Jon and Rue Kream

Hi JoAnna - Getting Started was the first book on homeschooling that I
read. I remember being on the second page and telling my husband I didn't
need to read any more!

I'm curious as to what you mean by, "and have finally made the decision to
start a combination of the two this fall". How do you envision combining
homeschooling and unschooling?

Welcome to the list! ~Rue


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joannabecker93

Hi, all! I just joined this list and wanted to introduce myself. My
name is Jo Anna, I'm 28 with a 7 year old daughter. She's currently
in Public School, but is very advanced and not thriving well in
public school because she's bored stiff. She's been in 3 different
schools in 3 years to try to "fix" this problem, and none of them
really are any better than the others (well, the school she was in in
1st grade was good, but over an hour away, and she was throwing up in
the car every day twice a day - on the way there and the way back.)

Due to her advanced skills and the public school's inability to
accommodate them, we've spent most of this school year investigating
homeschooling/unschooling, and have finally made the decision to
start a combination of the two this fall - so this will be her last
year in public school unless something goes horribly wrong!

I'm very excited, and plan to write our own "curriculum" based on
Rebecca Rupp's guidance in her books "Getting Started Home Learning"
and "Home Learning Year by Year". Her style has really struck a
chord with me, and is very similar to my style of teaching.

Anyway, I hope to post here often, and will probably have a million
questions for all of you as we get started!!

Thanks for reading.

Jo Anna

rumpleteasermom

--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., "joannabecker93" <joannabecker93@y...>
wrote:

> I'm very excited, and plan to write our own "curriculum" based on
> Rebecca Rupp's guidance in her books "Getting Started Home Learning"
> and "Home Learning Year by Year". Her style has really struck a
> chord with me, and is very similar to my style of teaching.
>
> Anyway, I hope to post here often, and will probably have a million
> questions for all of you as we get started!!
>
> Thanks for reading.
>
> Jo Anna

Hi Jo Anna,

I was just wondering if you've given any thought to NOT writing up a
curriculum? MAybe just go with the flow and do fun things for a bit
and see what you both think? I can tell you that they do learn
without a plan from mom! They even manage to learn things I can't
teach!

Bridget

zenmomma *

Hello Jo Anna and welcome.

>>Anyway, I hope to post here often, and will probably have a million
questions for all of you as we get started!!>>

Don't be surprised or offended to get lots of opinions on curriculums and
such. ;o) We're a pretty determoned group when it comes to spreading the
word about total unschooling.

Life is good.
~Mary









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Jo Anna C. Becker

Thank you for the input - that's exactly what I'm looking for!!

Actually, that's why I put quotes around the word "curriculum" - because it
really isn't a curriculum per se, but a plan of action. It's parental
guidance for child-led activities. In other words, we want to do a thematic
child-led program but I feel there needs to be some parental guidance for
logistics sake. So, the plan right now (and like I said, I'm just learning
all this, so I'd love feedback from you!) is to sit down with my daughter
before our "nonschool" year starts and talk about themes she'd like to
pursue next year. She's already told me she's interested in endangered
species, so we'll probably start there. Then, if we have any activities
that need special materials or advanced notice (like a trip to the Aquarium,
you have to buy your tickets in advance, etc.) then we'll plan those first.
Having a plan of action is more what I meant. I guess I should've been more
clear - my apologies!!

Jo Anna
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From: rumpleteasermom [mailto:rumpleteasermom@...]


Hi Jo Anna,

I was just wondering if you've given any thought to NOT writing up a
curriculum? MAybe just go with the flow and do fun things for a bit
and see what you both think? I can tell you that they do learn
without a plan from mom! They even manage to learn things I can't
teach!

Bridget



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Jo Anna C. Becker

Thanks, Mary - I don't get offended easily, but thanks for the warning.
I've only been on this list for about 18 hours, and the battles are quite
interesting. I feel like I'm unschooling myself on human interaction
(sociology, anyone?) LOL!

Jo Anna
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Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 1:43 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] New Member Introduction


Hello Jo Anna and welcome.

>>Anyway, I hope to post here often, and will probably have a million
questions for all of you as we get started!!>>

Don't be surprised or offended to get lots of opinions on curriculums and
such. ;o) We're a pretty determoned group when it comes to spreading the
word about total unschooling.

Life is good.
~Mary









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rumpleteasermom

Thanks for the clarification.

I understand the need for a plan, I have one who can't function day to
day unless he knows what is happening when and where we will be, etc.

My one word of caution, don't get so wrapped up in the plan that you
(plural - you and/or your dd) can't change it later! What sounds
great in August, may be the pits in December.

Bridget



--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., "Jo Anna C. Becker" <joannab@c...>
wrote:
> Thank you for the input - that's exactly what I'm looking for!!
>
> Actually, that's why I put quotes around the word "curriculum" -
because it
> really isn't a curriculum per se, but a plan of action. It's
parental
> guidance for child-led activities. In other words, we want to do a
thematic
> child-led program but I feel there needs to be some parental
guidance for
> logistics sake. So, the plan right now (and like I said, I'm just
learning
> all this, so I'd love feedback from you!) is to sit down with my
daughter
> before our "nonschool" year starts and talk about themes she'd like
to
> pursue next year. She's already told me she's interested in
endangered
> species, so we'll probably start there. Then, if we have any
activities
> that need special materials or advanced notice (like a trip to the
Aquarium,
> you have to buy your tickets in advance, etc.) then we'll plan those
first.
> Having a plan of action is more what I meant. I guess I should've
been more
> clear - my apologies!!
>
> Jo Anna