Completely unschooling
Helen
At 3:19 PM -0400 6/3/99, KintHM@... wrote:
to learning on our own terms. I don't recall whether I've posted an intro
to this list or not... if I haven't someone let me know and I'll send some
info on our family. Five kids, now ages 13-25, long story... <g>
Helen
Helen@...
http://unschooling.com
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Expectations, be they of our own
creation or be they the brainchild
of another, are hellish loads.
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>I have to admit that I'm surprised to hear so many of you talking about usingYep. We're second-generation unschoolers, totally and completely committed
>curriculums when most unschoolers I have met shun all forms of 'formal
>curriculum' unless the child has expressed a desire to learn in a more formal
>environment. Is there anyone on the list who is completely unschooling?
to learning on our own terms. I don't recall whether I've posted an intro
to this list or not... if I haven't someone let me know and I'll send some
info on our family. Five kids, now ages 13-25, long story... <g>
Helen
Helen@...
http://unschooling.com
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Expectations, be they of our own
creation or be they the brainchild
of another, are hellish loads.
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In a message dated 6/4/99 2:35:28 AM !!!First Boot!!!, Helen@...
writes:
<< Is there anyone on the list who is completely unschooling?
Yep. We're second-generation unschoolers, totally and completely committed
to learning on our own terms. >>
Personally, I was hoping that unschooling could mean that I do whatever works
for me and mine. Workbooks - yes. Walks in the woods - yes. Well, that's
what we've been doing anyway.
Nance
writes:
<< Is there anyone on the list who is completely unschooling?
Yep. We're second-generation unschoolers, totally and completely committed
to learning on our own terms. >>
Personally, I was hoping that unschooling could mean that I do whatever works
for me and mine. Workbooks - yes. Walks in the woods - yes. Well, that's
what we've been doing anyway.
Nance
Thomas and Nanci Kuykendall
>works
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>Personally, I was hoping that unschooling could mean that I do whatever
>for me and mine. Workbooks - yes. Walks in the woods - yes. Well, that'sWorks for me! Sounds like the right approach as far as I'm concearned.
>what we've been doing anyway.
>
>Nance
Nanci K. in Idaho
Helen
At 8:46 AM -0400 6/4/99, Marbleface@... wrote:
Helen
Helen@...
http://unschooling.com
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"I took the road less travelled by,
and that has made all the difference."
-Robert Frost
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>Personally, I was hoping that unschooling could mean that I do whatever worksSeems to me unschooling can mean whatever one is comfortable having it mean.
>for me and mine. Workbooks - yes. Walks in the woods - yes. Well, that's
>what we've been doing anyway.
Helen
Helen@...
http://unschooling.com
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"I took the road less travelled by,
and that has made all the difference."
-Robert Frost
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sandy keane
Helen wrote:
definition:
Schooling: the process by which a predetermined (and often arbitrary)
set
of learning goals/outcomes is reached using predetermined (and often
arbitrary) standardized curriculum administered by an authority figure
to
target groups of students sorted largely by chronological age.
Unschooling: the process by which a person acquires specific and
non-specific skills and information as determined by the needs and
interests of the person(s) doing the learning and by methods suited to
and chosen by those doing the learning. A lot of unschooling learning is
intrinsic, and some of the learning is often also accomplished by more
"traditional" methods, but the what, how,
when ,where , and why are determined by the learner and his/her goals
rather than a bureaucrat in a government office, or a curriculum designer who has
never met my
kids.
Unschooling is the process by which an individual learns to take
responsibility for his/her learning and his/her life, which should
(ideally) be one and the same.
--
Sandy <skeane@...> http://mypage.direct.ca/s/skeane/
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Summer Haiku
Smell of glove leather,
grassy stains and diamond dust,
green cathedrals......life. -sk
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> From: Helen <Helen@...>We're "total unschoolers" as well. Of course, this is according to our own
>
> At 3:19 PM -0400 6/3/99, KintHM@... wrote:
> >I have to admit that I'm surprised to hear so many of you talking about using
> >curriculums when most unschoolers I have met shun all forms of 'formal
> >curriculum' unless the child has expressed a desire to learn in a more formal
> >environment. Is there anyone on the list who is completely unschooling?
>
> Yep. We're second-generation unschoolers, totally and completely committed
> to learning on our own terms. I don't recall whether I've posted an intro
> to this list or not... if I haven't someone let me know and I'll send some
> info on our family. Five kids, now ages 13-25, long story... <g>
>
> Helen
definition:
Schooling: the process by which a predetermined (and often arbitrary)
set
of learning goals/outcomes is reached using predetermined (and often
arbitrary) standardized curriculum administered by an authority figure
to
target groups of students sorted largely by chronological age.
Unschooling: the process by which a person acquires specific and
non-specific skills and information as determined by the needs and
interests of the person(s) doing the learning and by methods suited to
and chosen by those doing the learning. A lot of unschooling learning is
intrinsic, and some of the learning is often also accomplished by more
"traditional" methods, but the what, how,
when ,where , and why are determined by the learner and his/her goals
rather than a bureaucrat in a government office, or a curriculum designer who has
never met my
kids.
Unschooling is the process by which an individual learns to take
responsibility for his/her learning and his/her life, which should
(ideally) be one and the same.
--
Sandy <skeane@...> http://mypage.direct.ca/s/skeane/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summer Haiku
Smell of glove leather,
grassy stains and diamond dust,
green cathedrals......life. -sk
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Andi Kaufman
>At 8:46 AM -0400 6/4/99, Marbleface@... wrote:helen wrote:
>>Personally, I was hoping that unschooling could mean that I do whatever works
>>for me and mine. Workbooks - yes. Walks in the woods - yes. Well, that's
>>what we've been doing anyway.
>Seems to me unschooling can mean whatever one is comfortable having it mean.I guess I will change my definition and say it is whatever one wants it to be.
Andi...domestic goddess and active volunteer
mom to Isaac
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