Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] re: explaining unschooling
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In a message dated 9/7/2000 10:04:52 AM Central Daylight Time,
valeries@... writes:
Carron
valeries@... writes:
> I say "The Wing-It"Valerie, I like the sound of that curriculum. What does it cover?
Carron
Pris
*wing~it* ... now, that's a clever comeback :)
Pris
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Valerie" <valeries@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 10:04 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] re: explaining unschooling
>
> If people ask me what curriculum I use, I say "The Wing-It". It usually
> takes them a minute to realize what I mean. (and by that time, we're
talking
> about something else)
>
> ---Valerie
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In a message dated 09/08/2000 1:54:31 AM !!!First Boot!!!, Cararmst@...
writes:
<< I say "The Wing-It"
Valerie, I like the sound of that curriculum. What does it cover?
Carron
Nance
writes:
<< I say "The Wing-It"
Valerie, I like the sound of that curriculum. What does it cover?
Carron
>>Where can I order it? :)
Nance
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Do any of your kids do those worksheets that you can buy in various book form
or that you can print out on the computer. From everything I have read,
these things are "donkey work". The thing is my ds loves them. I think
because he has seen friends and cousins doing their homework from school
which always seems to include worksheets. The one plus I see is that they
satisfy the portfolio review people. I don't know if this is the best way
for him to spend his time, but he really seems to enjoy it....
Sandy
or that you can print out on the computer. From everything I have read,
these things are "donkey work". The thing is my ds loves them. I think
because he has seen friends and cousins doing their homework from school
which always seems to include worksheets. The one plus I see is that they
satisfy the portfolio review people. I don't know if this is the best way
for him to spend his time, but he really seems to enjoy it....
Sandy
Valerie
<< I say "The Wing-It"
Valerie, I like the sound of that curriculum. What does it cover?
Carron
Where can I order it? :)
Nance
Hey Carron and Nance...good news: You already have it.
----Valerie
Valerie, I like the sound of that curriculum. What does it cover?
Carron
Where can I order it? :)
Nance
Hey Carron and Nance...good news: You already have it.
----Valerie
Lynda
Youngest kidlet is the workbook guru of all time. She costs me a fortune.
Of course, she doesn't use them the way they intended kids to use them <g>
She makes books out of them by tearing pages of different ones and says she
is going to sell them to the schools so kids won't be so bored. She plucks
stuff out of various topic workbooks and puts them together to form books
that she says go together. She'll find a math page from one that has word
problems that have to do with something she found in a spelling book and
something she found in a science book and do all those then make a new
cover for them with a title that she thinks works better.
Lynda
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Of course, she doesn't use them the way they intended kids to use them <g>
She makes books out of them by tearing pages of different ones and says she
is going to sell them to the schools so kids won't be so bored. She plucks
stuff out of various topic workbooks and puts them together to form books
that she says go together. She'll find a math page from one that has word
problems that have to do with something she found in a spelling book and
something she found in a science book and do all those then make a new
cover for them with a title that she thinks works better.
Lynda
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> From: Broadcolea@...form
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] re: explaining unschooling
> Date: Friday, September 08, 2000 5:46 AM
>
>
> Do any of your kids do those worksheets that you can buy in various book
> or that you can print out on the computer. From everything I have read,they
> these things are "donkey work". The thing is my ds loves them. I think
> because he has seen friends and cousins doing their homework from school
> which always seems to include worksheets. The one plus I see is that
> satisfy the portfolio review people. I don't know if this is the bestway
> for him to spend his time, but he really seems to enjoy it....
> Sandy
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In a message dated 9/8/00 5:41:18 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
marbleface@... writes:
:-) Diane
marbleface@... writes:
> << I say "The Wing-It"Sounds great! Is it expensive? ;-)
>
> Valerie, I like the sound of that curriculum. What does it cover?
>
> Carron
> >>
>
>
> Where can I order it? :)
>
> Nance
:-) Diane
Tracy Oldfield
I think, if he enjoys it, go with it! the only problem is if he then
gets hung up on things not having 'right' answers. but, hey, he's
young, he can get used to that idea *grin* when he's had enough,
he'll be out poking sticks in puddles before you know it, LOL!
Tracy
gets hung up on things not having 'right' answers. but, hey, he's
young, he can get used to that idea *grin* when he's had enough,
he'll be out poking sticks in puddles before you know it, LOL!
Tracy
Shirley A Richardson-McCourt
My son likes these too because they are colorful and concise. When it is a
topic that interests him, he usually goes into greater depth through
software and library books.
I figure, if he can do a worksheet with , say, twenty noun identification
problems on it, and get them all right, why force him to do a chapter, or
make some sore of creative hoo-ha that is designed to show what the
worksheet already proved--he understands what a noun is!!
Having said all that, though, I must add that I think that it would probably
be deadly for ME to use all worksheets. I doubt ds would mind!
Shirley
topic that interests him, he usually goes into greater depth through
software and library books.
I figure, if he can do a worksheet with , say, twenty noun identification
problems on it, and get them all right, why force him to do a chapter, or
make some sore of creative hoo-ha that is designed to show what the
worksheet already proved--he understands what a noun is!!
Having said all that, though, I must add that I think that it would probably
be deadly for ME to use all worksheets. I doubt ds would mind!
Shirley
----- Original Message -----
From: <Broadcolea@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] re: explaining unschooling
>
> Do any of your kids do those worksheets that you can buy in various book
form
> or that you can print out on the computer. From everything I have read,
> these things are "donkey work". The thing is my ds loves them. I think
> because he has seen friends and cousins doing their homework from school
> which always seems to include worksheets. The one plus I see is that they
> satisfy the portfolio review people. I don't know if this is the best way
> for him to spend his time, but he really seems to enjoy it....
> Sandy
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Thanks for the feedback on worksheets. I am not going to worry about it b/c
it is not all that we do and he does seem to enjoy it and get something out
of it. It is kinda funny to me that his association with "school" is ps
except that the only time he has ever been was preschool for 6 weeks!
Sandy
it is not all that we do and he does seem to enjoy it and get something out
of it. It is kinda funny to me that his association with "school" is ps
except that the only time he has ever been was preschool for 6 weeks!
Sandy
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In a message dated 9/8/2000 1:55:19 PM Central Daylight Time,
lurine@... writes:
Carron
lurine@... writes:
> Of course, she doesn't use them the way they intended kids to use them <g>Very creative. Maybe she's going to be a graphic artist, or a writer.
> She makes books out of them by tearing pages of different ones and says she
> is going to sell them to the schools so kids won't be so bored.
Carron
Lynda
Nah, just bossy <g> She told us she intends to grow up and rule the world.
Says she is going to practice by being president first. Of course, this
may come to pass, she is a Taurus <<<BEWG>>>
Lynda
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Says she is going to practice by being president first. Of course, this
may come to pass, she is a Taurus <<<BEWG>>>
Lynda
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> From: Cararmst@...<g>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] re: explaining unschooling
> Date: Saturday, September 09, 2000 7:41 PM
>
>
> In a message dated 9/8/2000 1:55:19 PM Central Daylight Time,
> lurine@... writes:
>
> > Of course, she doesn't use them the way they intended kids to use them
> > She makes books out of them by tearing pages of different ones andsays she
> > is going to sell them to the schools so kids won't be so bored.
>
> Very creative. Maybe she's going to be a graphic artist, or a writer.
>
> Carron
>
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