Subscribing/Unsubscribing Instructions
* Why You Should Save This Message
Somewhere down the line, you are going to have questions
about this list. 99% of the answers you seek are contained
within this Welcome Message.
* History in a Nutshell
Since August 1995, the Unschooling List has brought together families who are interested in child-led learning. These families share their personal experiences, offer advice, and pose questions.
You will find that this list reflects the varying "degrees" of
unschooling: from "totally unstructured learning", to "a lot of
structure with a little unschooling thrown in". Since this list
was created especially to celebrate our children's diversity,
please also remember to be tolerant of other parents' diverse
beliefs and parenting styles.
* Posting Guidelines
1.) Unschooling IS life, so there are going to be many so-called
"off-topic" posts. Please remember, though, that this is a public list.
Ask yourself before you post, "Would this be something I would talk
about with a 300+ member support group?" (because that's exactly what you're doing).
2.) Conversation Threads: PLEASE remember to change the subject line of your message, when the topic of a thread changes.
Also, Threads have also been known to unravel from time to time.
There are a variety of reasons for this. Two examples come to mind:
1) A thread disintegrates into a personal conversation.
2) Only a few subscribers seem interested in participating in an
ongoing, lengthy thread. If and when a thread-unraveling situation
occurs, or is about to occur, I will personally contact the participants
and ask them to take it to private email. A public message
will then be sent to the list to let you know where the conversation
has gone, so you can join in if you wish to do so.
3.) KISS (Keep it short 'n' sweet) when quoting from another person's post.
4.) Private and public intimidation will not be accepted on this list.
If I see proof of anyone engaging in this, that individual will be off
the list - for good. *Please* forward any e-mail of this type to me,
and I'll take care of it.
5.) If you have a concern or complaint about another subscriber,
please talk it over with them (and/or me) in private email.
Please don't do it publicly on the list.
6.) Please confine any advertising to a short signature file.
7.) Wondering what is okay on the Net, and what is not? Try these pages:
The Net: User Guidelines and Etiquette, by Arlene H. Rinaldi
* Subscribing/Unsubscribing Instructions
Unsubscribing: To unsubscribe from the Unschooling List send a message to: Majordomo@ctel.net
Leave the subject line blank, or just type in a period. In the body of the message write:
unsubscribe unschooling-list
To unsubscribe from the Unschooling List Digest, follow the
above instructions, but, in the body of the message write:
unsubscribe unschooling-list-digest
Subscribing: To subscribe to the Unschooling List send a message to: Majordomo@ctel.net
Leave the subject line blank, or just type in a period.
In the body of the message write:
subscribe unschooling-list
To subscribe to the Unschooling List Digest, follow the above
instructions, but, in the body of the message write:
subscribe unschooling-list-digest
*DON'T FORGET* to unsubscribe from the list or digest if you subscribe to the other (unless you'd like to receive both).
To send a message to the list, write to: unschooling-list@ctel.net
Questions, complaints, and comments to:owner-unschooling-list@ctel.net
Cindy Stanley
owner, Unschooling List
connect@ecentral.com
Welcome to the list! :-)
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