Alan & Brenda Leonard

> If a kid is making
> one mark on a piece of paper and throwing it away repeatedly, I
> would start inquiring. It may be that what the kid is trying for
> needs to be done in sketch book - or that the wrong tool or
> medium for the effect is being used - or that while the practice
> is satisfying, the paper can be reused for something else

My son went through a phase of tiny drawings in the middle of the paper. I
just cut the pieces in quarters. He loved the size, it was "just right" for
what he saw in his mind's eye, and we got four drawings per paper without me
nagging about using all of the paper.

brenda

inmdcrew

Brenda,
That's a good idea. I may adopt it.
Tina (inmdcrew)


--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., Alan & Brenda Leonard <abtleo@e...>
wrote:
> > If a kid is making
> > one mark on a piece of paper and throwing it away repeatedly, I
> > would start inquiring. It may be that what the kid is trying for
> > needs to be done in sketch book - or that the wrong tool or
> > medium for the effect is being used - or that while the practice
> > is satisfying, the paper can be reused for something else
>
> My son went through a phase of tiny drawings in the middle of the
paper. I
> just cut the pieces in quarters. He loved the size, it was "just
right" for
> what he saw in his mind's eye, and we got four drawings per paper
without me
> nagging about using all of the paper.
>
> brenda