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Hi Lisa,
It could be that he feels that because his brother asks so many questions
that he doesn,t have the opportunity to ask his or that he doesn't need to
ask his. You hear about this kind of thing with babies, when they talk late
because the older siblings do all the talking for them. Perhaps you could
set aside a time daily or weekly and ask him if he has any questions. You
could also have him keep a journal and questions might pop up in his daily
reflections. Of course if this isn't the reason, then these things may or
may not make a differnce. Just a suggestion.
Amy
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Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 11:13 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Unschooling Question


> Hi all! I have a question that has been concerning me about my kids. I
have a
> 9 1/2yr. old son and a 7yr. old son. My 9 yr old will ask me every
question
> under the sun about everything in life. Together we find and search out
the
> answers to all his questions (and sometimes he reads and searches for
answers
> by himself). But, my 7 yr. old never asks us any questions about anything.
He
> loves dinosaurs and big trucks. He does a lot of dinosaur digging in the
back
> yard and he plays with his trucks most of the day. He looks at picture
books
> but doesn't yet read. I haven't pushed him in anyway to learn anything.
But,
> yet he asks us no questions about anything. Is this strange or normal or
> what? Is it because he learns in a different way? Should I be concerned or
> just let things be? Any suggestions? I would appreciate some advice about
> this.
> Lisa H.
>
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