rajahzaza26

Ok so I've decided to Unschool Jio and I plan to send out the letter to
the school tommorrow. So what do I tell my son. Though he said he
wanted to be HS'ed...I know he's going to say,"I don't have to go to
school! Yeah!!!" "you mean I can play video games all day and no more
work?!" So what do I say to him? I was thinking just to say something
like:"I've decided that you will learn better out of the school
environment esp. since you have not wanted to go" "You can learn in all
different ways such as when your cooking (he likes to cook), taking a
walk outside, going to a park or museum, etc"
Does that sound appropiate? How about TV and video games? What did you
do just let them veg out til they got bored of it even if it was months
down the line? Is that what de-schooling could consist of? Alot of
questions I know LOL
I have to de-school myself....I went to school from K-12 grade and two
years of college. My mom is a teacher too. Its hard to re-train your
brain, YKWIM.
Thanx

Rachael~

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>>Ok so I've decided to Unschool Jio and I plan to send out the letter to
the school tommorrow. So what do I tell my son. Though he said he
wanted to be HS'ed...I know he's going to say,"I don't have to go to
school! Yeah!!!" "you mean I can play video games all day and no more
work?!" So what do I say to him?>>

I'd just tell him you're going to take a complete school break for awhile and then do it. When you first take a child out of school it takes awhile for everyone to get used to this new way of living. There's more time together, less scheduling, altered sleep and wake times. I'd let him know that you just want him to decompress for awhile. Get the school stuff far enough away to begin your new homeschooling journey fresh. Tell him it's going to look different than school and that's the whole point. Then tell him you're so happy he's home. :o)

>>"I've decided that you will learn better out of the school
environment esp. since you have not wanted to go" "You can learn in all
different ways such as when your cooking (he likes to cook), taking a
walk outside, going to a park or museum, etc">>

I wouldn't bother with all of that. I'd just tell him I think he needs a break. Tell him you're going to learn more about unschooling while he recuperates and then give him some breathing room.

I'd let him explore whatever it is that he wants to explore. If that's TV and video games, then so be it. I'd watch with him if he'd like it and support his interests. I'd offer alternatives and then be prepared to be turned down for awhile.

The deschooling process really is necessary or else you tend to still stay on the school treadmill, just in a different location.

Life is good.
~Mary

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"The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the
green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly
alive."

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In a message dated 10/14/2005 4:56:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
cierrajada@... writes:

Ok so I've decided to Unschool Jio and I plan to send out the letter to
the school tommorrow. So what do I tell my son.


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I think you say "let's take a break from school for awhile and do lots of
fun stuff!"

It can be stressful to some kids to all of a sudden be "responsible" for
their education.

Deschooling can take many forms. Yes, most kids just veg out. They need
time to decompress, they need time to start trusting themselves....and You!
You were the one that sent him to school! LOL! Many people here say they pick
up their own projects, you have just shown your child the biggest
unschooling lesson. I want to learn something so I'm going to just do it.

Your assignments are to let your child have fun and let the day lead it
where it will, and you read, read, read about unschooling. Enjoy your child.

Check back in with other questions. It is hard to change your whole idea
about school!

Leslie in SC


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