feeling like it's too good to be true?
Sandra Dodd
Someone just posted a question at the Radical Unschoolers Network. I haven't responded, figuring others will have fun with it, but here's the cool quote:
"I guess I wonder if it (deschooling/unschooling) can really be this...enjoyable. I feel like I'm cheating."
I've told people that if they think they're not doing enough they should probably do more, but that particular little bit of writing sounded like an amazed mom whose kids were engaged in interesting things.
Maybe some people are in the mood to go over there and talk about that. It's a good topic.
The entire post was:
My family is only a couple of months into deschooling, my dd is 12 and ds is 9. Both were in some sort of school until last fall. As I get better at appreciating my children's interests I find that I am mot really needed much. There are days when my son needs nothing from me other than snacks and a couple of hugs. Most of the day he is happily occupied and doesn't really want me getting in the way of his game.
I like these easy days but I wonder if there is something I'm missing, something more I should be doing. I do spend time researching activities and events that I think the kids might enjoy and I read a lot about unschooling during my downtime. I just don't know if I should be doing more. I guess I wonder if it (deschooling/unschooling) can really be this...enjoyable. I feel like I'm cheating.
It's here:
http://familyrun.ning.com/forum/topics/should-i-be-doing-more?
"I guess I wonder if it (deschooling/unschooling) can really be this...enjoyable. I feel like I'm cheating."
I've told people that if they think they're not doing enough they should probably do more, but that particular little bit of writing sounded like an amazed mom whose kids were engaged in interesting things.
Maybe some people are in the mood to go over there and talk about that. It's a good topic.
The entire post was:
My family is only a couple of months into deschooling, my dd is 12 and ds is 9. Both were in some sort of school until last fall. As I get better at appreciating my children's interests I find that I am mot really needed much. There are days when my son needs nothing from me other than snacks and a couple of hugs. Most of the day he is happily occupied and doesn't really want me getting in the way of his game.
I like these easy days but I wonder if there is something I'm missing, something more I should be doing. I do spend time researching activities and events that I think the kids might enjoy and I read a lot about unschooling during my downtime. I just don't know if I should be doing more. I guess I wonder if it (deschooling/unschooling) can really be this...enjoyable. I feel like I'm cheating.
It's here:
http://familyrun.ning.com/forum/topics/should-i-be-doing-more?