Daughter WANTS to do Algebra, help!
luv2unskool
I have a gifted daughter, who is 8 years old. She has always been
homeschooled, but up until March, we'd been doing "school at home"
and battling on a daily basis. I found "unschooling" - and it makes
PERFECT sense to me/us. We love it. (We don't understand why
EVERYONE doesn't do it!!!)
My daughter is still close with her "school at home" friends. She
has been asking to do her old Math U See workbooks, and asked me to
buy her Language Arts workbooks. I was happy to oblige. She wants
to be sure her school-age peers don't "get ahead" of her. She's
always been ahead of them, and doesn't want to fall behind, or feel
less intelligent. She wants to learn Algebra, like her older
cousin.
What should I do about this? In one way, I'm happy to see that she
is motivated, but am concerned that she is so focused on what others
are doing. She LOVES unschooling and doesn't want to go back
to "school at home". She wants to be a hairdresser when she grows
up, so Algebra isn't out of necessity, for her future profession. I
figured she's learn things like Algebra when she NEEDED it (IF she
needed it), but didn't expect this!
Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
Christine
homeschooled, but up until March, we'd been doing "school at home"
and battling on a daily basis. I found "unschooling" - and it makes
PERFECT sense to me/us. We love it. (We don't understand why
EVERYONE doesn't do it!!!)
My daughter is still close with her "school at home" friends. She
has been asking to do her old Math U See workbooks, and asked me to
buy her Language Arts workbooks. I was happy to oblige. She wants
to be sure her school-age peers don't "get ahead" of her. She's
always been ahead of them, and doesn't want to fall behind, or feel
less intelligent. She wants to learn Algebra, like her older
cousin.
What should I do about this? In one way, I'm happy to see that she
is motivated, but am concerned that she is so focused on what others
are doing. She LOVES unschooling and doesn't want to go back
to "school at home". She wants to be a hairdresser when she grows
up, so Algebra isn't out of necessity, for her future profession. I
figured she's learn things like Algebra when she NEEDED it (IF she
needed it), but didn't expect this!
Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
Christine
Mary Bianco
>From: "luv2unskool" <cmr0523@...>If it were me, and the child seemed like she really wanted to do it, for
>My daughter is still close with her "school at home" friends. She
>has been asking to do her old Math U See workbooks, and asked me to
>buy her Language Arts workbooks. I was happy to oblige. She wants
>to be sure her school-age peers don't "get ahead" of her. She's
>always been ahead of them, and doesn't want to fall behind, or feel
>less intelligent. She wants to learn Algebra, like her older
>cousin.
>
>What should I do about this?
whatever reason, I would help her by providing materials for that and maybe
even an algebra book, possibly teachers edition so she could learn it on her
own. Make it known to her that she doesn't have to follow through with it
all if she decides she doesn't want to learn it after all. She may surprise
you again by learning it all quite well whether she thinks she'll need it or
not. As long as it's what she wants to do, what harm could there be?
Mary B
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At 01:15 AM 9/13/02 +0000, you wrote:
Get her a book on algebra, or maybe just do a google-search on algebra.
Perhaps you can find some worksheets for it that would at least get her
started, and be able to see if it's something she really, *really* wants to
do. Just a thought.
Todd
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>I figured she's learn things like Algebra when she NEEDED it (IF she==
>needed it), but didn't expect this!
>
>Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
>
>Christine
Get her a book on algebra, or maybe just do a google-search on algebra.
Perhaps you can find some worksheets for it that would at least get her
started, and be able to see if it's something she really, *really* wants to
do. Just a thought.
Todd
Our HOME page
http://rambleman.tripod.com/index.html
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On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 23:19:54 -0500 MO Milligans
<Ozarkren@...> writes:
3 + X = 6 - solve for X. That's algebra, I remember writing up some
problems like that for Rain a few years ago.
Dar
<Ozarkren@...> writes:
> Get her a book on algebra, or maybe just do a google-search onZoombinis is algebra. So is playing Bazaar.
> algebra.
3 + X = 6 - solve for X. That's algebra, I remember writing up some
problems like that for Rain a few years ago.
Dar
Shyrley
On 12 Sep 02, at 21:47, freeform@... wrote:
is algebra. We all play it and think its great fun but how is it
algebra?
Shyrley
"You laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at you because you are all the same."
>I am so horribly schooled that I can't actually see how Zoombini's
> On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 23:19:54 -0500 MO Milligans
> <Ozarkren@...> writes:
> > Get her a book on algebra, or maybe just do a google-search on
> > algebra.
>
> Zoombinis is algebra. So is playing Bazaar.
>
> 3 + X = 6 - solve for X. That's algebra, I remember writing up some
> problems like that for Rain a few years ago.
>
> Dar
>
is algebra. We all play it and think its great fun but how is it
algebra?
Shyrley
"You laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at you because you are all the same."
Betsy
** She wants to be a hairdresser when she grows
up, so Algebra isn't out of necessity, for her future profession. I
figured she's learn things like Algebra when she NEEDED it (IF she
needed it), but didn't expect this!**
If she ends up running a whole chain of salons, the algebra could come
in handy. :-)
I'll leave the decision up to you whether you want to buy her schooly materials.
Key Curriculum Press makes some nice math materials, that are available
at some teacher supply stores. They sell a series of pamplet books
called Key to Algebra and each part is sold separately. That would give
you the opportunity to just buy the first part and let her have it and
not care much whether she used it.
Betsy
up, so Algebra isn't out of necessity, for her future profession. I
figured she's learn things like Algebra when she NEEDED it (IF she
needed it), but didn't expect this!**
If she ends up running a whole chain of salons, the algebra could come
in handy. :-)
I'll leave the decision up to you whether you want to buy her schooly materials.
Key Curriculum Press makes some nice math materials, that are available
at some teacher supply stores. They sell a series of pamplet books
called Key to Algebra and each part is sold separately. That would give
you the opportunity to just buy the first part and let her have it and
not care much whether she used it.
Betsy
Leslie Avery
When I was into doing school at home or when I go
through the stages of am I doing enough my kids pull
out this math series that an unschooler told me about
called Key Curriculum Press. They have a good series
on Algebra. It shows how Algebra is used on an
everyday basis and kids can work at their own pace.
They come with an answer key that I just gave to my
son if he wanted to check it himself. He hasn't done
it for awhile but if he wishes it it is there. I used
this because I am inedpt in math and have a mental
block beyond division and really wouldn't know how to
present it any other way except in a book.
Leslie
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through the stages of am I doing enough my kids pull
out this math series that an unschooler told me about
called Key Curriculum Press. They have a good series
on Algebra. It shows how Algebra is used on an
everyday basis and kids can work at their own pace.
They come with an answer key that I just gave to my
son if he wanted to check it himself. He hasn't done
it for awhile but if he wishes it it is there. I used
this because I am inedpt in math and have a mental
block beyond division and really wouldn't know how to
present it any other way except in a book.
Leslie
--- Mary Bianco <mummyone24@...> wrote:
> >From: "luv2unskool" <cmr0523@...>_________________________________________________________________
>
> >My daughter is still close with her "school at
> home" friends. She
> >has been asking to do her old Math U See workbooks,
> and asked me to
> >buy her Language Arts workbooks. I was happy to
> oblige. She wants
> >to be sure her school-age peers don't "get ahead"
> of her. She's
> >always been ahead of them, and doesn't want to fall
> behind, or feel
> >less intelligent. She wants to learn Algebra, like
> her older
> >cousin.
> >
> >What should I do about this?
>
>
> If it were me, and the child seemed like she really
> wanted to do it, for
> whatever reason, I would help her by providing
> materials for that and maybe
> even an algebra book, possibly teachers edition so
> she could learn it on her
> own. Make it known to her that she doesn't have to
> follow through with it
> all if she decides she doesn't want to learn it
> after all. She may surprise
> you again by learning it all quite well whether she
> thinks she'll need it or
> not. As long as it's what she wants to do, what harm
> could there be?
>
> Mary B
>
>
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<< >I figured she's learn things like Algebra when she NEEDED it (IF she
seen it advertised in Scholastic books, and a google search showed several
sites mentioning it.
Sandra
>needed it), but didn't expect this! >>There is a computer game called Algebra Blasters. We don't have it butI've
seen it advertised in Scholastic books, and a google search showed several
sites mentioning it.
Sandra