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illyria_rayne
Hello all,
My name is Cris. My husband found a link to unschooling through a Permetheus site and forwarded it to me. I cam here in search of better understanding this method of teaching. I'm new to homeschooling as well. I have been trying to form a structured way to teach my 5 year old. All our other children have been in public school and our expereinces there have pushed us toward homeschooling our youngest. We have found our views and ways of thinking and living do not agree with the public schools or most people here in NC. I have homeschooled our son since he was 4. I have done this on the basis of my education in child day care management. I have tried to structure it so it was fun and not over-whelming for my son. It works sometimes and other times it doesn't. There are areas he really excels at and then others that he is very good in but refuses to want to learn that part of a lesson.
After some reading of several sites on unschooling and watching several videos, I came here for further information. My issues with my sons learning habits are, that they are like my own. He works better in short intervals of time and with my physical learning activities. he hates writting but loves to tell stories (we have huge issues with writting letters and numbers). Well here ar emy questions. I thank you all for your advice and answers and hope to learn much from this group.
1. How does this work with State rules on registering as a home schooling family when the child reaches 7? Do you still have to do this as a unschooler? Are there any other rule or gauidlines that connect with state levels I should be aware of and were do I find them?
2. If lesson plans are not used, what is the method of teaching used or is it all a personal choice?
3. Is there a set cirrculium or some type of guidelines for one?
4. How does learning as a unschooler tranfer to state required testing and graduation and colleges?
Thank you all
Cris
My name is Cris. My husband found a link to unschooling through a Permetheus site and forwarded it to me. I cam here in search of better understanding this method of teaching. I'm new to homeschooling as well. I have been trying to form a structured way to teach my 5 year old. All our other children have been in public school and our expereinces there have pushed us toward homeschooling our youngest. We have found our views and ways of thinking and living do not agree with the public schools or most people here in NC. I have homeschooled our son since he was 4. I have done this on the basis of my education in child day care management. I have tried to structure it so it was fun and not over-whelming for my son. It works sometimes and other times it doesn't. There are areas he really excels at and then others that he is very good in but refuses to want to learn that part of a lesson.
After some reading of several sites on unschooling and watching several videos, I came here for further information. My issues with my sons learning habits are, that they are like my own. He works better in short intervals of time and with my physical learning activities. he hates writting but loves to tell stories (we have huge issues with writting letters and numbers). Well here ar emy questions. I thank you all for your advice and answers and hope to learn much from this group.
1. How does this work with State rules on registering as a home schooling family when the child reaches 7? Do you still have to do this as a unschooler? Are there any other rule or gauidlines that connect with state levels I should be aware of and were do I find them?
2. If lesson plans are not used, what is the method of teaching used or is it all a personal choice?
3. Is there a set cirrculium or some type of guidelines for one?
4. How does learning as a unschooler tranfer to state required testing and graduation and colleges?
Thank you all
Cris
Sandra Dodd
Cris, for the particulars of North Carolina, please look here:
http://www.ncunschoolers.com/
This list is international and tries to keep to the philosophy of
unschooling rather than jurisdictional particulars.
Unschooling IS home schooling. It's a way to home school, so you
would still register the same as you would if you were using a
curriculum. There's a discussion list associated with that
NCunschoolers site, too, and you could ask those kinds of questions
there.
-=-I have tried to structure it so it was fun and not over-whelming
for my son. It works sometimes and other times it doesn't. There are
areas he really excels at and then others that he is very good in but
refuses to want to learn that part of a lesson. -=-
This has probably been contributing to an adversarial relationship
between you and your son, which unschooling can definitely help you
repair.
-=- He works better in short intervals of time and with my physical
learning activities. he hates writting but loves to tell stories (we
have huge issues with writting letters and numbers). -=-
Don't think of it as "work." Think of it as being, as living, as
enjoying the day. Don't have huge issues with anything. A five year
old doesn't need to write anything at all to learn.
-=If lesson plans are not used, what is the method of teaching used or
is it all a personal choice?-=-
Neither.
It's an enriched life.
http://sandradodd.com/help
http://sandradodd.com/nest
http://sandradodd.com/howto
-=-3. Is there a set cirrculium or some type of guidelines for one? -=-
No set curriculum. Ask your neighbors in your state what's required
by NC, and if you need something formal, there are ideas here:
http://sandradodd.com/unschoolingcurriculum
but it's not a starting place. The starting place is what your child
is looking at or asking about now, or something you want to go and do
or see today.
-=-4. How does learning as a unschooler tranfer to state required
testing and graduation and colleges?-=-
We could tell you how it works for a 17 year old, but none of us knows
what will be happening in 2021, so it's way too early to even think
about that.
http://sandradodd.com/teen
If you want to see what's gone on with some kids who will be in their
thirties when your son is 17, there it is. It might make you feel
lots better, but don't forget that dozen-year gap between your son's
future and these stores that are all already in the past.
Sandra
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http://www.ncunschoolers.com/
This list is international and tries to keep to the philosophy of
unschooling rather than jurisdictional particulars.
Unschooling IS home schooling. It's a way to home school, so you
would still register the same as you would if you were using a
curriculum. There's a discussion list associated with that
NCunschoolers site, too, and you could ask those kinds of questions
there.
-=-I have tried to structure it so it was fun and not over-whelming
for my son. It works sometimes and other times it doesn't. There are
areas he really excels at and then others that he is very good in but
refuses to want to learn that part of a lesson. -=-
This has probably been contributing to an adversarial relationship
between you and your son, which unschooling can definitely help you
repair.
-=- He works better in short intervals of time and with my physical
learning activities. he hates writting but loves to tell stories (we
have huge issues with writting letters and numbers). -=-
Don't think of it as "work." Think of it as being, as living, as
enjoying the day. Don't have huge issues with anything. A five year
old doesn't need to write anything at all to learn.
-=If lesson plans are not used, what is the method of teaching used or
is it all a personal choice?-=-
Neither.
It's an enriched life.
http://sandradodd.com/help
http://sandradodd.com/nest
http://sandradodd.com/howto
-=-3. Is there a set cirrculium or some type of guidelines for one? -=-
No set curriculum. Ask your neighbors in your state what's required
by NC, and if you need something formal, there are ideas here:
http://sandradodd.com/unschoolingcurriculum
but it's not a starting place. The starting place is what your child
is looking at or asking about now, or something you want to go and do
or see today.
-=-4. How does learning as a unschooler tranfer to state required
testing and graduation and colleges?-=-
We could tell you how it works for a 17 year old, but none of us knows
what will be happening in 2021, so it's way too early to even think
about that.
http://sandradodd.com/teen
If you want to see what's gone on with some kids who will be in their
thirties when your son is 17, there it is. It might make you feel
lots better, but don't forget that dozen-year gap between your son's
future and these stores that are all already in the past.
Sandra
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