Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] unschooling theory
Alan & Brenda Leonard
>>> My question is this...how much 'guidance' are parents allowed before we'reUnschooling parents definitely guide. But perhaps you might consider how
>>> not really considered 'unschoolers?'>>
much you are including in the term 'guidance'.
A couple of months ago, I showed my son the moves for chess. He's learned a
lot of theory since then, and I've guided his learning by helping him find
some chess books that are at his playing level, and spending time playing
'talking-games' with him (where we discuss why we'd make the move we're
going to make). I would also say that I've guided his Opa recently in
selecting birthday gifts for my son that would be appreciated. I reminded
him of Tim's recent interests, told him what book series Tim is currently
working his way through, and advised on what lego sets we already own.
In neither case did I require anything. I never told Tim that his chess
game would improve greatly if he spent a certain amount of time each day
playing, and it never, ever goes over well with grandparents if I tell them
they need to buy THIS gift. I guide. I don't direct.
To me, that's unschooling. Now, for me, it was easy to get used to not
asking that my son do certain things each day. I just stopped asking and
that was that. It's taken longer for me to become accustomed to not
thinking in terms of what is educational and what isn't. It's just legos,
and if I think about it, I can easily find what's educational about playing
legos. But I no longer do, I have become comfortable with everything being
part of my son's education.
brenda
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In a message dated 7/24/2002 6:23:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
abtleo@... writes:
bother stopping to convince yourself that whatever the kid is doing is
worthwhile. And when that step is reached, it is very liberating.
I still sometimes do think about it - just because it is INTERESTING to think
about what the child is getting out of whatever she is doing. But, with no
anxiety attached to the thoughts, no judgement, it is very different than
when just starting out unschooling.
--pam
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abtleo@... writes:
> It's taken longer for me to become accustomed to notAfter a while, you've done it so many times that you just don't need to
> thinking in terms of what is educational and what isn't. It's just legos,
> and if I think about it, I can easily find what's educational about playing
> legos. But I no longer do, I have become comfortable with everything being
> part of my son's education.
>
bother stopping to convince yourself that whatever the kid is doing is
worthwhile. And when that step is reached, it is very liberating.
I still sometimes do think about it - just because it is INTERESTING to think
about what the child is getting out of whatever she is doing. But, with no
anxiety attached to the thoughts, no judgement, it is very different than
when just starting out unschooling.
--pam
National Home Education Network
http://www.NHEN.org
Changing the Way the World Sees Homeschooling!
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oh. i am so proud..
my eight year old is in the back patio dismembering and eviscerating a dead anole lizard....
Linda LL
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my eight year old is in the back patio dismembering and eviscerating a dead anole lizard....
Linda LL
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Louise Rynkewicz
Linda,
for days when there are no obliging lizards I bet he would enjoy www.froguts.com where he can do a virtual dissection of a frog. My 7yr old son loved it!
Louise
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for days when there are no obliging lizards I bet he would enjoy www.froguts.com where he can do a virtual dissection of a frog. My 7yr old son loved it!
Louise
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i will tell him about that.. but the YUCK factor might not be high enuf for him.. lol..
Linda
Linda
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From: Louise Rynkewicz
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Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] unschooling theory
Linda,
for days when there are no obliging lizards I bet he would enjoy www.froguts.com where he can do a virtual dissection of a frog. My 7yr old son loved it!
Louise
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llindsey wrote:
>oh. i am so proud..
>my eight year old is in the back patio dismembering and eviscerating a dead anole lizard....
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>Linda LL
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In a message dated 7/24/02 12:30:21 PM, lrynkewicz@... writes:
<< Linda,
for days when there are no obliging lizards I bet he would enjoy
www.froguts.com where he can do a virtual dissection of a frog. My 7yr old
son loved it!
Louise >>
Wow...that site is so cool. Thanks "How stuff works" looks pretty great
too, which I found a link to on froguts.com. I hope my son likes it as much
as I do.
Jessica
<< Linda,
for days when there are no obliging lizards I bet he would enjoy
www.froguts.com where he can do a virtual dissection of a frog. My 7yr old
son loved it!
Louise >>
Wow...that site is so cool. Thanks "How stuff works" looks pretty great
too, which I found a link to on froguts.com. I hope my son likes it as much
as I do.
Jessica
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oh cool.. must check out links.. and see 'how stuff works'
LLL
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Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] unschooling theory
In a message dated 7/24/02 12:30:21 PM, lrynkewicz@... writes:
<< Linda,
for days when there are no obliging lizards I bet he would enjoy
www.froguts.com where he can do a virtual dissection of a frog. My 7yr old
son loved it!
Louise >>
Wow...that site is so cool. Thanks "How stuff works" looks pretty great
too, which I found a link to on froguts.com. I hope my son likes it as much
as I do.
Jessica
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Jamie Lemon
On Saturday DH and I spent 2 hours looking at the "How stuff works" site.
It was kinda funny, with both of us saying "Wow! did you see this?" every 5
minutes. It was almost a competition (with him on his pc and me on mine) to
find the "coolest" stuff first LOL The kids were only slightly interested
and they looked a little annoyed that we were acting so silly.
They need to relax LOL
Zan
It was kinda funny, with both of us saying "Wow! did you see this?" every 5
minutes. It was almost a competition (with him on his pc and me on mine) to
find the "coolest" stuff first LOL The kids were only slightly interested
and they looked a little annoyed that we were acting so silly.
They need to relax LOL
Zan
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From: AlmondJoy721@...
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Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] unschooling theory
Wow...that site is so cool. Thanks "How stuff works" looks pretty great
too, which I found a link to on froguts.com. I hope my son likes it as much
as I do.
Jessica