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My wife and I have decided that I should stay at home and unschool
our daughter. She is now 3 years old. And I need some advise as to
when to start her on the path of learning full time. We do teach and
explore things with her now and she seems eager to learn all she can.
I just don;t want to push her to hard , but I do know that the
younger you start the easier it is to learn later in life. I know
this from our older kids, 5 over 20.
Thank you for any help you can give.
Jerry

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In a message dated 9/15/01 1:38:46 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
purelabor@... writes:


> . And I need some advise as to
>

She has been learning full time since she was born, and if you can continue
in the same vein you've been in, being with her, answering her questions,
showing her things she hasn't seen, singing and being happy with her, she
will continue to learn full time.

It's not until people start separating life from "learning" (school style)
that learning goes from all the time to only when it HAS to happen, when it
is made to happen, and before long "learning" becomes something to be
avoided, to earn the right to quit doing.

The less "school-style" learning you introduce or look for, the more real
learning you'll see.

Not pushing is good.
Her own eagerness should be the impetus, not outside calendars or lists or
charts.

Sandra, mother of three who haven't been to school, who are now 9, 12 and 15




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Diane

Hi, Jerry!

I would suggest if your child hasn't learned anything yet, you should do
something differently right away! But if she's already learning and exploring
her world, putting together concepts and blocks then you're probably already
on the right track.

I don't know about the "earlier is better" idea. I know it took me years to
recover from the forced learning in school, and from the "depressing lit"
classes in high school. I still don't read any fiction, and that's largely
why. I dread it.

Don't push her. Let her pull you.

:-) Diane

purelabor@... wrote:

> My wife and I have decided that I should stay at home and unschool
> our daughter. She is now 3 years old. And I need some advise as to
> when to start her on the path of learning full time. We do teach and
> explore things with her now and she seems eager to learn all she can.
> I just don;t want to push her to hard , but I do know that the
> younger you start the easier it is to learn later in life. I know
> this from our older kids, 5 over 20.
> Thank you for any help you can give.
> Jerry

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In a message dated 9/15/2001 3:38:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
purelabor@... writes:


> She is now 3 years old. And I need some advise as to
> when to start her on the path of learning full time.


She's already on the path. She's just waiting for you to catch up. :)

3 is so young. At 6 and 8, my kids spent a good part of the day with a
neighbor boy catching frogs in our swimming pool (that was supposed to be
drained but then we had this storm and . . . never mind . . . the
frogs/tadpoles love it!). They had a ball. They may have learned something.
Don't you think your 3 yo would have enjoyed splashing around chasing frogs?


Hope you don't think I am taking you seriously -- but 3 is sooo young -- they
still wear those cute little outfits . . . (she said wistfully -- my son's
sneakers are on the floor and they are my size -- really!)

Nance





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On Sat, 15 Sep 2001 18:00:21 -0000 purelabor@... writes:
And I need some advise as to
> when to start her on the path of learning full time.
> Jerry

Jerry,
She's already on that path and you don't need to "start" her. Let her
play! Love her, keep her safe, and you won't be able to STOP her from
learning! You will know the things she really loves, blocks, stories,
babies, bread dough, bugs, water, bed sheets -- and if you're there with
her, she will be finding out all kinds of things. First of all that YOU
are fun! Next, that it's safe to explore and find out things for
herself. That's all she needs -- and someone to ask for help sometimes,
too.
Deb L.

LisaBugg

, but I do know that the
> younger you start the easier it is to learn later in life. I know
> this from our older kids, 5 over 20.
> Thank you for any help you can give.

Could you tell us why it's hard to learn later in life? Is it a time issue?
Is it that the mind becomes more rigid? I have come to doubt this oft
stated premise.

Singing Breeze

I believe that the first 7 years of life are your mapping years and the most important ones in our learning years. 97% of our personality is developed by age 7,soooooooooooo, if we send our children to kindegarten and first grade then, alot of very disfunctional people from age 5-???, get to be the main influences on our childrens delicate years. It is really to sad for me to look at.
LisaBugg <LisaBugg@...> wrote: , but I do know that the
> younger you start the easier it is to learn later in life. I know
> this from our older kids, 5 over 20.
> Thank you for any help you can give.

Could you tell us why it's hard to learn later in life? Is it a time issue?
Is it that the mind becomes more rigid? I have come to doubt this oft
stated premise.




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