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In a message dated 9/7/2002 7:52:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
marydan@... writes:
> If your daughter wanted to build something with blocks would you let
> her go at it or would you say "Well, first you need to understand the
> attributes and properties of all these different shaped and sized
> blocks. Once you've mastered that then you can build."
>
>
I have a story where JUST that happened!

I have a friend---Ok, I'm between generations, the parents are good friends
and the kids are good friends---whose dad took her out to learn to drive. She
was so excited---her first time in the car. She sat in the driver's seat, and
her dad sat in the passenger seat. She got ready to put the key into the
ignition; her father stopped her. They had a two hour discussion of how the
engine works---pistons and fuel injection and brakes ---EVERYTHING. Then he
took the keys from her and got out of the car!

The following weekend she and I were going to a dog show together (usually we
all went---both of her parents, Sosanna, her sister, and I). I got in the
passenger seat and gave her the keys. She drove all the way there and home
(scared stiff!) But by the time we got home, she was fine. Her parents
couldn't believe I'd let a brand new driver behind the wheel of my brand new
car.

How else would she learn? From more of her dad's "lessons"???

Kelly


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achisms5

I have a story that is just the opposite. I only gave one driving
lesson in my life and it was to a twenty-something woman from a small
town in Africa where women just didn't drive. Her boyfriend asked me
to take her out and teach her. I told her nothing--assuming she knew
the basics. We went out to a long straight country road and as we
were driving she was crossing the line into the other lane. Let me
tell, I was nervous. But not nearly as nervous as when she asked me
after a few minutes how to stop the car!! LOL


Mary





--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., kbcdlovejo@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 9/7/2002 7:52:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> marydan@a... writes:
> > If your daughter wanted to build something with blocks would you
let
> > her go at it or would you say "Well, first you need to understand
the
> > attributes and properties of all these different shaped and sized
> > blocks. Once you've mastered that then you can build."
> >
> >
> I have a story where JUST that happened!
>
> I have a friend---Ok, I'm between generations, the parents are good
friends
> and the kids are good friends---whose dad took her out to learn to
drive. She
> was so excited---her first time in the car. She sat in the driver's
seat, and
> her dad sat in the passenger seat. She got ready to put the key
into the
> ignition; her father stopped her. They had a two hour discussion of
how the
> engine works---pistons and fuel injection and brakes ---EVERYTHING.
Then he
> took the keys from her and got out of the car!
>
> The following weekend she and I were going to a dog show together
(usually we
> all went---both of her parents, Sosanna, her sister, and I). I got
in the
> passenger seat and gave her the keys. She drove all the way there
and home
> (scared stiff!) But by the time we got home, she was fine. Her
parents
> couldn't believe I'd let a brand new driver behind the wheel of my
brand new
> car.
>
> How else would she learn? From more of her dad's "lessons"???
>
> Kelly
>
>
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