Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 1667
Julie Stauffer
<<think out of the box so to speak>>
Here is what we did with my husband who was concerned that unschooling
wouldn't meet the kids' needs.
I asked him to closely watch the little guys, then both 1yo, all day to see
what they naturally choose to engage in. Then I asked him to keep track of
what they could possibly be learning from what they were doing (playing with
television became cause and effect, listening to different
languages--banging on piano became climbing <to get on bench>, cause and
effect, learning rhythms and sounds--playing on pool table became rolling
balls).
Last step was to take the things they were learning and put them into
educational language (cause and effect became science, listening to
different languages became social studies, climbing became PE, rhythms and
sounds became orchestra, rolling balls became physics). If a couple of
1yo's were studying science, physics, social studies all on their own with
no help from an adult, what in the world would a 15 yo be able to do?
I suggest perhaps something like that with your own kids, to help you look
at the world differently.
Julie
Here is what we did with my husband who was concerned that unschooling
wouldn't meet the kids' needs.
I asked him to closely watch the little guys, then both 1yo, all day to see
what they naturally choose to engage in. Then I asked him to keep track of
what they could possibly be learning from what they were doing (playing with
television became cause and effect, listening to different
languages--banging on piano became climbing <to get on bench>, cause and
effect, learning rhythms and sounds--playing on pool table became rolling
balls).
Last step was to take the things they were learning and put them into
educational language (cause and effect became science, listening to
different languages became social studies, climbing became PE, rhythms and
sounds became orchestra, rolling balls became physics). If a couple of
1yo's were studying science, physics, social studies all on their own with
no help from an adult, what in the world would a 15 yo be able to do?
I suggest perhaps something like that with your own kids, to help you look
at the world differently.
Julie
Tia Leschke
>Great stuff snipped...
>
>Here is what we did with my husband who was concerned that unschooling
>wouldn't meet the kids' needs.
>
>I asked him to closely watch the little guys, then both 1yo, all day to see
>what they naturally choose to engage in. Then I asked him to keep track of
>what they could possibly be learning from what they were doing (playing with
>television became cause and effect, listening to different
>languages--banging on piano became climbing <to get on bench>, cause and
>effect, learning rhythms and sounds--playing on pool table became rolling
>balls).
This is a great idea, and could be used with any age kids for anyone who is
uncomfortable with the concept of unschooling.
Tia
Tia Leschke leschke@...
On Vancouver Island
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