K WORTHEN

Hi Carli,
It's not so that unschooling would be more casual than what
you're doing. Unschooling does not mean doing nothing or letting your kids
do whatever they want, it means taking your childrens interests and creating
learning experiences from them. You are already doing that and you both
enjoy it so just keep up the good work.
Amy
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From: "Carli" <carli@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 7:23 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom]


> From: "Carli" <carli@...>
>
> Hi, my name is Carli and I just joined this list. My oldest daughter is 4
> 1/2 years old. We (my hubby and I) know that we want to do homeschooling.
> I am just not sure what avenue to take. Unschooling philosophies are
> appealing to me and make sense.
>
> My question is, what do you do? I got a pretty good idea of what
> unschooling is not.
>
> Currently my daughter loves the time that her sister takes a nap and we do
> "homeschooling." This is more a term than an actuality. But a couple
> times a week, we do practice writing letters and spelling her name. On
> occassion I have been teaching her the names of different coins and
> teaching her how to classify fruits and vegetables. These are both done
> through game like activities. I chose these 2 areas, because she seems to
> have been picking up on it on her own and I wanted to strengthen her
> knowledge. Anyway, the time we do spend is usually focused time. It's
> easiest to do when her 2 year old sister is napping. Oh, and we always do
> some craft or cooking activity too.
>
> Like I said, she absolutely loves this time, and begs for it everyday. I
> get the feeling that unschooling would be much less casual than this
> focused time I have been spending.
>
> In your opinion, what are some things I should be doing. And should I
> continue what I am doing, since she enjoys it so much?
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Carli
>
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In a message dated 3/28/00 6:09:23 AM Central Standard Time,
heatherhada@... writes:

<< I'm resending this because it seems to have got lost in cyberspace...sorry
if
it's a repeat. Thanks. >>
Heather,
I sent you a response to this - hope you got it.
Try visiting www.lupus.org. There's lots of good info there about lupus,
other autoimmune disorders, and the meaning of ANA results.


*** KiM ***
runs with scissors

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In a message dated 3/28/00 7:09:22 AM Eastern Standard Time,
heatherhada@... writes:

<< I went to the
doctor last week with many many symptoms and he told me it was probably just
mild fibromylgia (would hate to see severe) but ran some test anyway. >>
Heather, if you have a group of symptoms, it sounds like Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome, with fibromyalgia going with it. My sister has this, and it is
very close to MS and I believe that my sister says that only way they can dx
MS is with a brain scan. At any rate, if you want to email me privately, I
can get you in touch with her regarding her symptoms.
Teresa

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Kimberly,
I guess that would be a hike for me; I live in Monmouth County.
Thanks anyway! Jackie

Dewar Charles

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen99/gen99251.htm

-----Original Message-----
From: libbygirl [mailto:libbygirl@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 5:32 PM
To: unsc
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom]


Hi,
Can anyone here please point us to a site that can tell us why the Earth is
round or better yet; does anyone here know the answer??


Namaste
Brooke


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