Anyone Tag-team Unschool?
racheleuphoria
I am new to the concept of unschooling and all but converted. My
oldest in only 3. I have a feeling this is her first and last year
of preschool.
I am currently trying to sort out how this would look given that I
work 3 days a week from my parent's home (we have an online store).
On the days I work, my mom or my mother-in-law watches my two
children. So, if we unschool, they will have to be on board because
I don't see myself giving up work.
So far my mother and father are gung-ho about unschooling. They
generally are supportive of anything I do. I anticipate that my
mother would be a resource for any interest in cooking, gardening,
and organizing/cleaning. My dad loves math, logic, philosophy, and
politics. He loves to talk about ideas. He'll enjoy this, I
believe. My mother in law may never "get it", but she'll want to
stay involved with the children. If she continues to watch the
children, she would be resource for crafts, arts, and music. I am
talented at literature, writing, logic, and religion.
OK, so if we tag-team unschool, I realize that we wouldn't "teach"
any of these subjects. Still, I'm wondering if having different
facilitators would be a plus or a minus. Will it be too
inconsistent? Obviously it works for them now! Do I have nothing
to worry about? If the children are pursuing their interests at my
parent's house while I work, I am also available to a degree since
it's not as if I can't be interupted a few times a day.
With school-at-home homeschooling, we would have to coordinate
curriculum, expectations, subject, etc. With unschooling it seems
to me that there would be nothing to plan for except that the
caregivers understand the philosophy, the goals, and that they must
be available to help the children pursue their interests. That
sounds too easy!
oldest in only 3. I have a feeling this is her first and last year
of preschool.
I am currently trying to sort out how this would look given that I
work 3 days a week from my parent's home (we have an online store).
On the days I work, my mom or my mother-in-law watches my two
children. So, if we unschool, they will have to be on board because
I don't see myself giving up work.
So far my mother and father are gung-ho about unschooling. They
generally are supportive of anything I do. I anticipate that my
mother would be a resource for any interest in cooking, gardening,
and organizing/cleaning. My dad loves math, logic, philosophy, and
politics. He loves to talk about ideas. He'll enjoy this, I
believe. My mother in law may never "get it", but she'll want to
stay involved with the children. If she continues to watch the
children, she would be resource for crafts, arts, and music. I am
talented at literature, writing, logic, and religion.
OK, so if we tag-team unschool, I realize that we wouldn't "teach"
any of these subjects. Still, I'm wondering if having different
facilitators would be a plus or a minus. Will it be too
inconsistent? Obviously it works for them now! Do I have nothing
to worry about? If the children are pursuing their interests at my
parent's house while I work, I am also available to a degree since
it's not as if I can't be interupted a few times a day.
With school-at-home homeschooling, we would have to coordinate
curriculum, expectations, subject, etc. With unschooling it seems
to me that there would be nothing to plan for except that the
caregivers understand the philosophy, the goals, and that they must
be available to help the children pursue their interests. That
sounds too easy!
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What a wonderful life your kids and you and their grandparents are going to
have! You know everyone has gifts and passions that they will love sharing
with your kids. You'll all gain new passions and share them with each other, and
your kids will find joys they can share. That's what it's all about!
It is easy if you trust it will happen, and it sounds like there's lots of
trust already.
Kathryn
of preschool.
I am currently trying to sort out how this would look given that I
work 3 days a week from my parent's home (we have an online store).
On the days I work, my mom or my mother-in-law watches my two
children. So, if we unschool, they will have to be on board because
I don't see myself giving up work.
So far my mother and father are gung-ho about unschooling. They
generally are supportive of anything I do. I anticipate that my
mother would be a resource for any interest in cooking, gardening,
and organizing/cleaningand organizing/cleaning<WBR>. My dad loves ma
politics. He loves to talk about ideas. He'll enjoy this, I
believe. My mother in law may never "get it", but she'll want to
stay involved with the children. If she continues to watch the
children, she would be resource for crafts, arts, and music. I am
talented at literature, writing, logic, and religion.
OK, so if we tag-team unschool, I realize that we wouldn't "teach"
any of these subjects. Still, I'm wondering if having different
facilitators would be a plus or a minus. Will it be too
inconsistent? Obviously it works for them now! Do I have nothing
to worry about? If the children are pursuing their interests at my
parent's house while I work, I am also available to a degree since
it's not as if I can't be interupted a few times a day.
With school-at-home homeschooling, we would have to coordinate
curriculum, expectations, subject, etc. With unschooling it seems
to me that there would be nothing to plan for except that the
caregivers understand the philosophy, the goals, and that they must
be available to help the children pursue their interests. That
sounds too easy!<<<
Come to the Northeast Unschooling conference Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-25
2008 in Peabody, Massachusetts _www.northeastunschoolingconference.com_
(http://www.northeastunschoolingconference.com/)
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have! You know everyone has gifts and passions that they will love sharing
with your kids. You'll all gain new passions and share them with each other, and
your kids will find joys they can share. That's what it's all about!
It is easy if you trust it will happen, and it sounds like there's lots of
trust already.
Kathryn
>>>I am new to the concept of unschooling and all but converted. Myoldest in only 3. I have a feeling this is her first and last year
of preschool.
I am currently trying to sort out how this would look given that I
work 3 days a week from my parent's home (we have an online store).
On the days I work, my mom or my mother-in-law watches my two
children. So, if we unschool, they will have to be on board because
I don't see myself giving up work.
So far my mother and father are gung-ho about unschooling. They
generally are supportive of anything I do. I anticipate that my
mother would be a resource for any interest in cooking, gardening,
and organizing/cleaningand organizing/cleaning<WBR>. My dad loves ma
politics. He loves to talk about ideas. He'll enjoy this, I
believe. My mother in law may never "get it", but she'll want to
stay involved with the children. If she continues to watch the
children, she would be resource for crafts, arts, and music. I am
talented at literature, writing, logic, and religion.
OK, so if we tag-team unschool, I realize that we wouldn't "teach"
any of these subjects. Still, I'm wondering if having different
facilitators would be a plus or a minus. Will it be too
inconsistent? Obviously it works for them now! Do I have nothing
to worry about? If the children are pursuing their interests at my
parent's house while I work, I am also available to a degree since
it's not as if I can't be interupted a few times a day.
With school-at-home homeschooling, we would have to coordinate
curriculum, expectations, subject, etc. With unschooling it seems
to me that there would be nothing to plan for except that the
caregivers understand the philosophy, the goals, and that they must
be available to help the children pursue their interests. That
sounds too easy!<<<
Come to the Northeast Unschooling conference Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-25
2008 in Peabody, Massachusetts _www.northeastunschoolingconference.com_
(http://www.northeastunschoolingconference.com/)
**************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL
Home.
(http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)
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Colleen Cannon Boyd
Hi!
My husband and I share the homeschooling, we have one daughter, now
9.5 years. I work Tu/Th and he works M/W/Friday. We have done this
all along. When our daughter was a baby, I worked a few mornings a
week, and we had the quick "baby-toss" then he would go to work. Our
decision to homeschool evolved out of our desire to not give her away
to teachers! We like being with her and with each other!! We call
it Mommy Day, Daddy Day, Mommy Day, etc.
We talk about what we did for the day, so that we know what's
happening (as most families do over dinner!), but usually my husband
and daughter do different types of things on their days. I am more
extroverted and tend to schedule more activities, classes, play
dates, etc. He usually does projects at home or goes out into
nature. It depends on where the intersection or her interests and
and ours intersect. For example, my husband and daughter both play
violin; she and I like to sew.
The more relaxed we have gotten over the last couple years, letting
go more and more about ideas of how homeschooling/learning should
look, the easier everything has been. Go for it! Have fun!
~ Colleen
My husband and I share the homeschooling, we have one daughter, now
9.5 years. I work Tu/Th and he works M/W/Friday. We have done this
all along. When our daughter was a baby, I worked a few mornings a
week, and we had the quick "baby-toss" then he would go to work. Our
decision to homeschool evolved out of our desire to not give her away
to teachers! We like being with her and with each other!! We call
it Mommy Day, Daddy Day, Mommy Day, etc.
We talk about what we did for the day, so that we know what's
happening (as most families do over dinner!), but usually my husband
and daughter do different types of things on their days. I am more
extroverted and tend to schedule more activities, classes, play
dates, etc. He usually does projects at home or goes out into
nature. It depends on where the intersection or her interests and
and ours intersect. For example, my husband and daughter both play
violin; she and I like to sew.
The more relaxed we have gotten over the last couple years, letting
go more and more about ideas of how homeschooling/learning should
look, the easier everything has been. Go for it! Have fun!
~ Colleen
Matt & Jessica
My husband and I work opposite of each other (schedule wise) so our dd can always be with one of us. So in essence I guess we tag team (never thought of it that way:)!) Most of the time we are both here because we work from home for the most part. I think it works great because we are both such a great part of her life. How can having a bunch of people that love you and support you be bad? :) Life is about having fun and learning cool things. I think spending time with different people helps is great.
What I have noticed about unschooling is that everyone does it a little different. Whatever works for you is what you should do!
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What I have noticed about unschooling is that everyone does it a little different. Whatever works for you is what you should do!
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