Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] shut up!
Lucie Caunter
Hi,
Is it that we assume children would behave a certain way? You know what
they say about assuming? it can make a ass of me and you.
When Lewis was 18 months old, we went to a live concert with him. We
assumed, very wrongly, that he may disturbed the audience, or fall asleep,
or fuss for a meal. To make sure I could go out easily, I sat on the isle
with him. He watched the whole concert with rapture attention and only
napped during the intermission.
It was a learning experience for me. He now has been to more shows,
concerts, plays and sport events, than I had been by my adult age: and he's
only 9 . Once he fell asleep during a modern ballet show. But we were dozing
off too.
The point is, I didn't make him sit down and shut up. There was plenty of
example about how to behave in theatres and he learned from them.
A few years back we went to a play organised by our local home education
group. Three quarters of the room was filled with public school children.
They were wild, like animals out of their cage. Lewis leaned on me at one
point and said: "They don't know how to behave in theatre. I hope they will
shut up during the play."
Enough story for today.
Friendship
Lucie
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is
that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming
of some magical rose garden over the horizon, instead of
enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows
today.
--Dale Carnegie
Is it that we assume children would behave a certain way? You know what
they say about assuming? it can make a ass of me and you.
When Lewis was 18 months old, we went to a live concert with him. We
assumed, very wrongly, that he may disturbed the audience, or fall asleep,
or fuss for a meal. To make sure I could go out easily, I sat on the isle
with him. He watched the whole concert with rapture attention and only
napped during the intermission.
It was a learning experience for me. He now has been to more shows,
concerts, plays and sport events, than I had been by my adult age: and he's
only 9 . Once he fell asleep during a modern ballet show. But we were dozing
off too.
The point is, I didn't make him sit down and shut up. There was plenty of
example about how to behave in theatres and he learned from them.
A few years back we went to a play organised by our local home education
group. Three quarters of the room was filled with public school children.
They were wild, like animals out of their cage. Lewis leaned on me at one
point and said: "They don't know how to behave in theatre. I hope they will
shut up during the play."
Enough story for today.
Friendship
Lucie
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is
that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming
of some magical rose garden over the horizon, instead of
enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows
today.
--Dale Carnegie
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From: Diane <cen46624@...>
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Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Hello