Homeschooling teenagers
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Other than Sandra, are there many other parents on this List homeschooling
teenagers?
Thank You,
Susan
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teenagers?
Thank You,
Susan
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Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema
At 07:42 PM 5/9/2003 -0400, you wrote:
Why?
HeidiWD
"You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. Jeannette Rankin
>Other than Sandra, are there many other parents on this List homeschoolingYes.
>teenagers?
Why?
HeidiWD
"You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. Jeannette Rankin
lite2yu2000
--- In [email protected], imaginesjm@a... wrote:
doubt rebellion can happen in a real unschooling environmnet, at
least not the kind of rebellion we read about in young people that go
to school. I mostly read every now and then. . .not much time to
read, but used to be a regular on here, and even a moderator at one
time.
Mary
> Other than Sandra, are there many other parents on this Listhomeschooling
> teenagers?I am. . . and it is nothing like what people keep warning me about. I
doubt rebellion can happen in a real unschooling environmnet, at
least not the kind of rebellion we read about in young people that go
to school. I mostly read every now and then. . .not much time to
read, but used to be a regular on here, and even a moderator at one
time.
Mary
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I'm unchooling my 13 year old son. We started this January.
Sue : )
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Sue : )
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Nora or Devereaux Cannon
I have a 24 yo son, who though not unschooled did make it through
the teen years without permanent physical injury or arrest. Some
basic teen stuff would be the same, though I can't speak to
unschooling specifics as a lifestyle for teens except as an
observer of others.
the teen years without permanent physical injury or arrest. Some
basic teen stuff would be the same, though I can't speak to
unschooling specifics as a lifestyle for teens except as an
observer of others.
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Heidi
--- In [email protected], imaginesjm@a... wrote:
confident, not afraid to speak her mind. And...someone mentioned
holding hands in public. We have that. Arms around each others'
shoulders or holding hands. Goofing off like girlfriends at the
store, or wherever. And Abbie isn't afraid to tell me, when she
thinks I need to do differently. I greatly admire her forthrightness
and ability to speak up, being a bit of a weinie my own self, in
those areas.
We've homeschooled her since right around her 7th b-day, "relaxed
homeschooling" for the whole time, going more towards unschooling
now, having watched her follow her own path into some very cool
things. I must say, academically we've been relaxed, but we have a
pretty firm set of family rules that we enforce consistently...and
Abbie hasn't shown any rebellion. Neither have my other kids,
younger.
It was Jason, my oldest and from a first marriage, and my hubby
wanted to step in and put rules on him the day after the wedding.
Jason rebelled big time, but I think it was the fact that the
relationship was damaged and not given healing time before Da Rules
came down. He also was never homeschooled.
HeidiC
Once again, I think it has to do with building relationship.
> Other than Sandra, are there many other parents on this Listhomeschooling
> teenagers?I have a 15 year old girl, one of the best people I know: strong,
>
> Thank You,
> Susan
>
confident, not afraid to speak her mind. And...someone mentioned
holding hands in public. We have that. Arms around each others'
shoulders or holding hands. Goofing off like girlfriends at the
store, or wherever. And Abbie isn't afraid to tell me, when she
thinks I need to do differently. I greatly admire her forthrightness
and ability to speak up, being a bit of a weinie my own self, in
those areas.
We've homeschooled her since right around her 7th b-day, "relaxed
homeschooling" for the whole time, going more towards unschooling
now, having watched her follow her own path into some very cool
things. I must say, academically we've been relaxed, but we have a
pretty firm set of family rules that we enforce consistently...and
Abbie hasn't shown any rebellion. Neither have my other kids,
younger.
It was Jason, my oldest and from a first marriage, and my hubby
wanted to step in and put rules on him the day after the wedding.
Jason rebelled big time, but I think it was the fact that the
relationship was damaged and not given healing time before Da Rules
came down. He also was never homeschooled.
HeidiC
Once again, I think it has to do with building relationship.
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In a message dated 5/9/03 6:23:20 PM, mary@... writes:
<< I am. . . and it is nothing like what people keep warning me about. I
doubt rebellion can happen in a real unschooling environmnet, at
least not the kind of rebellion we read about in young people that go
to school. >>
It's possible-to-likely that people whose kids have been in school a long
time will never have the calm and clarity that always-unschooled kids can
have. But there are other factors, certainly. Genetics, parental patience
(and calm and clarity), step situations, trauma, grief...
I like the idea that someone would discount me for my kids being too old (if
that's what it was; might not have been). The first two years I was online,
people would occasionally say "Pay no attention to her, her oldest kid is
only seven" (or however old he was at the moment, when someone wanted to
discount what I was saying, and it was probably the same person or two saying
it in different situations, but I wasn't paying attention to that).
Sandra
<< I am. . . and it is nothing like what people keep warning me about. I
doubt rebellion can happen in a real unschooling environmnet, at
least not the kind of rebellion we read about in young people that go
to school. >>
It's possible-to-likely that people whose kids have been in school a long
time will never have the calm and clarity that always-unschooled kids can
have. But there are other factors, certainly. Genetics, parental patience
(and calm and clarity), step situations, trauma, grief...
I like the idea that someone would discount me for my kids being too old (if
that's what it was; might not have been). The first two years I was online,
people would occasionally say "Pay no attention to her, her oldest kid is
only seven" (or however old he was at the moment, when someone wanted to
discount what I was saying, and it was probably the same person or two saying
it in different situations, but I wasn't paying attention to that).
Sandra
lite2yu2000
--- In [email protected], SandraDodd@a... wrote:
different from his teen sister, and it will be interesteing to see
how it goes when he is a teen. But I do believe that always being
unschooled will have a huge impact on him as it has his sister.
Interestingly, she has chosen to go to a free school this year for
three days a week. At first, she was really interested in the classes
but has now pretty much chosen to go there to hang out mostly, and
play music. . .her guitar teacher is there a couple of those days and
they have performance workshops. She comes and goes as she wishes,
attends classes or not depending on what she wants to do. I guess we
are really fortunate to have this place . . . it was started by a
group of homeschoolers over 25 years ago and has evolved into a
school, albeit a free choice one.
Anyway, I know that there can be a lot of factors in the teenage
thing, but I believe that unschooling gives us a real solid
foundation to stand on.
Best,
Mary
>about. I
> In a message dated 5/9/03 6:23:20 PM, mary@t... writes:
>
> << I am. . . and it is nothing like what people keep warning me
>go
> doubt rebellion can happen in a real unschooling environmnet, at
>
> least not the kind of rebellion we read about in young people that
>a long
> to school. >>
>
> It's possible-to-likely that people whose kids have been in school
> time will never have the calm and clarity that always-unschooledkids can
> have. But there are other factors, certainly. Genetics, parentalpatience
> (and calm and clarity), step situations, trauma, grief...Yeah, I wonder about those things as well. My youngest is so very
>
different from his teen sister, and it will be interesteing to see
how it goes when he is a teen. But I do believe that always being
unschooled will have a huge impact on him as it has his sister.
Interestingly, she has chosen to go to a free school this year for
three days a week. At first, she was really interested in the classes
but has now pretty much chosen to go there to hang out mostly, and
play music. . .her guitar teacher is there a couple of those days and
they have performance workshops. She comes and goes as she wishes,
attends classes or not depending on what she wants to do. I guess we
are really fortunate to have this place . . . it was started by a
group of homeschoolers over 25 years ago and has evolved into a
school, albeit a free choice one.
Anyway, I know that there can be a lot of factors in the teenage
thing, but I believe that unschooling gives us a real solid
foundation to stand on.
Best,
Mary
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Just curious about the free school you refer to----------- is it in Ann
Arbor?
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Arbor?
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In a message dated 5/10/03 7:17:30 AM, mary@... writes:
<< Anyway, I know that there can be a lot of factors in the teenage
thing, but I believe that unschooling gives us a real solid
foundation to stand on. >>
And a soft place to fall, any time of the day or night.
Sandra
<< Anyway, I know that there can be a lot of factors in the teenage
thing, but I believe that unschooling gives us a real solid
foundation to stand on. >>
And a soft place to fall, any time of the day or night.
Sandra
Barb Eaton
Susan,
I do both boys. 17yo and 13yo. I've always believed it didn't have to be
the way society said it was. I was right. ;-)
Barb E
"The function of the child is to live his own life - not the life that his
anxious parents think he should live."
A S Neill
on 5/9/03 7:55 PM, [email protected] at
[email protected] wrote:
I do both boys. 17yo and 13yo. I've always believed it didn't have to be
the way society said it was. I was right. ;-)
Barb E
"The function of the child is to live his own life - not the life that his
anxious parents think he should live."
A S Neill
on 5/9/03 7:55 PM, [email protected] at
[email protected] wrote:
> Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 19:42:27 EDT
> From: imaginesjm@...
> Subject: Homeschooling teenagers
>
> Other than Sandra, are there many other parents on this List homeschooling
> teenagers?
>
> Thank You,
> Susan
>
lite2yu2000
--- In [email protected], TheFadels@a... wrote:
Mary
> Just curious about the free school you refer to----------- is it inAnn
> Arbor?No, it isn't. PA.
Mary
kayb85
Are you talking about the Circle School in Harrisburg?
Sheila
Sheila
> Yeah, I wonder about those things as well. My youngest is so veryclasses
> different from his teen sister, and it will be interesteing to see
> how it goes when he is a teen. But I do believe that always being
> unschooled will have a huge impact on him as it has his sister.
> Interestingly, she has chosen to go to a free school this year for
> three days a week. At first, she was really interested in the
> but has now pretty much chosen to go there to hang out mostly, andand
> play music. . .her guitar teacher is there a couple of those days
> they have performance workshops. She comes and goes as she wishes,we
> attends classes or not depending on what she wants to do. I guess
> are really fortunate to have this place . . . it was started by a
> group of homeschoolers over 25 years ago and has evolved into a
> school, albeit a free choice one.
>
> Anyway, I know that there can be a lot of factors in the teenage
> thing, but I believe that unschooling gives us a real solid
> foundation to stand on.
>
> Best,
> Mary