Sandra Dodd

Some, most or all of the Learn Nothing Day images:

http://sandradodd.com/learnnothingday/2008imagecontest

Please proof that for me, anyone who entered or knows of anyone who
entered. If anyone had an entry they just hadn't turned in yet, I
don't know what I was thinking with that 26th deadline. If yours
was already created, send it. If you have clever ideas but no images
yet, save them for next year.

Because I came across a couple of these just by looking at blogs,
there might be others out there. When I'm pretty sure I have them
all, I'll show them to my impartial judges (and my family, and anyone
else who comes by, and if any of you want to slip me an opinion on
the side, that couldn't hurt).

Sandra

elwazani

I have read on this in various places, but was wondering if any of you
> have experience with this...also, have any of you had older kids going
> into high school classes or college classes having only experienced
math
> in the living enviroment versus having "done" math...Beverly
>

Sandra Dodd

I don't think people should "turn unschooling into a transcript,"
personally. I think a letter summarizing the most interesting things
the child has done and describing unschooling as it is would be
better than something that looks like a transcript.

For those who need to decribe it each year for the school district/
state/whatever, there are these:
http://sandradodd.com/unschoolingcurriculum

Kirby tested for college math and of five levels of remediation
(FILLED with kids who had been to school for 13 years), he tested
into the middle one, without even knowing the notation. He was
"behind" (baffled) for the first two weeks, then caught up and passed
everyeone else by the end of the course.

Sandra

elwazani

--- In [email protected], Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...> wrote:
>
> I don't think people should "turn unschooling into a transcript,"
> personally. I think a letter summarizing the most interesting
things
> the child has done and describing unschooling as it is would be
> better than something that looks like a transcript.
>
>>
> Sandra
>
This is what we have always done for our assesments required by the
state, along with a portfolio review of activities and such...how ever
we are being asked for a transcript for something now and a portfolio
or description letter wll not suffice they say! I did put one together
when my daughter applied to the PSEOP program which allows highschool
level students the opportunity to take college classes paid for by the
school system...I'm just trying to find the best way to go for us
Beverly

Vicki Dennis

On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 9:25 PM, Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...> wrote:
I

Kirby tested for college math and of five levels of remediation
(FILLED with kids who had been to school for 13 years), he tested
into the middle one, without even knowing the notation. He was
"behind" (baffled) for the first two weeks, then caught up and passed
everyeone else by the end of the course.

Sandra




Each of my sons tested into Developmental Math ("remediation", not
transferable as college credit) when they enrolled in community college. At
the school they attended there are several levels before "College Algebra"
which is the first transferable college course. The classes were indeed
filled with kids who had attended school for 13 years...........including
some with high school diplomas and transcripts listing them as "honors"
graduates.

My older son moved up a level just a couple of meetings in by doing a class
placement test rather the college placement test. There were a few weeks of
struggling to "learn the language" but he finished that course and
subsequent courses at the top of the remaining students (the class size
diminishes pretty fast in some of these courses). I don't remember the
exact course, but it was pretty early in the "real" college level courses
that he "came out" when a prof asked where he had gone to high school since
he seemed to have such a great foundation :-). I believe it is because he
did not have to "unlearn" a lot of confused concepts. He moved on to
higher math, transferring to University in the mathematics department and
then securing a very coveted and competitive slot in the computer science
department which is what his Bachelor's Degree is in.

Next son "dual-enrolled" in community college so he was able to "count" the
Developmental Courses on a high school transcript, just not transferable
to University. He had similar experiences as far as finishing each course
with an "A" (including when he moved on to College Algebra, Trig, Calculus)
but, to his brother's chagrin, decided that it was not necessary to continue
to have "at least" ONE math course each semester "for fun" forever and
ever. His tastes ran more to laboratory science courses. However, the
last few semesters at community college he was hired as a math tutor in the
community college Learning Lab.........a position usually reserved for upper
level University students or University graduates. He actually earned an
Associate's Degree (and had to decide whether to list Chemistry, Biology, or
Mathematics as the "major") before he transferred to a University to earn
his Bachelors Degree.

The point is that without any formal structured Mathematics classes before
entering community college, both were able to "catch up" to "graduates" of
13+ years in less than a year.

vicki







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Anne Mills

Thank you for sharing this it is beautifully done and very reassuring for reluctant family members.

Anne




________________________________
> To: [email protected]
> From: Sandra@...
> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:25:46 -0600
> Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Turning unschooling into a transcript?!?
>
>
> I don't think people should "turn unschooling into a transcript,"
> personally. I think a letter summarizing the most interesting things
> the child has done and describing unschooling as it is would be
> better than something that looks like a transcript.
>
> For those who need to decribe it each year for the school district/
> state/whatever, there are these:
> http://sandradodd.com/unschoolingcurriculum
>
> Kirby tested for college math and of five levels of remediation
> (FILLED with kids who had been to school for 13 years), he tested
> into the middle one, without even knowing the notation. He was
> "behind" (baffled) for the first two weeks, then caught up and passed
> everyeone else by the end of the course.
>
> Sandra
>
>

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