Re: School at home looking into unschooling
Pam Hartley
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Unschooling "typically" looks like a child doing exactly whatever it is she
loves to do. Depending on the child and on any given hour of any given day,
this may "typically" look like sleeping, cooking, walking, playing, watching
tv, playing games, talking to her grandfather, asking questions about God
and why cats wash with their tongues, or, yes, doing math worksheets.
Robert Frost actually said it best:
Only where love and need are one
and the work is play for mortal stakes
Is the deed ever truly done
for Heaven's and the future's sakes
your daughter is doing her own research and planning activities around her
interests all the time: every time she plays dress-up, watches something on
TV, picks out a book, or asks you questions, she's doing her own research
and planning her own activities. :) Trust her, the kid's good, she knows
what she wants right now, and what she wants is exactly what she needs to
learn about.
unschoolers at work and unschoolers at play look the same, because it IS the
same.
And yes, this sort of thing can carry you through to real life. :) My work
and play looks like the same thing, too. Following bliss can put food on the
table.
Pam
>From: [email protected]There isn't one. :) I know that's not wildly helpful, but it's truthful.
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 1670
>Date: Fri, Dec 7, 2001, 9:28 AM
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> I began home-schooling just this year for my daughter for
> kindergarten. I do school-at-home, but for many aspects of the
> curriculum I chose, my daughter is bored and I feel if I would have to
> force her to continue, which I don't want to do. Unschooling is a
> "theory" that intrigues me, but what is a typical day, week like for
> someone this young.
Unschooling "typically" looks like a child doing exactly whatever it is she
loves to do. Depending on the child and on any given hour of any given day,
this may "typically" look like sleeping, cooking, walking, playing, watching
tv, playing games, talking to her grandfather, asking questions about God
and why cats wash with their tongues, or, yes, doing math worksheets.
Robert Frost actually said it best:
Only where love and need are one
and the work is play for mortal stakes
Is the deed ever truly done
for Heaven's and the future's sakes
>She is too young to do her own research or planUnschooling actually fits in very well with multi-children households. And
> activities around her interests. I also have two younger children, so
> the preplanned curriculum is helpful to me on those days the other
> children are needing more of my time and energy.
your daughter is doing her own research and planning activities around her
interests all the time: every time she plays dress-up, watches something on
TV, picks out a book, or asks you questions, she's doing her own research
and planning her own activities. :) Trust her, the kid's good, she knows
what she wants right now, and what she wants is exactly what she needs to
learn about.
> I know a few homeschoolers, but no unschoolers. Is there a supportThere may or may not be an unschooling support group, but be aware that
> group in the Carol Stream, Illinois area where I could go and interact
> with other unschoolers to see examples of unschooling at work?
unschoolers at work and unschoolers at play look the same, because it IS the
same.
And yes, this sort of thing can carry you through to real life. :) My work
and play looks like the same thing, too. Following bliss can put food on the
table.
Pam
Tia Leschke
>So what *is* your work and play, Pam?
>And yes, this sort of thing can carry you through to real life. :) My work
>and play looks like the same thing, too. Following bliss can put food on the
>table.
Tia
Tia Leschke leschke@...
On Vancouver Island
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groundhoggirl
Yes. This is one of the reasons why our family unschools. I want to
make sure that whatever work our sons choose as adults, they will
consider it to be fun too. My husband is loves his work. It's his play
too. And, he does it here at home. I think my boys are fortunate to
see that in my husband. It can only have a positive effect in how they
view making a living.
Mimi
make sure that whatever work our sons choose as adults, they will
consider it to be fun too. My husband is loves his work. It's his play
too. And, he does it here at home. I think my boys are fortunate to
see that in my husband. It can only have a positive effect in how they
view making a living.
Mimi
On Friday, December 7, 2001, at 10:34 PM, Tia Leschke wrote:
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>> And yes, this sort of thing can carry you through to real life. :) My
>> work
>> and play looks like the same thing, too. Following bliss can put food
>> on the
>> table.
>
> So what *is* your work and play, Pam?
> Tia
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> Tia Leschke leschke@...
> On Vancouver Island
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