It is also about what words you use to describe stuff
J. Stauffer
I think a lot of the time when we are talking about unschooling lives to
family that just don't get it, the words we use makes a great impact. We
can either play up the learning processes involved or simply describe a task
and still be truthfully talking about the same thing.
I have mentioned that my little guys chose to go to Kindergarten this year.
They were supposed to bring apples to school. They took turns weighing the
apples and seeing which type was heavier or lighter, etc.. This is
obviously learning and we describe it as such talking to grandparents,
family, etc..
When we go to the grocery store, the kids have weighed produce in the scales
since they were old enough to put it in. We talked about whether carrots or
grapes weighed more, etc.. But when talking to family about what we did, I
would more likely say "Oh, we just did some grocery shopping." It is still
obviously learning but we don't tend to describe it that way when talking to
people. The only difference is that at home, Danny didn't have to wait four
days for all the kids at his table to remember their apples before he could
weigh his <sigh>.
Julie S.
family that just don't get it, the words we use makes a great impact. We
can either play up the learning processes involved or simply describe a task
and still be truthfully talking about the same thing.
I have mentioned that my little guys chose to go to Kindergarten this year.
They were supposed to bring apples to school. They took turns weighing the
apples and seeing which type was heavier or lighter, etc.. This is
obviously learning and we describe it as such talking to grandparents,
family, etc..
When we go to the grocery store, the kids have weighed produce in the scales
since they were old enough to put it in. We talked about whether carrots or
grapes weighed more, etc.. But when talking to family about what we did, I
would more likely say "Oh, we just did some grocery shopping." It is still
obviously learning but we don't tend to describe it that way when talking to
people. The only difference is that at home, Danny didn't have to wait four
days for all the kids at his table to remember their apples before he could
weigh his <sigh>.
Julie S.
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From: "Elizabeth Hill" <ecsamhill@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] I'm new here and could use some help
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> I agree with Nancy that this is a great book. It's the scientific basis
of a lot of my anti-school opinions. And it's pretty short, 102 pages,
which is an advantage if you try to get a spouse or other relative to read
it.
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