Jim Selvage

I have a question that this message helped me remember to ask, lol.

My daughter is 13. We hav been homeschooling for a long time, but not
unschooling. Since we are transitioning into unschooling, she has told me
that she would like to do math, but does not like the book she was using,
Singapore NEM1( Pre-Algebra and Algebra). She said she would like to learn
some trigonometry and that she would really like to have some kind of
computer, interactive thing from which she could learn about triangles. Any
idea? I can't afford to spend a lot of money at this point, but want to
help her find what interests her. (Coming from a schooling philosophy, I
have no idea how she can do trig without first doing Algebra, but I am
trying to ignore myself on that one, lol). I did check out a trig video
from the library, can't think of what they are called at the moment. She
watched some of it, but it didn't thrill her).

Thanks in advance,
erin in nd

> A child who picks up math from liking math workbooks is going to look very
> different from a child who picks up math by manipulating the numbers she
> encounters in real life. But the underlying philosophy -- that we trust
kids
> to know what they need (assuming they're able to access what they
need!) --
> is there regardless of how the child likes to learn.
>
> If someone is doing something that doesn't sound like it meshes with the
> unschooling philosophy it's helpful for those who are silently reading
(it's
> what I did when I started reading about homeschooling) if statements get
> questioned and held up to examination. If I say my daughter learns math
from
> workbooks I'd surely want someone to question that! That statement tells
> people something about how someone who calls herself an unschooler has her
> child learn math but it doesn't help anyone figure out what the philosophy
> of unschooling is or how it works or how they can figure out how to apply
it
> to their lives. It's just an action with no meaning behind it.

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In a message dated 12/13/02 8:20:07 PM, jselvage@... writes:

<< She said she would like to learn
some trigonometry and that she would really like to have some kind of
computer, interactive thing from which she could learn about triangles. Any
idea? I can't afford to spend a lot of money at this point, but want to
help her find what interests her. >>

She might just poke around with www.google.com and find things online. That
costs nothing. There are lots of fun math sites.

Sandra

Jim Selvage

Sandra,

Thanks. We have done some of that. I got hooked on one site for a few
hours myself.

many blessings,
erin

> She might just poke around with www.google.com and find things online.
That
> costs nothing. There are lots of fun math sites.
>
> Sandra
>
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