documentation ideas for a conventional schooler?
[email protected]
Hey all - can anyone point me in the direction of info re: how to document
my (15) daughter's "school work"? My former dh wants weekly reports and will
not hear of unschooling...Grace really NEEDS to deschool (she has NO interests
right now other than social) and decompress, and I'm all for it, but I have
to (attempt to) please her father at the same time...any ideas? its not fun,
but I see no other way at this point - Todd is NOT ok with any of this, so I
need to do all I can to get his needs met while we fall into our newer ways.
ugh ugh ugh!
Karen PS
************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
my (15) daughter's "school work"? My former dh wants weekly reports and will
not hear of unschooling...Grace really NEEDS to deschool (she has NO interests
right now other than social) and decompress, and I'm all for it, but I have
to (attempt to) please her father at the same time...any ideas? its not fun,
but I see no other way at this point - Todd is NOT ok with any of this, so I
need to do all I can to get his needs met while we fall into our newer ways.
ugh ugh ugh!
Karen PS
************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Sylvia Toyama
Hey all - can anyone point me in the direction of info re: how to document
my (15) daughter's "school work"? My former dh wants weekly reports and will
not hear of unschooling. ..
****
Over at Sandra Dodd's site there's an article about unschooling curriculums -- the one by Carol Narigon is great, IMO.
Here's a link -- http://sandradodd.com/unschoolingcuriculum -- maybe with that for a guide, you could translate your daughter's days into a curriculum report of sorts.
Sylvia
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
http://mail.yahoo.com
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
my (15) daughter's "school work"? My former dh wants weekly reports and will
not hear of unschooling. ..
****
Over at Sandra Dodd's site there's an article about unschooling curriculums -- the one by Carol Narigon is great, IMO.
Here's a link -- http://sandradodd.com/unschoolingcuriculum -- maybe with that for a guide, you could translate your daughter's days into a curriculum report of sorts.
Sylvia
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
http://mail.yahoo.com
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[email protected]
-----Original Message-----
From: Kidgie@...
Hey all - can anyone point me in the direction of info re: how to
document
my (15) daughter's "school work"? My former dh wants weekly reports and
will
not hear of unschooling...Grace really NEEDS to deschool (she has NO
interests
right now other than social) and decompress, and I'm all for it, but
I have
to (attempt to) please her father at the same time...any ideas? its
not fun,
but I see no other way at this point - Todd is NOT ok with any of
this, so I
need to do all I can to get his needs met while we fall into our newer
ways.
ugh ugh ugh!
-=-=-=-=-=-
South Carolina requires us to do this, so I'm an old hand at it! <G>
Plus, I think it's a REALLY good idea to those new to unschooling to
write down everything you do each day to get a handle on what all
constitutes learning. You'll be surprised to see how much happens in a
day!
Mary Griffith's _The Homeschooling Handbook_ is a wonderful place to
start. When folks start unschooling in SC, I suggest both of her books
(the other one is _The Unschooling Handbook_), but the *homeschooling*
one is the most helpful in terms of writing down what's happening in
educationese.
If she's talking on the phone with her friends, consider that
storytelling and socialization. When she's IMing or emailing or
blogging or MySpacing, that's composition and computer skills. *YOU*
have to learn how to take what she's doing and turn into into
something that looks schooly. *WE* know she's learning, but it takes
some time and skill and thought to turn it into educationese.
I wouldn't tell him a thing about unschooling. I would simply submit a
weekly run-down of all the "educational" things she's done each week.
Conversations you have (those are the BIGGEST learning times we have
because they're asking about & learning something that's important to
them), TV shows and movis you watch, games you play, things she builds
or makes or designs, food she prepares, connections she makes. It all
counts---it's just how *you* present it.
She needs to decompress and deschool, but that doesn't mean she stops
learning---it may mean you have to look harder though! <G>
Give us a run-down of her typical day (detailed), and maybe we can help
you put it into an acceptable page of educationese.
~Kelly
Kelly Lovejoy
Conference Coordinator
Live and Learn Unschooling Conference
http://www.LiveandLearnConference.org
________________________________________________________________________
Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! -
http://mail.aol.com
From: Kidgie@...
Hey all - can anyone point me in the direction of info re: how to
document
my (15) daughter's "school work"? My former dh wants weekly reports and
will
not hear of unschooling...Grace really NEEDS to deschool (she has NO
interests
right now other than social) and decompress, and I'm all for it, but
I have
to (attempt to) please her father at the same time...any ideas? its
not fun,
but I see no other way at this point - Todd is NOT ok with any of
this, so I
need to do all I can to get his needs met while we fall into our newer
ways.
ugh ugh ugh!
-=-=-=-=-=-
South Carolina requires us to do this, so I'm an old hand at it! <G>
Plus, I think it's a REALLY good idea to those new to unschooling to
write down everything you do each day to get a handle on what all
constitutes learning. You'll be surprised to see how much happens in a
day!
Mary Griffith's _The Homeschooling Handbook_ is a wonderful place to
start. When folks start unschooling in SC, I suggest both of her books
(the other one is _The Unschooling Handbook_), but the *homeschooling*
one is the most helpful in terms of writing down what's happening in
educationese.
If she's talking on the phone with her friends, consider that
storytelling and socialization. When she's IMing or emailing or
blogging or MySpacing, that's composition and computer skills. *YOU*
have to learn how to take what she's doing and turn into into
something that looks schooly. *WE* know she's learning, but it takes
some time and skill and thought to turn it into educationese.
I wouldn't tell him a thing about unschooling. I would simply submit a
weekly run-down of all the "educational" things she's done each week.
Conversations you have (those are the BIGGEST learning times we have
because they're asking about & learning something that's important to
them), TV shows and movis you watch, games you play, things she builds
or makes or designs, food she prepares, connections she makes. It all
counts---it's just how *you* present it.
She needs to decompress and deschool, but that doesn't mean she stops
learning---it may mean you have to look harder though! <G>
Give us a run-down of her typical day (detailed), and maybe we can help
you put it into an acceptable page of educationese.
~Kelly
Kelly Lovejoy
Conference Coordinator
Live and Learn Unschooling Conference
http://www.LiveandLearnConference.org
________________________________________________________________________
Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! -
http://mail.aol.com
[email protected]
In a message dated 11/19/07 7:52:09 AM, kbcdlovejo@... writes:
Wonderful! I can do that - easily! With a little practice, that is :)
totally ready for that at all right now. I'm not sure what he knows of that
term, and I'm dropping it right.....NOW :)
to catch up all over the place. Thanks, Kelly. Very much!
Karen
**************************************
Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest
products.
(http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>Yes, I'm looking into that book! thanks for that!
> Mary Griffith's _The Homeschooling Handbook_ is a wonderful place to
> start. When folks start unschooling in SC, I suggest both of her books
> (the other one is _The Unschooling Handbook_), but the *homeschooling*
> one is the most helpful in terms of writing down what's happening in
> educationese.
> _______________________
>______________________________
> If she's talking on the phone with her friends, consider that
> storytelling and socialization. When she's IMing or emailing or
> blogging or MySpacing, that's composition and computer skills. *YOU*
> have to learn how to take what she's doing and turn into into
> something that looks schooly. *WE* know she's learning, but it takes
> some time and skill and thought to turn it into educationese.
>
Wonderful! I can do that - easily! With a little practice, that is :)
>Excellent. I told him we are unschooling the little kids but that Grace isn't
> I wouldn't tell him a thing about unschooling. I would simply submit a
> weekly run-down of all the "educational" things she's done each week.
> Conversations you have (those are the BIGGEST learning times we have
> because they're asking about & learning something that's important to
> them), TV shows and movis you watch, games you play, things she builds
> or makes or designs, food she prepares, connections she makes. It all
> counts---it's just how *you* present it.
> ____________________________
totally ready for that at all right now. I'm not sure what he knows of that
term, and I'm dropping it right.....NOW :)
>I think I might do that! I've off-lined myself for the past 3 days and need
> She needs to decompress and deschool, but that doesn't mean she stops
> learning---it may mean you have to look harder though! <G>
> ___________________
> That's ok by me! Worth the time, 100%.
> Give us a run-down of her typical day (detailed), and maybe we can help
> you put it into an acceptable page of educationese.
>
to catch up all over the place. Thanks, Kelly. Very much!
Karen
**************************************
Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest
products.
(http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]