Re: [Unschooling-dotcom]hooked on phonics and introduction
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<< Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 05:30:50 +0000
From: "tonya wright" <chatadict2t@...>
Subject: Hooked on phonics?
We are contemplating buying Hooked on Phonics for Brittany. I looked up the
info. on the official web site & it is $299.99 + 27.50 shipping & handling.
YIKES! Do you know of any other places we could buy it? If there was a
store around that sold it at least we could save the shipping & handling.
Also, do you know anyone who has used it?
Tonya
Brittany & Melody's Mommy
4/22/99 12/01/01
new price...I just checked www.ebay.com I have bought some used books
from ebay and got great deals.
I am Jessica from San Diego who would like to "unschool" (I hate the label).
I have been lurking for at least a month. I have not started any sort of
school or unschool at home as yet, unless one counts summer and just trying
to relax, but I am not sending my 12 year old back to public school this
fall. After years of arguing with his father, I have finally succeeded in
at least having him agree to let me try it at home. (divorce in progress
here) Their father does not trust that I can handle the situation without a
"facilitator" so I am probably going to sign up for a Charter School, and go
from there, at least it is in a little different direction. My son has
largely lost the joy of learning, although I see him doing things this
summer that seem like learning to me...which I would never mention to him.
He has never read for pleasure as a for instance. Maybe that will come,
maybe it won't. I really believe he needs a large break. I am hoping with
this charter school that we may be able to choose a "curriculum" and do
basically what we want, yet documenting it in a way that appears to follow
said curriculum.
I have two older sons who went through the PS system. My seventeen year old
is doing fine by most people standards, my twenty year old really would have
benefited from a completely different situation. I am feeling very guilty
for being so complacent for so many years.... and hope I can at least turn my
youngest's life around.
Ideally, I would like to do away with any kind of system at all. I believe
systems of all kinds are largely a mistake.
I have enjoyed most of the posts on the list although some threads have
gotten a bit tedious for me only because there are an awful lot of posts to
read through. I am currently trying the digest version since I also belong
to a number of other groups. At least that way they are somewhat sorted. I
have not been offended by anything. Keep up the great posts. I thank you
all for the lively discussions.
Jessica
writes:
<< Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 05:30:50 +0000
From: "tonya wright" <chatadict2t@...>
Subject: Hooked on phonics?
We are contemplating buying Hooked on Phonics for Brittany. I looked up the
info. on the official web site & it is $299.99 + 27.50 shipping & handling.
YIKES! Do you know of any other places we could buy it? If there was a
store around that sold it at least we could save the shipping & handling.
Also, do you know anyone who has used it?
Tonya
Brittany & Melody's Mommy
4/22/99 12/01/01
>>Try Ebay they are many people trying to sell copies for at least half of that
new price...I just checked www.ebay.com I have bought some used books
from ebay and got great deals.
I am Jessica from San Diego who would like to "unschool" (I hate the label).
I have been lurking for at least a month. I have not started any sort of
school or unschool at home as yet, unless one counts summer and just trying
to relax, but I am not sending my 12 year old back to public school this
fall. After years of arguing with his father, I have finally succeeded in
at least having him agree to let me try it at home. (divorce in progress
here) Their father does not trust that I can handle the situation without a
"facilitator" so I am probably going to sign up for a Charter School, and go
from there, at least it is in a little different direction. My son has
largely lost the joy of learning, although I see him doing things this
summer that seem like learning to me...which I would never mention to him.
He has never read for pleasure as a for instance. Maybe that will come,
maybe it won't. I really believe he needs a large break. I am hoping with
this charter school that we may be able to choose a "curriculum" and do
basically what we want, yet documenting it in a way that appears to follow
said curriculum.
I have two older sons who went through the PS system. My seventeen year old
is doing fine by most people standards, my twenty year old really would have
benefited from a completely different situation. I am feeling very guilty
for being so complacent for so many years.... and hope I can at least turn my
youngest's life around.
Ideally, I would like to do away with any kind of system at all. I believe
systems of all kinds are largely a mistake.
I have enjoyed most of the posts on the list although some threads have
gotten a bit tedious for me only because there are an awful lot of posts to
read through. I am currently trying the digest version since I also belong
to a number of other groups. At least that way they are somewhat sorted. I
have not been offended by anything. Keep up the great posts. I thank you
all for the lively discussions.
Jessica
zenmomma *
>>I am Jessica from San Diego who would like to "unschool" (I hate theWelcome Jessica. Label or not, the best part of an unschooling lifestyle is
>>label). I have been lurking for at least a month. I have not started any
>>sort of school or unschool at home as yet, unless one counts summer and
>>just trying to relax...>>
that IT ALL COUNTS! The learning continues. The mind keeps on thinking,
summer breaks and all. :o)
>>I really believe he needs a large break.>>Absolutely. In homechooling/unschooling circles this break is called
"deschooling" and is always recommended. I've heard the guideline of one
month for every year of school. Like everything else of course, this is not
a rule, but a suggestion or guideline based on experience.
>>I am feeling very guilty for being so complacent for so many years.... andWhile you all deschool, you can also work on forgiving yourself. Lots of us
>>hope I can at least turn my youngest's life around.>>
have felt the way you do. You've done the best you could with the
information you had. Now you have more information and you're making
different choices for your youngest. Try not to let guilt get in the way of
a joyful today.
Life is good.
~Mary
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Hi Jessica! My husband and I had the same differences you seem to be having.
We are divorced now and because of a Judge that favored fathers having their
kids and vehemently opposing homeschool my ex. got custody. Yuck!
I don't know about charter schools... are they umbrella schools?
Anyway unschooling is a label that not necessarily fits what's taking place
but that's the label for now. Make up another one!
As for making learning unseen... whatever you son is interesting in, build
off of that. If he is interested in motorcycles you could ask him to draw
them, write stories about them with him in the story (even if you have to do
the writting at first), he could plan a cross country trip for himself on the
motorcycle equating the distances he must travel...whatever gets things going
and remaining interested.
Good luck!
DeWes
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We are divorced now and because of a Judge that favored fathers having their
kids and vehemently opposing homeschool my ex. got custody. Yuck!
I don't know about charter schools... are they umbrella schools?
Anyway unschooling is a label that not necessarily fits what's taking place
but that's the label for now. Make up another one!
As for making learning unseen... whatever you son is interesting in, build
off of that. If he is interested in motorcycles you could ask him to draw
them, write stories about them with him in the story (even if you have to do
the writting at first), he could plan a cross country trip for himself on the
motorcycle equating the distances he must travel...whatever gets things going
and remaining interested.
Good luck!
DeWes
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