Local support group ideas
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Hey folks.. I am planning on being as active as possible with our local HS
support group. Unfortunately, there is not an unschooling group in our area.
Just Pam G and I.. and one other mother.. We've met a few other unschoolers
that live within an hour or so of us.. Anyway, most of the hs'ers in our group
are strict school at homers. They can't do anything til after 1:00.. Can't
"miss" too many school days.. They have to make everything a lesson, quiz
thier kids on it.. ughghghg.. BUT, we are planning on trying to make the best of
it and come up with some fun ideas for clubs, outings, whatever. .. Any ideas
for what has worked well in your local groups?
Teresa
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support group. Unfortunately, there is not an unschooling group in our area.
Just Pam G and I.. and one other mother.. We've met a few other unschoolers
that live within an hour or so of us.. Anyway, most of the hs'ers in our group
are strict school at homers. They can't do anything til after 1:00.. Can't
"miss" too many school days.. They have to make everything a lesson, quiz
thier kids on it.. ughghghg.. BUT, we are planning on trying to make the best of
it and come up with some fun ideas for clubs, outings, whatever. .. Any ideas
for what has worked well in your local groups?
Teresa
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Julie Solich
>>>Hey folks.. I am planning on being as active as possible with our localHS support group. Unfortunately, there is not an unschooling group in our
area. Just Pam G and I.. and one other mother.. We've met a few other
unschoolers that live within an hour or so of us.. Anyway, most of the
hs'ers in our group are strict school at homers. They can't do anything
til after 1:00..<<<
My homeschooling community is very close despite the differences in method
between families. I was uneasy about possible reactions to my decision to
unschool as most of families are fundamental Christians. I have been so
amazed at the positive response. We have had a couple of meetings (we all
go out to dinner) and everyone has been really interested and asked lots of
questions.
Since February, one family has begun unschooling and another has thrown out
her timetable and is trying really hard to give her kids more freedom. My
newsletter has much more of an unschooling feel to it (obviously) and
everyone has been enjoying that too.
I guess just being positive and excited about what you're doing does have an
impact on people. It is interesting though, out of 15 or so families I can
only think of one that is a strict school at home type who can't do anything
till after 1pm. Maybe it's an Australian thing. The 'she'll be right mate'
type attitude that makes for a pretty laid back life. Could also be
construed as laziness or apathy. <g>
Julie
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Crystal
Our local homeschool group met once a week for a Game Group. It consisted of all types of homeschoolers because the requirement was that the kids came to play games, mainly board games or Magic cards, "no schoolwork allowed". We used a room in the library once a week for about 2 hours. In the summer we moved it to the park.
Only once a mom brought her daughter's math because her daughter didn't finish it. She screamed at her daughter in front of everyone about how she was playing dumb because she "knew this stuff". My opinion was that if the daughter knew that stuff, then why did she have to keep doing it? I tried to figure out why the mom would bring math to a game group. I decided the mom was showing off and that she wanted us to see the math that her daughter was doing. This mom used to check her PDA all the time, too.
That was the only time something like that happened.
Crystal
Only once a mom brought her daughter's math because her daughter didn't finish it. She screamed at her daughter in front of everyone about how she was playing dumb because she "knew this stuff". My opinion was that if the daughter knew that stuff, then why did she have to keep doing it? I tried to figure out why the mom would bring math to a game group. I decided the mom was showing off and that she wanted us to see the math that her daughter was doing. This mom used to check her PDA all the time, too.
That was the only time something like that happened.
Crystal
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From: grlynbl@...
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Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 8:16 PM
Subject: [Unschooling-Discussion] Local support group ideas
Hey folks.. I am planning on being as active as possible with our local HS
support group. Unfortunately, there is not an unschooling group in our area.
Just Pam G and I.. and one other mother.. We've met a few other unschoolers
that live within an hour or so of us.. Anyway, most of the hs'ers in our group
are strict school at homers. They can't do anything til after 1:00.. Can't
"miss" too many school days.. They have to make everything a lesson, quiz
thier kids on it.. ughghghg.. BUT, we are planning on trying to make the best of
it and come up with some fun ideas for clubs, outings, whatever. .. Any ideas
for what has worked well in your local groups?
Teresa
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my kids have no one to play them with except each other. And, thier skill
levels are so different, it's not really fun for them. I had not thought of using
the library for a game day.. THAT is a great idea! Thanks
Teresa
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crystal.pina@... writes:
> Our local homeschool group met once a week for a Game Group.Yeah, I had thought of that too. Gosh, we have so many games.. and really
my kids have no one to play them with except each other. And, thier skill
levels are so different, it's not really fun for them. I had not thought of using
the library for a game day.. THAT is a great idea! Thanks
Teresa
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Pamela Sorooshian
On Monday, July 28, 2003, at 05:16 PM, grlynbl@... wrote:
people who use all kinds of curriculum, etc. But the group is run "as
if" it was an unschooling group and everybody enjoys it -whether it is
just a "break" for them or just another day in an unschooling life for
us.
We sit in the park. The kids play. We eat. We talk. The kids play.
Sometimes the grown-ups play too. Last week there was singing and
guitar playing and violin playing. Impromptu. Sometimes there is an
activity - I brought candlemaking supplies once. Sometimes the kids
want to put on a play or organize a party or something. We help them
make that happen.
We really mostly sit in the park - we often sit there until late into
the evening when the weather is good - we grill something or another
for dinner.
GREAT company is hard to beat with a field trip or other planned
activity.
-pam
> it and come up with some fun ideas for clubs, outings, whatever. ..My group is not a strictly unschooling group - not at all. There are
> Any ideas
> for what has worked well in your local groups?
people who use all kinds of curriculum, etc. But the group is run "as
if" it was an unschooling group and everybody enjoys it -whether it is
just a "break" for them or just another day in an unschooling life for
us.
We sit in the park. The kids play. We eat. We talk. The kids play.
Sometimes the grown-ups play too. Last week there was singing and
guitar playing and violin playing. Impromptu. Sometimes there is an
activity - I brought candlemaking supplies once. Sometimes the kids
want to put on a play or organize a party or something. We help them
make that happen.
We really mostly sit in the park - we often sit there until late into
the evening when the weather is good - we grill something or another
for dinner.
GREAT company is hard to beat with a field trip or other planned
activity.
-pam
Julie Solich
> On Monday, July 28, 2003, at 05:16 PM, grlynbl@... wrote:We usually have craft/cooking once a fortnight. Once we went to the art
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> > it and come up with some fun ideas for clubs, outings, whatever. ..
> > Any ideas
> > for what has worked well in your local groups?
gallery, they had a special Monet in Japan exhibition, we organized with the
gallery beforehand and we were able to do an art activity before we went
through the exhibit. That was fun.
we've done cultural things too. Last year we went to a Maori family's house
for the weekend and had a hangi. We watched a video of Maori singing and
dancing and made pois. That was fun too.
Julie
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> > On Monday, July 28, 2003, at 05:16 PM, grlynbl@... wrote:We put on an international conference!
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> > > it and come up with some fun ideas for clubs, outings, whatever. ..
> > > Any ideas
> > > for what has worked well in your local groups?
The Live & Learn Unschooling Conference in Columbia, SC August 22-24! <G>
Gotcha!
~Kelly
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Backstrom kelli
Pam, where do you live? That sounds great!
Pamela Sorooshian <pamsoroosh@...> wrote:
Pamela Sorooshian <pamsoroosh@...> wrote:
On Monday, July 28, 2003, at 05:16 PM, grlynbl@... wrote:
> it and come up with some fun ideas for clubs, outings, whatever. ..
> Any ideas
> for what has worked well in your local groups?
My group is not a strictly unschooling group - not at all. There are
people who use all kinds of curriculum, etc. But the group is run "as
if" it was an unschooling group and everybody enjoys it -whether it is
just a "break" for them or just another day in an unschooling life for
us.
We sit in the park. The kids play. We eat. We talk. The kids play.
Sometimes the grown-ups play too. Last week there was singing and
guitar playing and violin playing. Impromptu. Sometimes there is an
activity - I brought candlemaking supplies once. Sometimes the kids
want to put on a play or organize a party or something. We help them
make that happen.
We really mostly sit in the park - we often sit there until late into
the evening when the weather is good - we grill something or another
for dinner.
GREAT company is hard to beat with a field trip or other planned
activity.
-pam
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Pamela Sorooshian
On Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 05:35 AM, Backstrom kelli wrote:
which often plays the role of a dragon or an elephant or horse, etc. We
meet in Long Beach, California.
-pam
> Pam, where do you live? That sounds great!We are Dragon Tree Home Learners - named for bent-over tree in the park
>
which often plays the role of a dragon or an elephant or horse, etc. We
meet in Long Beach, California.
-pam
Teresa
Thanks to everyone for thier contribution/sharing of ideas. Heck, I
am determined to try some new things.. Even if it just ends up being
my family and a couple others, at least it will be fun. So many of
the hs'ing families in this area are concerned with doing schooly
things.. spelling and geography bees, Battle of the books,"classes
and lessons", everything is organized just like school, bummer. We
just want to have fun and enjoy doing things.
Teresa
am determined to try some new things.. Even if it just ends up being
my family and a couple others, at least it will be fun. So many of
the hs'ing families in this area are concerned with doing schooly
things.. spelling and geography bees, Battle of the books,"classes
and lessons", everything is organized just like school, bummer. We
just want to have fun and enjoy doing things.
Teresa