wanting to unschool
hippychik717
I have been reading the message boards and am feeling like
unschooling is probably what may finally work for my daghter and I.
I did a lot of volunteer work with her class and did not approve of
many things that were occurring in the school system so I pulled her
out halfway through and homeschooled her the rest of the year. She
is extremely intelligent working between 3rd and 5th grade levels.
This year we started with a 3rd grade Abeka curriculum and.....OH
MY! It's not that she can't do the work because she can. There is
almost too much structure (or something) and we both end up so
frustrated by the end of the school day that we end up dreading the
next day. Sending her back to a public school is not an option for
me. She is a very loving, playful and enegetic child. I have
researched some and believe she has a kinesthetic learning style.
She is never completely still at any point and time. She is in
motion the entire time that she is reading and writing. She is also
very curious and wants to do things for herself. Though I want to
try unschooling, I am hesitant. I sent her to a public school,
didn't like the way that turned out, pulled her out and stuck her
with this hard-core seatwork curriculum and it's not working out,
now I want to try unschooling. Though I don't feel that it is
healthy to stay with something that is not working should I be
putting her through this much change? If unschooling is my next
step do I just drop the Abeka curriculum? Has anyone had similar
experiences who can offer some advice?
Thanks for your time
Tammy
unschooling is probably what may finally work for my daghter and I.
I did a lot of volunteer work with her class and did not approve of
many things that were occurring in the school system so I pulled her
out halfway through and homeschooled her the rest of the year. She
is extremely intelligent working between 3rd and 5th grade levels.
This year we started with a 3rd grade Abeka curriculum and.....OH
MY! It's not that she can't do the work because she can. There is
almost too much structure (or something) and we both end up so
frustrated by the end of the school day that we end up dreading the
next day. Sending her back to a public school is not an option for
me. She is a very loving, playful and enegetic child. I have
researched some and believe she has a kinesthetic learning style.
She is never completely still at any point and time. She is in
motion the entire time that she is reading and writing. She is also
very curious and wants to do things for herself. Though I want to
try unschooling, I am hesitant. I sent her to a public school,
didn't like the way that turned out, pulled her out and stuck her
with this hard-core seatwork curriculum and it's not working out,
now I want to try unschooling. Though I don't feel that it is
healthy to stay with something that is not working should I be
putting her through this much change? If unschooling is my next
step do I just drop the Abeka curriculum? Has anyone had similar
experiences who can offer some advice?
Thanks for your time
Tammy
Virginia Glasser
I'm no expert with unschooling, but my advice is to just drop the curriculum
entirely and let everyone take a very long hiatus from any kind of
structured school like stuff. Maybe some de-schooling is in order? I'm sure
you will get some very good words of wisdom from the folks here. Good luck!
Virginia Glasser
StampinUp! Demonstrator
http://www.virginiaglasser.stampinup.net
I'm proud to be a Stampin' Up demonstrator!
Ask me how you can earn free stamping or scrapbooking supplies!
-----Original Message-----
From: hippychik717 [mailto:tlc717jac1192@...]
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 12:14 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] wanting to unschool
I have been reading the message boards and am feeling like
unschooling is probably what may finally work for my daghter and I.
I did a lot of volunteer work with her class and did not approve of
many things that were occurring in the school system so I pulled her
out halfway through and homeschooled her the rest of the year. She
is extremely intelligent working between 3rd and 5th grade levels.
This year we started with a 3rd grade Abeka curriculum and.....OH
MY! It's not that she can't do the work because she can. There is
almost too much structure (or something) and we both end up so
frustrated by the end of the school day that we end up dreading the
next day. Sending her back to a public school is not an option for
me. She is a very loving, playful and enegetic child. I have
researched some and believe she has a kinesthetic learning style.
She is never completely still at any point and time. She is in
motion the entire time that she is reading and writing. She is also
very curious and wants to do things for herself. Though I want to
try unschooling, I am hesitant. I sent her to a public school,
didn't like the way that turned out, pulled her out and stuck her
with this hard-core seatwork curriculum and it's not working out,
now I want to try unschooling. Though I don't feel that it is
healthy to stay with something that is not working should I be
putting her through this much change? If unschooling is my next
step do I just drop the Abeka curriculum? Has anyone had similar
experiences who can offer some advice?
Thanks for your time
Tammy
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entirely and let everyone take a very long hiatus from any kind of
structured school like stuff. Maybe some de-schooling is in order? I'm sure
you will get some very good words of wisdom from the folks here. Good luck!
Virginia Glasser
StampinUp! Demonstrator
http://www.virginiaglasser.stampinup.net
I'm proud to be a Stampin' Up demonstrator!
Ask me how you can earn free stamping or scrapbooking supplies!
-----Original Message-----
From: hippychik717 [mailto:tlc717jac1192@...]
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 12:14 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] wanting to unschool
I have been reading the message boards and am feeling like
unschooling is probably what may finally work for my daghter and I.
I did a lot of volunteer work with her class and did not approve of
many things that were occurring in the school system so I pulled her
out halfway through and homeschooled her the rest of the year. She
is extremely intelligent working between 3rd and 5th grade levels.
This year we started with a 3rd grade Abeka curriculum and.....OH
MY! It's not that she can't do the work because she can. There is
almost too much structure (or something) and we both end up so
frustrated by the end of the school day that we end up dreading the
next day. Sending her back to a public school is not an option for
me. She is a very loving, playful and enegetic child. I have
researched some and believe she has a kinesthetic learning style.
She is never completely still at any point and time. She is in
motion the entire time that she is reading and writing. She is also
very curious and wants to do things for herself. Though I want to
try unschooling, I am hesitant. I sent her to a public school,
didn't like the way that turned out, pulled her out and stuck her
with this hard-core seatwork curriculum and it's not working out,
now I want to try unschooling. Though I don't feel that it is
healthy to stay with something that is not working should I be
putting her through this much change? If unschooling is my next
step do I just drop the Abeka curriculum? Has anyone had similar
experiences who can offer some advice?
Thanks for your time
Tammy
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Ren Allen
"Though I don't feel that it is
healthy to stay with something that is not working should I be
putting her through this much change?"
Well, you could choose to keep on doing damage instead. I think
changing our minds when something isn't working, shows our children
we're willing to admit we were WRONG and able to learn.:)
Is change worse than continuing to make your lives miserable?
I can't imagine doing anything with my children that would cause our
days to be less than joyful. Our focus is on living joyful,
interesting lives, not cramming any kind of information into anybody.
And I bet you've done something similar before, so maybe you're just
going back to what you used to do. Did you use a curriculum when she
was a baby and toddler? Or did you just play with her, read to her,
find interesting things for your home? Did she learn while being
surrounded by a rich environment? I bet she learned beautifully.
Unschooling is trusting that the child WANTS to learn and only
forcing can shut down that love.
You mentioned ABEKA...I assume you're a strict Christian? If you
are, you might want to be prepared for some flak from your Christian
friends over the choice to unschool. I can post some Christian
unschooling sites if you'd like.
Ren
healthy to stay with something that is not working should I be
putting her through this much change?"
Well, you could choose to keep on doing damage instead. I think
changing our minds when something isn't working, shows our children
we're willing to admit we were WRONG and able to learn.:)
Is change worse than continuing to make your lives miserable?
I can't imagine doing anything with my children that would cause our
days to be less than joyful. Our focus is on living joyful,
interesting lives, not cramming any kind of information into anybody.
And I bet you've done something similar before, so maybe you're just
going back to what you used to do. Did you use a curriculum when she
was a baby and toddler? Or did you just play with her, read to her,
find interesting things for your home? Did she learn while being
surrounded by a rich environment? I bet she learned beautifully.
Unschooling is trusting that the child WANTS to learn and only
forcing can shut down that love.
You mentioned ABEKA...I assume you're a strict Christian? If you
are, you might want to be prepared for some flak from your Christian
friends over the choice to unschool. I can post some Christian
unschooling sites if you'd like.
Ren
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In a message dated 10/12/2004 10:12:59 AM Central Daylight Time,
starsuncloud@... writes:
IM NOT WHAT YOU'D CALL A STRICT CHRISTIAN,,,BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE
CHRISTIAN UNSCHOOLING SITES,,
THANKS>>>jUNE
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starsuncloud@... writes:
> You mentioned ABEKA...I assume you're a strict Christian? If youHI REN,,HOPE TO SEE YOU TOMORROW!!
> are, you might want to be prepared for some flak from your Christian
> friends over the choice to unschool. I can post some Christian
> unschooling sites if you'd like.
>
> Ren
>
>
IM NOT WHAT YOU'D CALL A STRICT CHRISTIAN,,,BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE
CHRISTIAN UNSCHOOLING SITES,,
THANKS>>>jUNE
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