RE: [Unschooling-dotcom] a modgepodge
mary krzyzanowski
i tell people since we homeschool, i don't worry about arbitrary things like
grades, i tell them how old the kids are and what grade that would be in if
they went to school. don't ask me what level they're at though(primary,
elementary, middle. etc.-i get it all confused.) my 6yos says he's in 6
grade, 3yo is in 3 grade, you get the idea?\
Mary-NY
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grades, i tell them how old the kids are and what grade that would be in if
they went to school. don't ask me what level they're at though(primary,
elementary, middle. etc.-i get it all confused.) my 6yos says he's in 6
grade, 3yo is in 3 grade, you get the idea?\
Mary-NY
>From: " Valerie Stewart" <vlos@...>_________________________________________________________________
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>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject: RE: [Unschooling-dotcom] a modgepodge
>Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 19:42:20 -0700
>
>
>What do all your kids say when people ask what grade
>they're in? Do they just say 3rd if they're 8, or do
>they start explaining about being homeschooled?
>Because usually people who ask that are just making
>small talk. Is it our responsibility to demystify
>homeschooling by telling everyone we meet we do it? Or
>is it ok to just say 3rd grade?
>
>**It all depends on the situation. If it's someone I know and we have time
>to talk (and they act like this isn't just standard kid questioning) then I
>explain unschooling. If it's just some person I'll probably never talk to
>again we give them their grade levels. If I can remember what they are.
>I've
>gotten funny looks when I have to ask the kids.
>
>Valerie in Tacoma
>
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In a message dated 4/8/01 8:10:47 PM, meembeam@... writes:
<< i tell people since we homeschool, i don't worry about arbitrary things
like
grades, i tell them how old the kids are and what grade that would be in if
they went to school. don't ask me what level they're at though(primary,
elementary, middle. etc.-i get it all confused.) my 6yos says he's in 6
grade, 3yo is in 3 grade, you get the idea?\ >>
When it has really mattered (not very often! <g>) we go by birthdays, but
schoolyear changes by birthday as though the kid started first grade at 6.
So with Kirby, a summer birth, it's "right" and easy--he's 14 so he would be
9th grade. Marty is 12, but his birthday was January, so we would say (but
haven't had the need to) 7th grade.
Those two are at the ages I taught--7th and 9th grades. So for a bit here my
confidence is EXTRA high. There are things some of those kids could do that
my kids can't do. There are things NONE of those kids could do that my kids
can do.
My kids are missing formal math (equations and how to set out a problem and
"show the steps," but my kids actually understand and USE those concepts, so
it will take them moments to learn to put it down "right" (if indeed they
ever need to--because standardized tests are multiple choice, not "show the
work").
Sandra
<< i tell people since we homeschool, i don't worry about arbitrary things
like
grades, i tell them how old the kids are and what grade that would be in if
they went to school. don't ask me what level they're at though(primary,
elementary, middle. etc.-i get it all confused.) my 6yos says he's in 6
grade, 3yo is in 3 grade, you get the idea?\ >>
When it has really mattered (not very often! <g>) we go by birthdays, but
schoolyear changes by birthday as though the kid started first grade at 6.
So with Kirby, a summer birth, it's "right" and easy--he's 14 so he would be
9th grade. Marty is 12, but his birthday was January, so we would say (but
haven't had the need to) 7th grade.
Those two are at the ages I taught--7th and 9th grades. So for a bit here my
confidence is EXTRA high. There are things some of those kids could do that
my kids can't do. There are things NONE of those kids could do that my kids
can do.
My kids are missing formal math (equations and how to set out a problem and
"show the steps," but my kids actually understand and USE those concepts, so
it will take them moments to learn to put it down "right" (if indeed they
ever need to--because standardized tests are multiple choice, not "show the
work").
Sandra