back to ps??
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I'm coming out of lurkdom to ask for advice/help......
My 10 year old son has been unschooling for about 1 1/2 years. We started out
"doing school" at home for about 2 weeks--until I found the unschooling.com
website.
That's when we realized what we were doing was too much like what we were
trying to get away from. So I put all the workbooks and cut loose. I feel
like he's learning by leaps and bounds--not that I'm measuring--he just
shares everything with me. (translate that to he's taught me a lot of stuff
in this last year....)
Now he says that next year he wants to go back to ps. I am sick inside. We
battled with the district for 4 years to have his needs met (he has Aspergers
Syndrome, which is in the autistic spectrum) and that was the main reason why
we started homeschooling in the first place. I feel like this is where he
needs to be, but I also feel like I need to trust that he knows what he
wants, and if it doesn't work out, we can always come back to home schooling.
Anybody out there have a similar story--I'm open to suggestions.
thanks, Nancy S.
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My 10 year old son has been unschooling for about 1 1/2 years. We started out
"doing school" at home for about 2 weeks--until I found the unschooling.com
website.
That's when we realized what we were doing was too much like what we were
trying to get away from. So I put all the workbooks and cut loose. I feel
like he's learning by leaps and bounds--not that I'm measuring--he just
shares everything with me. (translate that to he's taught me a lot of stuff
in this last year....)
Now he says that next year he wants to go back to ps. I am sick inside. We
battled with the district for 4 years to have his needs met (he has Aspergers
Syndrome, which is in the autistic spectrum) and that was the main reason why
we started homeschooling in the first place. I feel like this is where he
needs to be, but I also feel like I need to trust that he knows what he
wants, and if it doesn't work out, we can always come back to home schooling.
Anybody out there have a similar story--I'm open to suggestions.
thanks, Nancy S.
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sharon childs
Nancy does he have lots of contact and chances to play with other children??
I ask this because I go through this with Chaelene from time to time and it
makes my heart ache. We live in the country with no children close by, her
brother is 8 years younger and the only contact she has with other children
is at Church and 4H which just isn't the same as playing with kids on a play
ground and group activities with children.
Maybe that is not why he wants to go to school, has he said why? I want to
try and get Chaelene into more contact with children. She says she doesn't
like the classroom part but she really wishes she had lots of friends like
she did at school.
What is he communicating to you about this?
Sharon
I ask this because I go through this with Chaelene from time to time and it
makes my heart ache. We live in the country with no children close by, her
brother is 8 years younger and the only contact she has with other children
is at Church and 4H which just isn't the same as playing with kids on a play
ground and group activities with children.
Maybe that is not why he wants to go to school, has he said why? I want to
try and get Chaelene into more contact with children. She says she doesn't
like the classroom part but she really wishes she had lots of friends like
she did at school.
What is he communicating to you about this?
Sharon
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From: <nanandter@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 7:10 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] back to ps??
> I'm coming out of lurkdom to ask for advice/help......
> My 10 year old son has been unschooling for about 1 1/2 years. We started
out
> "doing school" at home for about 2 weeks--until I found the
unschooling.com
> website.
> That's when we realized what we were doing was too much like what we were
> trying to get away from. So I put all the workbooks and cut loose. I feel
> like he's learning by leaps and bounds--not that I'm measuring--he just
> shares everything with me. (translate that to he's taught me a lot of
stuff
> in this last year....)
> Now he says that next year he wants to go back to ps. I am sick inside. We
> battled with the district for 4 years to have his needs met (he has
Aspergers
> Syndrome, which is in the autistic spectrum) and that was the main reason
why
> we started homeschooling in the first place. I feel like this is where he
> needs to be, but I also feel like I need to trust that he knows what he
> wants, and if it doesn't work out, we can always come back to home
schooling.
> Anybody out there have a similar story--I'm open to suggestions.
>
> thanks, Nancy S.
>
>
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Bonni Sollars
Nancy S., did he tell you what his reasons are for wanting to return to
ps? My son sometimes says he wants to go to ps, and when I draw him out
he realizes he has other options to achieve the same goal. If the goal
is socializing we can arrange more opportunities to spend time with
friends.
Bonni
ps? My son sometimes says he wants to go to ps, and when I draw him out
he realizes he has other options to achieve the same goal. If the goal
is socializing we can arrange more opportunities to spend time with
friends.
Bonni
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Dear Nancy,
I have been hs, my 12 year old son for a year and a half .
When we cut loose from PS, I held strong the thought of
ever going back.
He has changed, and and so have I. Also, I went with my
gut instinct and found a med. that is working for him. ( I was
against any medications and felt I could help him to solve
all of his problems (anxiety issues for one) with TLC and
homeschool. That worked only to a certain extent.
He was also forgiving of his past ps experience, and
had asked repeatedly to go back.
As of now we have toured a new school, and will only
start out an hour a day. I recently quit daycare,
and need to work.
Yes, lots of apprehesive feelings, lots of emotions about
anyone else teaching my son and second guessing their
teaching styles.
I have given my son the chance to make his choices, be they
wrong or right, I can't hold him back from them. I know where
he and I stand with hs, and we can easily go back.
I have been hs, my 12 year old son for a year and a half .
When we cut loose from PS, I held strong the thought of
ever going back.
He has changed, and and so have I. Also, I went with my
gut instinct and found a med. that is working for him. ( I was
against any medications and felt I could help him to solve
all of his problems (anxiety issues for one) with TLC and
homeschool. That worked only to a certain extent.
He was also forgiving of his past ps experience, and
had asked repeatedly to go back.
As of now we have toured a new school, and will only
start out an hour a day. I recently quit daycare,
and need to work.
Yes, lots of apprehesive feelings, lots of emotions about
anyone else teaching my son and second guessing their
teaching styles.
I have given my son the chance to make his choices, be they
wrong or right, I can't hold him back from them. I know where
he and I stand with hs, and we can easily go back.