Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] history ideas
Joshua Heath
8, and so far I am delighted about seeing the process of natural learning
just happening with so little *effort* on my part. But I am glad you
brought up the thread of history... I was thinking about it as well just
this week in fact. I was listening to a program on CBC radio about whether
or not we need to emphasize history, and specifically CANADIAN history more
in the BC curriculum. It got me to thinking about that... it is important
to me that young people get a since of the history of their country; their
heritage etc, as well as a larger since history of human civilization. I am
not entirely sure that, as is the case with the three R's, they will just
pick this up naturally...
The only solution I have thought of so far is to re-educate myself and then
share what I am learning in the form of "stories"... and hopefully spawn an
interest so that later on they will continue to add pieces to the puzzle as
they present themselves in life. I like the idea of making it into an
engrossing tale I can share with them. It just seems to me this is one area
where natural learning might require a lot of "homework" on my part!
I am looking forward to reading other people's ideas in this regard as
well...
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Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] history ideas
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>
> we have been homeschooling since my 10yr old arrived at birth. her sibs
are
> an almost 8yr sister, and two brothers almost 4 and 20mos. we are
expecting
> our 5th child to arrive in july. the way homeschooling has worked for us
is
> collaborative learning... for eg. if i see that10yodd needs some more
> "substance," i encourage something and she either agrees or not, and we go
> from there. it has worked beautifully as she has not lost a love for
> learning and is very self motivated, taking on self-created projects
often.
> my question involves history. i hated (who didnt?) the boring historical
> facts presented in school and therefore remember little of what i parroted
> back short term to do well. dd reads voraciously and has read plenty of
> historical fiction choices, which i assume she will continue to do. i am
not
> sure about presentation of history. this sonlight curriculum list offers
> interesting options for a reading list. and their idea seems to be that
one
> can learn history by: a) read the books, and b) plug them into a timeline.
i
> am wondering about other ways that your children have acquired a knowledge
of
> history, besides randomly, which might work just as well! especially
parents
> of older kids, do you end up having them "do" a course in highschool to
> satisfy pre-college credit?
> tia for related thoughts...
> erin in tn
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Shannon Brophy
to SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism). It is a group that re-encacts the
middle ages wearing costumes. I do it because it is alot of fun, but it is
also educational for all of us. There are experts in crafts (needlework,
spinning, costume making,
cooking, woodworking,all sorts of things...), herbalism, games, dancing, and
of course, history of the times. People involved pick a persona which is a
person they create in history, a name, and research all about the life and
times of the persona they create, along with their skills and hobbies. I am
figuring out what my Irish name in the 1500s will be, and think I am a wise
woman healer type (as I used to be a midwife in regular life).Eithne, Aine,
Liadan, and Niv are names that I like.
At SCA events, they often have simulated safe fighting
too (fencing, pretend swords, armor, etc.)
There seem to be people willing to share expertise and that will be
wonderful for Gabe when he is bigger and able to make use of these mentors.
I am learning alot from them.
Learn more at www.sca.org . I don't think I have explained it well.There are
events where one can go, be loaned "garb" to wear, and watch and participate
in the current middle ages.
GWS mag has an article about living history and another on archeaology this
issue. The teens had chosen to learn
what they did.
Seems like your boy could find some aspect of history and learn alot about
it in this way.
Shannon
new to list
mom to Gabe, almost 3
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and the rendebous, talked to all kinds of people, learned to cook in a
pit, to tan leather without chemicals, what clothes they wore, we watched
movies and read books about the era, we dress in semi authenitic clothes
for the rendebous, eat the food, although I did draw the line at sleeping
on the ground in a snow storm. We learned how to draw and make a pair of
mocasins like the Sioux indians made and wore and we all had a pair we
made. We literally immerse ourselfs in whatever period we are interested
in, learn as much as we can and move on when we are tired of it, I
learned as much as the boys and we saw places in our own state that I had
never been and I have lived in the same town for nearly 1/2 my life. We
talked to people we would normally never have met and we learned things
that no history book would have ever taught us, including some slang and
how to dance with the dance hall girls, it was so much fun we forgot we
were learning. One of the wonderful side effects of homeschooling for me
is finding my own joy in learning is rekindled and I learn almost as much
as the boys, so we grow together.
Sharon
On Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:55:25 -0500 "Shannon Brophy" <shannon@...>
writes:
> From: "Shannon Brophy" <shannon@...>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> We have an unusual approach to history, which covers medieval
> history. We go
> to SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism). It is a group that
> re-encacts the
> middle ages wearing costumes. I do it because it is alot of fun, but
> it is
> also educational for all of us. There are experts in crafts
> (needlework,
> spinning, costume making,
> cooking, woodworking,all sorts of things...), herbalism, games,
> dancing, and
> of course, history of the times. People involved pick a persona
> which is a
> person they create in history, a name, and research all about the
> life and
> times of the persona they create, along with their skills and
> hobbies. I am
> figuring out what my Irish name in the 1500s will be, and think I am
> a wise
> woman healer type (as I used to be a midwife in regular
> life).Eithne, Aine,
> Liadan, and Niv are names that I like.
>
> At SCA events, they often have simulated safe fighting
> too (fencing, pretend swords, armor, etc.)
> There seem to be people willing to share expertise and that will be
> wonderful for Gabe when he is bigger and able to make use of these
> mentors.
> I am learning alot from them.
> Learn more at www.sca.org . I don't think I have explained it
> well.There are
> events where one can go, be loaned "garb" to wear, and watch and
> participate
> in the current middle ages.
> GWS mag has an article about living history and another on
> archeaology this
> issue. The teens had chosen to learn
> what they did.
> Seems like your boy could find some aspect of history and learn alot
> about
> it in this way.
> Shannon
> new to list
> mom to Gabe, almost 3
>
>
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This is how we like to do history too.
We also have a history book club. We all read the same book, and then get together every two weeks. We do an activity, talk about the book, and usually everyone brings something they have done during that week. When we read "If you lived with the Cherokee", we made beads and corn pone ect...
Ann
kickaboo@... wrote:
From: kickaboo@...We used much the same method with western history, we went to the forts
and the rendebous, talked to all kinds of people, learned to cook in a
pit, to tan leather without chemicals, what clothes they wore, we watched
movies and read books about the era, we dress in semi authenitic clothes
for the rendebous, eat the food, although I did draw the line at sleeping
on the ground in a snow storm. We learned how to draw and make a pair of
mocasins like the Sioux indians made and wore and we all had a pair we
made. We literally immerse ourselfs in whatever period we are interested
in, learn as much as we can and move on when we are tired of it, I
learned as much as the boys and we saw places in our own state that I had
never been and I have lived in the same town for nearly 1/2 my life. We
talked to people we would normally never have met and we learned things
that no history book would have ever taught us, including some slang and
how to dance with the dance hall girls, it was so much fun we forgot we
were learning. One of the wonderful side effects of homeschooling for me
is finding my own joy in learning is rekindled and I learn almost as much
as the boys, so we grow together.
Sharon
On Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:55:25 -0500 "Shannon Brophy" <shannon@...>
writes:
> From: "Shannon Brophy" <shannon@...>
>
>
> We have an unusual approach to history, which covers medieval
> history. We go
> to SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism). It is a group that
> re-encacts the
> middle ages wearing costumes. I do it because it is alot of fun, but
> it is
> also educational for all of us. There are experts in crafts
> (needlework,
> spinning, costume making,
> cooking, woodworking,all sorts of things...), herbalism, games,
> dancing, and
> of course, history of the times. People involved pick a persona
> which is a
> person they create in history, a name, and research all about the
> life and
> times of the persona they create, along with their skills and
> hobbies. I am
> figuring out what my Irish name in the 1500s will be, and think I am
> a wise
> woman healer type (as I used to be a midwife in regular
> life).Eithne, Aine,
> Liadan, and Niv are names that I like.
>
> At SCA events, they often have simulated safe fighting
> too (fencing, pretend swords, armor, etc.)
> There seem to be people willing to share expertise and that will be
> wonderful for Gabe when he is bigger and able to make use of these
> mentors.
> I am learning alot from them.
> Learn more at www.sca.org . I don't think I have explained it
> well.There are
> events where one can go, be loaned "garb" to wear, and watch and
> participate
> in the current middle ages.
> GWS mag has an article about living history and another on
> archeaology this
> issue. The teens had chosen to learn
> what they did.
> Seems like your boy could find some aspect of history and learn alot
> about
> it in this way.
> Shannon
> new to list
> mom to Gabe, almost 3
>
>
>
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child!
Do your best to always make your corner of the world better than you find
it.
Reach out to one another, Care enough to give of yourself.________________________________________________________________
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Where is this group?
Shannon Brophy wrote:
From: "Shannon Brophy" <shannon@...>
We have an unusual approach to history, which covers medieval history. We go
to SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism). It is a group that re-encacts the
Shannon Brophy
From: "A. Yates" <hooperck@...>
Shannon,
Where is this group?It is all over the US and maybe other countries, I don't know. Go to www.sca.org and find out more, and find out if there is a group near you.