hi again
cartoontv5
Ok.I get where you all are coming from.Have any of you ever heard of
any unschooling horror stories? I know you have all told me great
things about unschooling(a few I still just dont get)but is there any
downsides or bad things you have heard about it?Like I have nosy
neighbors who would love to call the authorities if my kids are out
playing and not doing "schoolwork".
Jeanne
any unschooling horror stories? I know you have all told me great
things about unschooling(a few I still just dont get)but is there any
downsides or bad things you have heard about it?Like I have nosy
neighbors who would love to call the authorities if my kids are out
playing and not doing "schoolwork".
Jeanne
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What happened to Recess? LOL
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Dana Matt
I know you have all
problem. They might as easily dislike your taste of
music or how loud your car starts in the morning....
Dana
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> told me greatThat's not an unschooling problem--that's a neighbor
> things about unschooling(a few I still just dont
> get)but is there any
> downsides or bad things you have heard about it?Like
> I have nosy
> neighbors who would love to call the authorities if
> my kids are out
> playing and not doing "schoolwork".
problem. They might as easily dislike your taste of
music or how loud your car starts in the morning....
Dana
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pam sorooshian
On Jan 10, 2005, at 2:14 PM, cartoontv5 wrote:
claim to be unschooling, but are really not 'engaged' with their kids -
don't really have the energy and interest to support their kids'
learning by creating a rich and interesting life filled with
opportunities for varied experiences and exposure.
But I can't really, quite honestly, think of anybody so like that that
I would call it an "unschooling horror story."
-pam
> Ok.I get where you all are coming from.Have any of you ever heard ofAt first I was going to say that I do think there are parents who might
> any unschooling horror stories?
claim to be unschooling, but are really not 'engaged' with their kids -
don't really have the energy and interest to support their kids'
learning by creating a rich and interesting life filled with
opportunities for varied experiences and exposure.
But I can't really, quite honestly, think of anybody so like that that
I would call it an "unschooling horror story."
> I know you have all told me greatWhat state do you live in?
> things about unschooling(a few I still just dont get)but is there any
> downsides or bad things you have heard about it?Like I have nosy
> neighbors who would love to call the authorities if my kids are out
> playing and not doing "schoolwork".
-pam
Fetteroll
on 1/10/05 5:14 PM, cartoontv5 at LJeanne28@... wrote:
where she or he has choices and support in those choices?
The downsides of unschooling are that at first pass it sounds like "Let the
kids alone and they'll learn everything they need." If someone takes that
definition and raises their kids like that it's not going to work.
Unschooling takes trust that kids are showing us what they need by their
behavior. THey are showing us not just in what they choose to do but in
their attitude. Someone can take that first sentence and years down the road
say "Well, I let my kid watch TV for 3 years straight and he's miserable."
But that's because a parent was looking at the surface and not at the child.
They were taking what was said -- let them follow their interests -- as a
rule and applying it rather than understanding the principle of being a
child's partner. Unschooling is not a set of actions to apply that will
yield certain results. Unschooling requires a deep awareness of our children
and their needs. Unschooling requires involvement with them.
When people first hear about unschooling it sounds too easy to be true :-)
And then if they keep looking and asking questions they realize it's not so
easy. There's real hard work invovled in examining and eliminating old
assumptions about how learning works. But then when someone truly gets
unschooling they realize how easy it really is :-)
Joyce
> but is there anyAre there any bad things or downsides to being an adult who lives in a world
> downsides or bad things you have heard about it?
where she or he has choices and support in those choices?
The downsides of unschooling are that at first pass it sounds like "Let the
kids alone and they'll learn everything they need." If someone takes that
definition and raises their kids like that it's not going to work.
Unschooling takes trust that kids are showing us what they need by their
behavior. THey are showing us not just in what they choose to do but in
their attitude. Someone can take that first sentence and years down the road
say "Well, I let my kid watch TV for 3 years straight and he's miserable."
But that's because a parent was looking at the surface and not at the child.
They were taking what was said -- let them follow their interests -- as a
rule and applying it rather than understanding the principle of being a
child's partner. Unschooling is not a set of actions to apply that will
yield certain results. Unschooling requires a deep awareness of our children
and their needs. Unschooling requires involvement with them.
When people first hear about unschooling it sounds too easy to be true :-)
And then if they keep looking and asking questions they realize it's not so
easy. There's real hard work invovled in examining and eliminating old
assumptions about how learning works. But then when someone truly gets
unschooling they realize how easy it really is :-)
Joyce
[email protected]
In a message dated 1/10/2005 5:15:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
LJeanne28@... writes:
Ok.I get where you all are coming from.Have any of you ever heard of
any unschooling horror stories? I know you have all told me great
things about unschooling(a few I still just dont get)but is there any
downsides or bad things you have heard about it?Like I have nosy
neighbors who would love to call the authorities if my kids are out
playing and not doing "schoolwork".<<<<
No horror stories from people who understand the philosophy and who put it
into action.
I know of a family that simply neglects the kids and call it unschooling. It
isn't.
Bad things? In-laws and friends and strangers who are constantly questioning
you on what you're doing. You can let them get to you, you can ignore them,
or you can tell them to mind their own business.
Nosy neighbors? That's a neighbor problem, not an unschooling one. Tell them
you are following the law.
~Kelly
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LJeanne28@... writes:
Ok.I get where you all are coming from.Have any of you ever heard of
any unschooling horror stories? I know you have all told me great
things about unschooling(a few I still just dont get)but is there any
downsides or bad things you have heard about it?Like I have nosy
neighbors who would love to call the authorities if my kids are out
playing and not doing "schoolwork".<<<<
No horror stories from people who understand the philosophy and who put it
into action.
I know of a family that simply neglects the kids and call it unschooling. It
isn't.
Bad things? In-laws and friends and strangers who are constantly questioning
you on what you're doing. You can let them get to you, you can ignore them,
or you can tell them to mind their own business.
Nosy neighbors? That's a neighbor problem, not an unschooling one. Tell them
you are following the law.
~Kelly
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