Re: [unschoolingbasics] How do you unschool
Nance Confer
Has anyone else ever felt nervous about giving up the structure of
schooling? Hmmmm. . . only just about every parent who has started off
one way and transitioned to a more relaxed way of hsing. :)
It is a tremendous shift in thinking for most people. Those of us who
have been unschooling for a whole know that it works for our families,
know that our children are happy and happily learning. But it's a big
step for anyone who is leaving an institutional school or discontinuing
more structured hsing.
I would suggest that you could think of this next period of months, for
as long as you need, as a period of deschooling. The same as if you were
leaving public school. Try to "do nothing." It will seem like you are
doing nothing but then, I am sure, you will discover that you have been
unable to actually "do nothing." That you and your children will have
enjoyed a movie together or gone to the park and noticed the birds or
gone to the beach and picked up shells or took out the paints and made a
mess -- and there you go, you're unschooling. :) You will find that you
have accidentally (and not "accidentally on purpose" because Mom thought
the shells were a good opportunity to learn the letter S) learned and,
btw, enjoyed yourselves.
Then you continue living and learning with your children. Have fun! :)
Nance
On Thu, 2007-06-07 at 07:33 +0000, [email protected]
wrote:
schooling? Hmmmm. . . only just about every parent who has started off
one way and transitioned to a more relaxed way of hsing. :)
It is a tremendous shift in thinking for most people. Those of us who
have been unschooling for a whole know that it works for our families,
know that our children are happy and happily learning. But it's a big
step for anyone who is leaving an institutional school or discontinuing
more structured hsing.
I would suggest that you could think of this next period of months, for
as long as you need, as a period of deschooling. The same as if you were
leaving public school. Try to "do nothing." It will seem like you are
doing nothing but then, I am sure, you will discover that you have been
unable to actually "do nothing." That you and your children will have
enjoyed a movie together or gone to the park and noticed the birds or
gone to the beach and picked up shells or took out the paints and made a
mess -- and there you go, you're unschooling. :) You will find that you
have accidentally (and not "accidentally on purpose" because Mom thought
the shells were a good opportunity to learn the letter S) learned and,
btw, enjoyed yourselves.
Then you continue living and learning with your children. Have fun! :)
Nance
On Thu, 2007-06-07 at 07:33 +0000, [email protected]
wrote:
> unschooling
> Posted by: "KARA CASSIDY" dachac3@... dachac3
> Wed Jun 6, 2007 1:56 pm (PST)
> How do you unschool well I guess what I am trying to say is I have
> gone from homeschooling to unschooling I have done away with lesson
> plans and schedules and I am going with what ever the kids are
> interested in my family was not happy with homeschooling so they are
> really not happy with unschooling my only concern is my kids are 14 12
> and 3 my older two hate reading and are not even willing to try to
> learn my 14 year old is so so at reading my 12 year old for get it she
> hates it she is ADHD and dyslexic so I have to take that in to
> consideration I am just a little nervous about doing away with the
> structure of schooling has any one else had these feelings and how did
> you go from work books to trusting in the unschooling approach?