Paula Sjogerman

on 6/9/03 11:30 PM, Unschooling-dotcom@yahoogroups.com at
Unschooling-dotcom@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Then I see him squatting in front of the quilt, just staring and pointing and
> being very quiet. I watch for a long time...it's really quite amazing.


LOVED this story! Sandra, I think you should collect some
just-be-quiet-and-watch stories. When Zoe was maybe 5 and 6 she used to use
little toys to trace pictures and words. Toys, so nothing was actually being
traced. Then she used pencils and pens, but she would trace pages and pages
of words. We still have no idea what she liked about it, but it was
obviously important for her.

Maybe that's the answer I should use for when people ask me "What did you do
to get such a great motivated child?" "Oh, we watched her trace for months
and months." <ggg>.

Paula

kbcdlovejo@aol.com

In a message dated 6/10/2003 10:09:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
sjogy@... writes:


> When Zoe was maybe 5 and 6 she used to use
> little toys to trace pictures and words. Toys, so nothing was actually being
> traced. Then she used pencils and pens, but she would trace pages and pages
> of words. We still have no idea what she liked about it, but it was
> obviously important for her.
>
>

When Cameron was just-turned-three, we were waiting in some office for a long
time. Cameron busied himself with pen and paper. He had a toy. He kept
picking it up, turning it upside down, putting it down, drawing, picking it up,
turning it upside down, .......

When he was "done", he brought it over to me. In a slightly wiggly, but VERY
legible scrawl, we read "Made in China"! <G> I still have that piece of paper!
<G>

~Kelly


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SandraDodd@aol.com

In a message dated 6/10/03 8:10:01 AM, sjogy@... writes:

<< LOVED this story! Sandra, I think you should collect some
just-be-quiet-and-watch stories. >>

Okay.