Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Sesame street
LisaKK
Kandace,
And....And.... And.... .oh to say this gently.... I am thrilled to know
she is not ready to *school* with you. I'm absolutely in love with her. She
knows in her heart who she is and that's she's glorious just as she is.
She's not bending to the expectation that she should be her brother. Give
her some kisses for me, will ya.
This baby is 4. ;) How can a 4 year old be behind??? Just because one
child read at 4 does not mean anything close to the assumption all children
are ready to read at 4. . Your son was very, very, very early ----
You could send her to school.....and they would get her ready for
schooling...and then you could school her some more..... but how very awful
that would be. She'd have to pretzel herself into a chair and learn to do
what others want, instead of unfolding and growing into herself.
Your paragraph down there about hospitals doing things and then recusing you
from the things they do... well that's what schools would do to your
daughter. But even they would not label her behind at 4.
This child is teaching you your very first and most important lesson about
homeschooling. Learning at home is about being able to grow and learn at
your own pace. It's about the joyous exploration of the world. If you push
to out school the school, you'll take away all the sweetness of being home.
LisaKK
And....And.... And.... .oh to say this gently.... I am thrilled to know
she is not ready to *school* with you. I'm absolutely in love with her. She
knows in her heart who she is and that's she's glorious just as she is.
She's not bending to the expectation that she should be her brother. Give
her some kisses for me, will ya.
This baby is 4. ;) How can a 4 year old be behind??? Just because one
child read at 4 does not mean anything close to the assumption all children
are ready to read at 4. . Your son was very, very, very early ----
You could send her to school.....and they would get her ready for
schooling...and then you could school her some more..... but how very awful
that would be. She'd have to pretzel herself into a chair and learn to do
what others want, instead of unfolding and growing into herself.
Your paragraph down there about hospitals doing things and then recusing you
from the things they do... well that's what schools would do to your
daughter. But even they would not label her behind at 4.
This child is teaching you your very first and most important lesson about
homeschooling. Learning at home is about being able to grow and learn at
your own pace. It's about the joyous exploration of the world. If you push
to out school the school, you'll take away all the sweetness of being home.
LisaKK
>Hi all! Thanks for such a warm welcome. :)the
>I also have one son who is gifted and I found out by accident when he was
>four that he knew how to read already. I also think it was his love for
>children's shows because I sure didn't teach him to read!good
>It is my 4 year old that is lagging so far behind I just don't know what to
>do with her but keep waiting for her to be ready to school with me. I
>thought I was gonna show everyone how much better schooling at home is with
>her because she will be my first one who is entirely schooled at home. But
>she is NEVER gonna be ready to start. Ugh! Now my husband is asking if
>maybe we should let her go to school for a year to get her started. Maybe
>it would help, he says. :(
>After having my first 3 babies in the hospital and studying midwifery long
>enough to know what exactly the medical folk do to screw up a perfectly
>labor and make you grateful they "saved" your baby, I feel it would take aselling, inventory,or huge
>lot of courage for me to birth at the hospital! LOL!
>
>I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you!
>
>Blessings to you,
>
>Kandice
>If I could show you how to make $300-$800+ mo. part-time at home with no
>start-up cost, would you like to hear about it? NOT Amway! ;)kandyc@...
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Cathie _
>From: Kandice Crockett <naturalmom@...>What is the problem with your little girl? How 'far behind' is she?
>It is my 4 year old that is lagging so far behind I just don't know what to
>do with her but keep waiting for her to be ready to school with me. I
>thought I was gonna show everyone how much better schooling at home is with
>her because she will be my first one who is entirely schooled at home. But
>she is NEVER gonna be ready to start.
Cathie
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Nanci and Thomas Kuykendall
>It is my 4 year old that is lagging so far behind I just don't know what to do with her but keep waiting for her to be ready to school with me...But she is NEVER gonna be ready to start.Well my first question would be, why the big hurry? I mean, she's four! Depending on what state you are in, some do not require any semblance of schooling of any kind until the child is 7 or 8, at which time it becomes a legal matter (ie: they must be enrolled or homeschooled, etc) Frankly, I think you are stressing over a non-issue. Give her a couple more years to be a kid and not worry about all that gobbledegook. She may just amaze you with what she does all on her own in that time, and help give you the confidence you need to continue letting her lead her studies.
>Kandice
Nanci K.
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Joseph May
I agree. I was that way with my first son. Why
can't he do this or that. When I finally decided to sit back and relax a bit it
clicked for him. We played a lot of games and for him it helped. There are some
great games out there for young children. A lot of the different homeschool
catalogs have games in them that you may not see at a local store.
I also caught my self doing well so-and-so child
can do this. Something must be wrong. Don't worry she will amaze you. Just sit
back and listen to her play. You might be surprised at what she actually
knows.
Dianna
----- Original Message ----->It is my 4 year old that is lagging so far behind I just don't know what to do with her but keep waiting for her to be ready to school with me...But she is NEVER gonna be ready to start.
>Kandice
Well my first question would be, why the big hurry? I mean, she's four! Depending on what state you are in, some do not require any semblance of schooling of any kind until the child is 7 or 8, at which time it becomes a legal matter (ie: they must be enrolled or homeschooled, etc) Frankly, I think you are stressing over a non-issue. Give her a couple more years to be a kid and not worry about all that gobbledegook. She may just amaze you with what she does all on her own in that time, and help give you the confidence you need to continue letting her lead her studies.
Nanci K.
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