tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462636453989617370.post1579987245662454158..comments2023-06-03T09:11:53.986-07:00Comments on Just a Bald Man . . . .: Our First Unschooling ConferenceJeff Sabohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229995530493648253noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462636453989617370.post-71861582866599088742009-02-17T10:37:00.000-08:002009-02-17T10:37:00.000-08:00Your post should be required reading for all homes...Your post should be required reading for all homeschool Dads. It would also make a great handout at conferences, or in the literature that goes out with conference announcements -- because if you read carefully, part of the reason you had such a good time and learned so much is because you found ways to be involved without being overwhelemed. <br><br>I'd always heard that you need to be invovled to get the max benefit out of any group, but your post really shows how, exactly, to do so.<br><br>JennyJennifer Finkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568576650343979230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462636453989617370.post-46116461344659051982009-02-16T13:55:13.205-08:002009-02-16T13:55:13.205-08:00Well said, Jeff! For our first conference, I warne...Well said, Jeff! For our first conference, I warned Ronnie that I would probably spend the entire time hiding in our room. As it turned out, I felt so welcome, so warmly embraced, that I spent the time at the conference in a whirlwind of connection. Looking forward to <a href="http://www.lifeisgoodconference.com/" rel="nofollow">Life Is Good</a> soon!Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558951624021488338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462636453989617370.post-8697255638969984202009-02-15T16:34:13.436-08:002009-02-15T16:34:13.436-08:00*And now we've decided that we have to go to m...*And now we've decided that we have to go to more of them. Woops. :-PIdziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782266545123946006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462636453989617370.post-67912422707188732172009-02-15T16:34:13.435-08:002009-02-15T16:34:13.435-08:00My family just went to our first conference, the u...My family just went to our first conference, the unschoolers winter waterpark gathering, and now we've decided that we have to to to more of them! Unschooling conferences are marvelous. :-)Idziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782266545123946006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462636453989617370.post-83449189244627616152009-02-15T08:42:10.952-08:002009-02-15T08:42:10.952-08:00Jeff, I think you hit it all in this post.UWWG in ...Jeff, I think you hit it all in this post.<br><br>UWWG in Ohio was fun, but I wished even more people we now know were there - you, Beth Fuller, and so on.<br><br>On one point, I like the conferences where everyone is more along the path to unschooling than us - then we can learn more! Being the role model is fine, but you can learn more when you're the newbie.Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05235362518037728416noreply@blogger.com