Johanna

I have had a few really intense conversations with my 14 yo son this week. He is the one who chose to be in public school this year. He expressed the fear of not being able to motivate himself if he were unschooling. He thought he needed the school to tell him what to do. We discussed what a college environment is really like. You don't get detention for not doing your homework. He was shocked to realise that. I explained to him he could persue whatever he wanted to learn about. It is better to learn how to motivate yourself at fourteen than in your first year of college. Professors don't hold your hand.You succeed if you put the effort forth. He decided he wants to learn about the FBI and law enforcement. He begged me to take him out tomorrow! He wants to go to the library to do research. I have had a rather difficult year with this child and this is a major victory!
Johanna
Life is the ultimate learning experience!

scrunchy

Congratulations!!! Please tell him I am proud of him.
Norma

Johanna wrote:

I have had a few really intense conversations with my 14 yo son this week. He is the one who chose to be in public school this year. He expressed the fear of not being able to motivate himself if he were unschooling. He thought he needed the school to tell him what to do. We discussed what a college environment is really like. You don't get detention for not doing your homework. He was shocked to realise that. I explained to him he could persue whatever he wanted to learn about. It is better to learn how to motivate yourself at fourteen than in your first year of college. Professors don't hold your hand.You succeed if you put the effort forth. He decided he wants to learn about the FBI and law enforcement. He begged me to take him out tomorrow! He wants to go to the library to do research. I have had a rather difficult year with this child and this is a major victory!Johanna
Life is the ultimate learning experience!


Lynda

Johanna,
 
Almost all police and sheriff's offices will do a tour with input on what it takes.  Our local FBI office does the same thing.  Quantico (is that how you spell it?) use to send out a whole bundle of kid oriented stuff on how to become FBI.
 
Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: Johanna
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 7:44 PM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] pulling child out

I have had a few really intense conversations with my 14 yo son this week. He is the one who chose to be in public school this year. He expressed the fear of not being able to motivate himself if he were unschooling. He thought he needed the school to tell him what to do. We discussed what a college environment is really like. You don't get detention for not doing your homework. He was shocked to realise that. I explained to him he could persue whatever he wanted to learn about. It is better to learn how to motivate yourself at fourteen than in your first year of college. Professors don't hold your hand.You succeed if you put the effort forth. He decided he wants to learn about the FBI and law enforcement. He begged me to take him out tomorrow! He wants to go to the library to do research. I have had a rather difficult year with this child and this is a major victory!
Johanna
Life is the ultimate learning experience!


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Tracy Oldfield

> Johanna,
>
> Almost all police and sheriff's offices will do a tour with input on
> what it takes. Our local FBI office does the same thing. Quantico
> (is that how you spell it?) use to send out a whole bundle of kid
> oriented stuff on how to become FBI.
>
> Lynda

And the children's section of the FBI website is really cool! LOL

Tracy