Re: [AlwaysLearning] reluctant husband
Debbie Bartle
The trick here is to show him that learning
doesn't have to come from schoolbooks (in fact,
the best learning comes from anything *but*
schoolbooks). Keep a learning log for a while,
and show it to him when he asks. Jot down
discussions, observations, questions asked and
answered, explanations given, projects and
experiments, nature walks, anything you can
think of during the day that demonstrates
learning. It will amaze you, and hopefully
convince him.
My husband was against homeschooling at first,
but agreed to let me try it for summer school.
We were supposed to discuss it at the end of
the summer and decide whether we would send my
son to 1st grade. When the time came, there
was no need for discussion, and I continued
homeschooling. This was almost 13 years ago,
by the way, when homeschooling was still pretty
rare. We started with school at home, but
gradually went more and more toward unschooling
as I read John Holt's works and met other
unschoolers. My son is now 18 and finishing
his sophomore year of college, and my 17-year-
old daughter is studying for the CHSPE,
volunteering at the local library, and drawing
incessantly. I see them as proof that
unschooling works.
Debbie
4/15/2002 9:55:46 PM, "Suzanna and Darrell"
<truealaskans@...> wrote:
doesn't have to come from schoolbooks (in fact,
the best learning comes from anything *but*
schoolbooks). Keep a learning log for a while,
and show it to him when he asks. Jot down
discussions, observations, questions asked and
answered, explanations given, projects and
experiments, nature walks, anything you can
think of during the day that demonstrates
learning. It will amaze you, and hopefully
convince him.
My husband was against homeschooling at first,
but agreed to let me try it for summer school.
We were supposed to discuss it at the end of
the summer and decide whether we would send my
son to 1st grade. When the time came, there
was no need for discussion, and I continued
homeschooling. This was almost 13 years ago,
by the way, when homeschooling was still pretty
rare. We started with school at home, but
gradually went more and more toward unschooling
as I read John Holt's works and met other
unschoolers. My son is now 18 and finishing
his sophomore year of college, and my 17-year-
old daughter is studying for the CHSPE,
volunteering at the local library, and drawing
incessantly. I see them as proof that
unschooling works.
Debbie
4/15/2002 9:55:46 PM, "Suzanna and Darrell"
<truealaskans@...> wrote:
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> From: "Suzanna and Darrell"
> Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 21:55:46 -0700and more towards unschooling, but
> Subject:[AlwaysLearning] reluctant husband
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> Hi,
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> I am new to this group. I am leaning more
> my husband is not. Almost everyday he asksif the kids did any schoolwork.
> Have any of you had this problem? If so, howdid you handle it?
>email to:
> Suzanna in NM (soon to be in MS)
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Suzanna and Darrell
Hi,
I am new to this group. I am leaning more and more towards unschooling, but
my husband is not. Almost everyday he asks if the kids did any schoolwork.
Have any of you had this problem? If so, how did you handle it?
Suzanna in NM (soon to be in MS)
I am new to this group. I am leaning more and more towards unschooling, but
my husband is not. Almost everyday he asks if the kids did any schoolwork.
Have any of you had this problem? If so, how did you handle it?
Suzanna in NM (soon to be in MS)