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Ren Allen
"If what you say is true, either the group description and name are
out of date, or your definition of this group as 'radical
unschooling' is overstated and will tend to exclude people. Anybody
care to weigh in here?"
The list description says: "....become deeply familiar with natural
learning and how it affects our entire lives. From parenting issues to
learning from the whole wide world and beyond,...."
Radical unschooling is the unschooling philosophy applied to all of
our lives. Exactly what the description is explaining. I don't need to
use some label of "radical" when the description says it's "from
parenting issues to learning from the whole wide world..."
This list is here to help folks understand how trusting our children
in ALL areas helps learning unfold better in your home and improves
relationships.
A child learning about how their body feels and finding their own
balance with food (WITH a parent acting as their partner, not leaving
them on their own to figure it out), a child learning about household
tasks in their OWN time, a child listening to their own body's need
for sleep are all parts of LEARNING.
To me, it is impossible to separate out different types of learning,
it's all LIFE. It is in the living that we learn. And to trust my
child to learn what they want, when they want in the way they want,
means to trust them in all areas.
That doesn't mean we aren't right there with them, pointing things out
when necessary, assisting them when they're young because their
developmental stage is more dependent.
I don't wait for Jalen to smack someone with a stick before I limit
his stick waving. There are some things I know they're too young to
learn just yet, so I assist. I trust that they will learn it in their
own time.....but I'm here to keep them safe (and keep others safe) as
they learn these things.
My job is to creatively adapt the desire to the situation. My job is
to provide easy access to interesting materials, places, people and
things (within my child's comfort and interest range), my job is to
distract when necessary (useful for wee ones) and offer other options
when we hit a road block. My job is to be kind and patient as these
small people try to make sense of their world and to assist them in
getting what they want and desire. My job is to get INTO their world,
understand what they love and BE with them. A parent that is lovingly
connecting with their child is a parent that is facilitating learning.
Ren
learninginfreedom.com
out of date, or your definition of this group as 'radical
unschooling' is overstated and will tend to exclude people. Anybody
care to weigh in here?"
The list description says: "....become deeply familiar with natural
learning and how it affects our entire lives. From parenting issues to
learning from the whole wide world and beyond,...."
Radical unschooling is the unschooling philosophy applied to all of
our lives. Exactly what the description is explaining. I don't need to
use some label of "radical" when the description says it's "from
parenting issues to learning from the whole wide world..."
This list is here to help folks understand how trusting our children
in ALL areas helps learning unfold better in your home and improves
relationships.
A child learning about how their body feels and finding their own
balance with food (WITH a parent acting as their partner, not leaving
them on their own to figure it out), a child learning about household
tasks in their OWN time, a child listening to their own body's need
for sleep are all parts of LEARNING.
To me, it is impossible to separate out different types of learning,
it's all LIFE. It is in the living that we learn. And to trust my
child to learn what they want, when they want in the way they want,
means to trust them in all areas.
That doesn't mean we aren't right there with them, pointing things out
when necessary, assisting them when they're young because their
developmental stage is more dependent.
I don't wait for Jalen to smack someone with a stick before I limit
his stick waving. There are some things I know they're too young to
learn just yet, so I assist. I trust that they will learn it in their
own time.....but I'm here to keep them safe (and keep others safe) as
they learn these things.
My job is to creatively adapt the desire to the situation. My job is
to provide easy access to interesting materials, places, people and
things (within my child's comfort and interest range), my job is to
distract when necessary (useful for wee ones) and offer other options
when we hit a road block. My job is to be kind and patient as these
small people try to make sense of their world and to assist them in
getting what they want and desire. My job is to get INTO their world,
understand what they love and BE with them. A parent that is lovingly
connecting with their child is a parent that is facilitating learning.
Ren
learninginfreedom.com
aplan4life
May I quote you on my blog? Absolutely beautiful (YOU REALLY SHOULD
WRITE A BOOK!) and I'd like to post it as one of my goals to work towards.
Respectfully,
Sandy W
http://relaxedhomeschool.blogspot.com
--- In [email protected], "Ren Allen"
<starsuncloud@...> wrote:
WRITE A BOOK!) and I'd like to post it as one of my goals to work towards.
Respectfully,
Sandy W
http://relaxedhomeschool.blogspot.com
--- In [email protected], "Ren Allen"
<starsuncloud@...> wrote:
>
> "If what you say is true, either the group description and name are
> out of date, or your definition of this group as 'radical
> unschooling' is overstated and will tend to exclude people. Anybody
> care to weigh in here?"
>
> The list description says: "....become deeply familiar with natural
> learning and how it affects our entire lives. From parenting issues to
> learning from the whole wide world and beyond,...."
>
> Radical unschooling is the unschooling philosophy applied to all of
> our lives. Exactly what the description is explaining. I don't need to
> use some label of "radical" when the description says it's "from
> parenting issues to learning from the whole wide world..."
>
> This list is here to help folks understand how trusting our children
> in ALL areas helps learning unfold better in your home and improves
> relationships.
>
> A child learning about how their body feels and finding their own
> balance with food (WITH a parent acting as their partner, not leaving
> them on their own to figure it out), a child learning about household
> tasks in their OWN time, a child listening to their own body's need
> for sleep are all parts of LEARNING.
>
> To me, it is impossible to separate out different types of learning,
> it's all LIFE. It is in the living that we learn. And to trust my
> child to learn what they want, when they want in the way they want,
> means to trust them in all areas.
>
> That doesn't mean we aren't right there with them, pointing things out
> when necessary, assisting them when they're young because their
> developmental stage is more dependent.
> I don't wait for Jalen to smack someone with a stick before I limit
> his stick waving. There are some things I know they're too young to
> learn just yet, so I assist. I trust that they will learn it in their
> own time.....but I'm here to keep them safe (and keep others safe) as
> they learn these things.
>
> My job is to creatively adapt the desire to the situation. My job is
> to provide easy access to interesting materials, places, people and
> things (within my child's comfort and interest range), my job is to
> distract when necessary (useful for wee ones) and offer other options
> when we hit a road block. My job is to be kind and patient as these
> small people try to make sense of their world and to assist them in
> getting what they want and desire. My job is to get INTO their world,
> understand what they love and BE with them. A parent that is lovingly
> connecting with their child is a parent that is facilitating learning.
>
> Ren
> learninginfreedom.com
>