New here
Kerry
Hello All!
I am an unschooling mother of 3 boys, ages 7,4 and 11 months from
Massachusettes. This is our first year of homeschooling. We began
with a curriculum, which I assumed we needed. The stress was unreal,
so we decided to deschool for a while. I have been reading alot about
unschooling, and since deschooling is so much fun, we've decided to
deschool forever!
I am looking forward to learning with you all and hope to maybe share
some knowledge I might have kicking around here, too.
I have bi-polar disorder, a sister who is a PS teacher, and a very
challenging 7 year old who thinks he is 15.
Nice to meet ya!
:)Kerry
I am an unschooling mother of 3 boys, ages 7,4 and 11 months from
Massachusettes. This is our first year of homeschooling. We began
with a curriculum, which I assumed we needed. The stress was unreal,
so we decided to deschool for a while. I have been reading alot about
unschooling, and since deschooling is so much fun, we've decided to
deschool forever!
I am looking forward to learning with you all and hope to maybe share
some knowledge I might have kicking around here, too.
I have bi-polar disorder, a sister who is a PS teacher, and a very
challenging 7 year old who thinks he is 15.
Nice to meet ya!
:)Kerry
[email protected]
In a message dated 1/7/03 4:54:01 PM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< If the child wanted to jump off a bridge, would you tell the mom how to
help
her do it? >>
I jumped off a bridge into a canal in OR one very hot summer while traveling.
It was one of the most fun things I ever did!!
Ren
"The world's much smaller than you think. Made up of two kinds of
people--simple and complicated.....The simple ones are contented. The
complicated ones aren't."
"Unschooling support at pensacolaunschoolers.com
[email protected] writes:
<< If the child wanted to jump off a bridge, would you tell the mom how to
help
her do it? >>
I jumped off a bridge into a canal in OR one very hot summer while traveling.
It was one of the most fun things I ever did!!
Ren
"The world's much smaller than you think. Made up of two kinds of
people--simple and complicated.....The simple ones are contented. The
complicated ones aren't."
"Unschooling support at pensacolaunschoolers.com
mom2laurennboyz
I have 4 children ages 6 years to 14 months I'm interested in
unschooling I live in kansas Where do i start to start next school
year how exactly do you do it? My life is pretty unstructured would
unschooling work?
So many questions
unschooling I live in kansas Where do i start to start next school
year how exactly do you do it? My life is pretty unstructured would
unschooling work?
So many questions
soggyboysmom
--- In [email protected], "mom2laurennboyz"
<mom2laurennboyz@c...> wrote:
far as I can see, you just send in the name and address of
your 'school' (that is use your address and make up a name for
your "unaccredited private school"). That's it - no records, no
tests required. Also, the compulsory age in Kansas is 7, so you need
not do anything until your oldest child has actually turned 7.
Life is learning is living. Just keep on living life as you have
been - explore, dream, play, live, love. That's it.
"Would unschooling work?" That depends - it CAN work (if by working
you mean the kids will grow, explore, learn) but you'll probably
have the hardest time of it - learning to NOT think in terms of
school stuff. You won't see kids (most likely) sitting down
and 'doing math problems'. But you will see them sorting M&Ms or
dividing cupcakes. Real-life will happen, learning will happen
(they've been learning all their lives so far and that can/will
continue) but it won't look at all like school.
--Deb
<mom2laurennboyz@c...> wrote:
> I have 4 children ages 6 years to 14 months I'm interested inFirst thing, why wait until next 'school year'? Start now. In KS, as
> unschooling I live in kansas Where do i start to start next
>school
> year how exactly do you do it? My life is pretty unstructured
>would
> unschooling work?
> So many questions
far as I can see, you just send in the name and address of
your 'school' (that is use your address and make up a name for
your "unaccredited private school"). That's it - no records, no
tests required. Also, the compulsory age in Kansas is 7, so you need
not do anything until your oldest child has actually turned 7.
Life is learning is living. Just keep on living life as you have
been - explore, dream, play, live, love. That's it.
"Would unschooling work?" That depends - it CAN work (if by working
you mean the kids will grow, explore, learn) but you'll probably
have the hardest time of it - learning to NOT think in terms of
school stuff. You won't see kids (most likely) sitting down
and 'doing math problems'. But you will see them sorting M&Ms or
dividing cupcakes. Real-life will happen, learning will happen
(they've been learning all their lives so far and that can/will
continue) but it won't look at all like school.
--Deb
Ann
I am also in KS. We have an awesome group here, it is a combo of unschoolers and relaxed home schoolers and is completely inclusive and fee to join. We mostly meet at parks and hang out and let the kids play. My kids have made their best friends in this group. We also do some field trips, and various moms have brought in their own talents to share with kids that are interested. Anyway let me know where in KS you are and I'll try to help.
Ann
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 23:44:30 -0000
From: "mom2laurennboyz" <mom2laurennboyz@...>
Subject: New here
I have 4 children ages 6 years to 14 months I'm interested in
unschooling I live in kansas Where do i start to start next school
year how exactly do you do it? My life is pretty unstructured would
unschooling work?
So many questions
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Ann
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 23:44:30 -0000
From: "mom2laurennboyz" <mom2laurennboyz@...>
Subject: New here
I have 4 children ages 6 years to 14 months I'm interested in
unschooling I live in kansas Where do i start to start next school
year how exactly do you do it? My life is pretty unstructured would
unschooling work?
So many questions
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Christina
Your email is very helpful
i'm researching it still and will ahve to convince the hubby and that may
be difficult:)
-------Original Message-------
From: soggyboysmom
Date: 05/13/05 04:29:18
To: [email protected]
Subject: [UnschoolingDiscussion] Re: New here
--- In [email protected], "mom2laurennboyz"
<mom2laurennboyz@c...> wrote:
far as I can see, you just send in the name and address of
your 'school' (that is use your address and make up a name for
your "unaccredited private school"). That's it - no records, no
tests required. Also, the compulsory age in Kansas is 7, so you need
not do anything until your oldest child has actually turned 7.
Life is learning is living. Just keep on living life as you have
been - explore, dream, play, live, love. That's it.
"Would unschooling work?" That depends - it CAN work (if by working
you mean the kids will grow, explore, learn) but you'll probably
have the hardest time of it - learning to NOT think in terms of
school stuff. You won't see kids (most likely) sitting down
and 'doing math problems'. But you will see them sorting M&Ms or
dividing cupcakes. Real-life will happen, learning will happen
(they've been learning all their lives so far and that can/will
continue) but it won't look at all like school.
--Deb
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i'm researching it still and will ahve to convince the hubby and that may
be difficult:)
-------Original Message-------
From: soggyboysmom
Date: 05/13/05 04:29:18
To: [email protected]
Subject: [UnschoolingDiscussion] Re: New here
--- In [email protected], "mom2laurennboyz"
<mom2laurennboyz@c...> wrote:
> I have 4 children ages 6 years to 14 months I'm interested inFirst thing, why wait until next 'school year'? Start now. In KS, as
> unschooling I live in kansas Where do i start to start next
>school
> year how exactly do you do it? My life is pretty unstructured
>would
> unschooling work?
> So many questions
far as I can see, you just send in the name and address of
your 'school' (that is use your address and make up a name for
your "unaccredited private school"). That's it - no records, no
tests required. Also, the compulsory age in Kansas is 7, so you need
not do anything until your oldest child has actually turned 7.
Life is learning is living. Just keep on living life as you have
been - explore, dream, play, live, love. That's it.
"Would unschooling work?" That depends - it CAN work (if by working
you mean the kids will grow, explore, learn) but you'll probably
have the hardest time of it - learning to NOT think in terms of
school stuff. You won't see kids (most likely) sitting down
and 'doing math problems'. But you will see them sorting M&Ms or
dividing cupcakes. Real-life will happen, learning will happen
(they've been learning all their lives so far and that can/will
continue) but it won't look at all like school.
--Deb
"List Posting Policies" are provided in the files area of this group.
Visit the Unschooling website and message boards: http://www.unschooling.com
Yahoo! Groups Links
To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UnschoolingDiscussion/
To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
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[email protected]
In a message dated 5/13/2005 9:20:52 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
mom2laurennboyz@... writes:
Your email is very helpful
i'm researching it still and will ahve to convince the hubby and that may
be difficult:)
-------
It will be easier if you don't focus on that.
Focus on being with your kids in new and more accepting and more open ways.
Focus on creating or finding experiences that ONE of them will like, not all
at once. Others might join in or not. Practice not taking it personally
if one says "I don't like this," or "no," and don't push it.
These might help:
_http://sandradodd.com/checklists_ (http://sandradodd.com/checklists)
_http://sandradodd.com/deschooling_ (http://sandradodd.com/deschooling)
Don't talk to your husband about it right now, just learn to BE it. You
have many months before "school starts," and your oldest is not schoolage
necessarily.
Sandra
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mom2laurennboyz@... writes:
Your email is very helpful
i'm researching it still and will ahve to convince the hubby and that may
be difficult:)
-------
It will be easier if you don't focus on that.
Focus on being with your kids in new and more accepting and more open ways.
Focus on creating or finding experiences that ONE of them will like, not all
at once. Others might join in or not. Practice not taking it personally
if one says "I don't like this," or "no," and don't push it.
These might help:
_http://sandradodd.com/checklists_ (http://sandradodd.com/checklists)
_http://sandradodd.com/deschooling_ (http://sandradodd.com/deschooling)
Don't talk to your husband about it right now, just learn to BE it. You
have many months before "school starts," and your oldest is not schoolage
necessarily.
Sandra
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