required reading, was Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Introduction and question
nellebelle
----- snip----- The only rule I have had is that for every fictional
what to read isn't unschooling.
My 10yod is just as likely to grab and read non-fiction as fiction. She
loves both. I have never required anything of her reading. She has always
been free to pick and choose whatever she wants (or even choose not to).
Last week she asked me to help her find a book about California at the
library. She loves reading tidbits about states and quoting them to us. I
love watching her enjoy this and I love that there will NOT be a test. What
she remembers from it will be the parts that matter to her. (And now I
finally remember that Florida is the sunshine state and California is the
golden state, not the other way around. Washington is the evergreen state,
but this is only true on the western side.) And if she doesn't remember any
of the facts, she will no doubt remember that you can go to the library and
get books that tell you all sorts of interesting details about just about
anything you want to know! And she knows that if you like a book, you can
look under the author's name and find more books by the same author. And
she knows that some authors write both fiction and non-fiction.
----snip----- I am beginning to feel like I am failing at homeschooling him
and when they should learn it, that is not unschooling.
I am very good at grammar and spelling, but clueless when it comes to auto
mechanics.
Mary Ellen
> book that she checked out from the library she had to check out 3 non-That was before you were an unschooler, right? Because telling your kids
> fiction and a biography.>>>>>>>>>
what to read isn't unschooling.
My 10yod is just as likely to grab and read non-fiction as fiction. She
loves both. I have never required anything of her reading. She has always
been free to pick and choose whatever she wants (or even choose not to).
Last week she asked me to help her find a book about California at the
library. She loves reading tidbits about states and quoting them to us. I
love watching her enjoy this and I love that there will NOT be a test. What
she remembers from it will be the parts that matter to her. (And now I
finally remember that Florida is the sunshine state and California is the
golden state, not the other way around. Washington is the evergreen state,
but this is only true on the western side.) And if she doesn't remember any
of the facts, she will no doubt remember that you can go to the library and
get books that tell you all sorts of interesting details about just about
anything you want to know! And she knows that if you like a book, you can
look under the author's name and find more books by the same author. And
she knows that some authors write both fiction and non-fiction.
----snip----- I am beginning to feel like I am failing at homeschooling him
> and feel that I could use some advice and encouragement. >>>>>>>>>Let the "homeschooling" go. When you are deciding what they should learn
and when they should learn it, that is not unschooling.
I am very good at grammar and spelling, but clueless when it comes to auto
mechanics.
Mary Ellen
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In a message dated 2/26/03 9:52:09 AM, nellebelle@... writes:
<< My 10yod is just as likely to grab and read non-fiction as fiction. She
loves both. I have never required anything of her reading. >>
I LOVED non-fiction as a kid and still do. When I finish a novel I often
feel like I wasted my time, because it was just a story. (Personal problem,
and I do know lots of thought comes and ideas and truths and all that, but I
think because of the way I am interpersonally, I don't need fiction as much
as some people do.)
I have TONS of non-fiction books. I just love them. If someone had made me
read them, it could have turned them to spinach.
Maybe they forced me to read novels! LOL! I'll have to think about that.
-=- Washington is the evergreen state,
but this is only true on the western side.) -=-
I grew up in New Mexico, and so I thought I knew what New Mexico looked like.
Wrong.
I was in the Rio Grande Valley between two beautiful mountain chains, in Rio
Arriba county, which was indeed full of rivers and streams, and orchards and
farms.
Every time we got textbooks, though, like geography books, or every time
there was something about New Mexico in one of the classroom magazines, they
would show Carlsbad Caverns or a yucca plant on a sand dune with miles of
flat nothing but sagebrush behind. I never saw that part of New Mexico until
I was 26 or 27. Weird, huh? There is quite a bit of that part of New
Mexico, but people tend not to live there. <g>
I'd seen yucca and sage brush, but only in relatively lush civilization. Ha!
So like the Blind Men and the Elephant, if we tell kids what part is "the
important part" they can easily get the wrong idea about what an elephant is
like, but if we say "Here is a world of elephant art, video, poetry, sound
recording, and there are some real elephants to touch and smell, go for it!"
they'll know more about elephants than they could find in any single kid's
book.
I rambled. I rambled right into a herd of elephants.
Life is like that when you unschool.
Sandra
Sandra
<< My 10yod is just as likely to grab and read non-fiction as fiction. She
loves both. I have never required anything of her reading. >>
I LOVED non-fiction as a kid and still do. When I finish a novel I often
feel like I wasted my time, because it was just a story. (Personal problem,
and I do know lots of thought comes and ideas and truths and all that, but I
think because of the way I am interpersonally, I don't need fiction as much
as some people do.)
I have TONS of non-fiction books. I just love them. If someone had made me
read them, it could have turned them to spinach.
Maybe they forced me to read novels! LOL! I'll have to think about that.
-=- Washington is the evergreen state,
but this is only true on the western side.) -=-
I grew up in New Mexico, and so I thought I knew what New Mexico looked like.
Wrong.
I was in the Rio Grande Valley between two beautiful mountain chains, in Rio
Arriba county, which was indeed full of rivers and streams, and orchards and
farms.
Every time we got textbooks, though, like geography books, or every time
there was something about New Mexico in one of the classroom magazines, they
would show Carlsbad Caverns or a yucca plant on a sand dune with miles of
flat nothing but sagebrush behind. I never saw that part of New Mexico until
I was 26 or 27. Weird, huh? There is quite a bit of that part of New
Mexico, but people tend not to live there. <g>
I'd seen yucca and sage brush, but only in relatively lush civilization. Ha!
So like the Blind Men and the Elephant, if we tell kids what part is "the
important part" they can easily get the wrong idea about what an elephant is
like, but if we say "Here is a world of elephant art, video, poetry, sound
recording, and there are some real elephants to touch and smell, go for it!"
they'll know more about elephants than they could find in any single kid's
book.
I rambled. I rambled right into a herd of elephants.
Life is like that when you unschool.
Sandra
Sandra
Betsy
**I have TONS of non-fiction books. I just love them. If someone had
made me read them, it could have turned them to spinach. **
I tend to *assume* that non-fiction is spinach and will be very
"nourishing" and have a strong unpleasant flavor.
As an adult, I actually like spinach more than I like non-fiction. That
"school taste" really lingers.
It never occured to me to stop and think that this list is
"non-fiction". Without the label it doesn't taste bad!
Betsy
PS (If anyone has been posting "fiction" here, please write to me and
let me know! <g>)
made me read them, it could have turned them to spinach. **
I tend to *assume* that non-fiction is spinach and will be very
"nourishing" and have a strong unpleasant flavor.
As an adult, I actually like spinach more than I like non-fiction. That
"school taste" really lingers.
It never occured to me to stop and think that this list is
"non-fiction". Without the label it doesn't taste bad!
Betsy
PS (If anyone has been posting "fiction" here, please write to me and
let me know! <g>)
sorcha_aisling <[email protected]
I LOVE non-fiction too; always have. I read non-fiction constantly.
I occasionally read fiction, but for the most part I tend to forget
it exists. When I do get in the mood for it, I also tend to feel
like I'm wasting my time -- like I'm taking "time off". But the
times when I'm suddenly in the mood for a novel, I sure wouldn't want
my husband dictating that now I have to read three non-fictions and a
biography! I think as a kid I may have read more fiction than non-
fiction ... I was always pretending to do homework while I was
secretly hiding in my room to read Stephen King novels. But that was
probably just because my mom forbid me to read Stephen King, so I
assumed there must be something really *good* in there!
Sorcha
I occasionally read fiction, but for the most part I tend to forget
it exists. When I do get in the mood for it, I also tend to feel
like I'm wasting my time -- like I'm taking "time off". But the
times when I'm suddenly in the mood for a novel, I sure wouldn't want
my husband dictating that now I have to read three non-fictions and a
biography! I think as a kid I may have read more fiction than non-
fiction ... I was always pretending to do homework while I was
secretly hiding in my room to read Stephen King novels. But that was
probably just because my mom forbid me to read Stephen King, so I
assumed there must be something really *good* in there!
Sorcha
> I LOVED non-fiction as a kid and still do. When I finish a novel Ioften
> feel like I wasted my time, because it was just a story. (Personalproblem,
> and I do know lots of thought comes and ideas and truths and allthat, but I
> think because of the way I am interpersonally, I don't need fictionas much
> as some people do.)
>
Have a Nice Day!
LOL
My son LOVES Stephen King. He is in the middle of reading Dreamcatcher. Its a HUGE book. I'll probably be renewing it several times and paying over due fines before he gets done! And then *I* want to read it.
I just saw that the movie is coming out soon too.
Kristen
My son LOVES Stephen King. He is in the middle of reading Dreamcatcher. Its a HUGE book. I'll probably be renewing it several times and paying over due fines before he gets done! And then *I* want to read it.
I just saw that the movie is coming out soon too.
Kristen
----- Original Message -----
From: sorcha_aisling <sorcha-aisling@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 6:27 PM
Subject: required reading, was Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Introduction and question
I LOVE non-fiction too; always have. I read non-fiction constantly.
I occasionally read fiction, but for the most part I tend to forget
it exists. When I do get in the mood for it, I also tend to feel
like I'm wasting my time -- like I'm taking "time off". But the
times when I'm suddenly in the mood for a novel, I sure wouldn't want
my husband dictating that now I have to read three non-fictions and a
biography! I think as a kid I may have read more fiction than non-
fiction ... I was always pretending to do homework while I was
secretly hiding in my room to read Stephen King novels. But that was
probably just because my mom forbid me to read Stephen King, so I
assumed there must be something really *good* in there!
Sorcha
> I LOVED non-fiction as a kid and still do. When I finish a novel I
often
> feel like I wasted my time, because it was just a story. (Personal
problem,
> and I do know lots of thought comes and ideas and truths and all
that, but I
> think because of the way I am interpersonally, I don't need fiction
as much
> as some people do.)
>
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I have just about every Stephen King book and have read most of them lots of times, except Dreamcatcher, I read his wifes discription of the 'nastys' in the book and was never able to get past the mental image and just couldn't get into the right frame of mind to read the book, I just kept giggling. Maybe I'll try it again.
I just started reading Patricia Cornwell's Jack The Ripper Book. I love forensic science. <g>
Rebecca
Have a Nice Day! <litlrooh@...> wrote:LOL
My son LOVES Stephen King. He is in the middle of reading Dreamcatcher. Its a HUGE book. I'll probably be renewing it several times and paying over due fines before he gets done! And then *I* want to read it.
I just saw that the movie is coming out soon too.
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I just started reading Patricia Cornwell's Jack The Ripper Book. I love forensic science. <g>
Rebecca
Have a Nice Day! <litlrooh@...> wrote:LOL
My son LOVES Stephen King. He is in the middle of reading Dreamcatcher. Its a HUGE book. I'll probably be renewing it several times and paying over due fines before he gets done! And then *I* want to read it.
I just saw that the movie is coming out soon too.
Kristen
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