Re: grown up homeschoolers (was writer of eragorn)
Pam Hartley
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have to justify what was forced on them, really no different than what you
hear from kids pushed in school. Unschoolers will (and do) tell their
stories, too.
It is fascinating to watch it unfold, though.
Pam
>From: [email protected]I expect we'll see more of this kind of thing as homeschoolers grow up and
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [UnschoolingDiscussion] Digest Number 4351
>Date: Tue, Jan 6, 2004, 6:07 AM
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> Home schooling gave him wide latitude to pursue his own interests in
> music, writing and computer games. He does not believe, however, that
> children should be totally free to decide what they study.
>
> "If it was up to kids, half the time you know you wouldn't be allowed
> to teach them anything," he explains. "They don't understand how
> useful it's going to be later in life or how much they'll end up
> enjoying it."
have to justify what was forced on them, really no different than what you
hear from kids pushed in school. Unschoolers will (and do) tell their
stories, too.
It is fascinating to watch it unfold, though.
Pam
[email protected]
In a message dated 1/6/04 12:52:19 PM, pamhartley@... writes:
<< I expect we'll see more of this kind of thing as homeschoolers grow up and
have to justify what was forced on them, really no different than what you
hear from kids pushed in school. Unschoolers will (and do) tell their
stories, too. >>
Absolutely.
They will believe that they never would have learned to read if their mom
hadn't taught them to, because their mom told them so.
Sandra
<< I expect we'll see more of this kind of thing as homeschoolers grow up and
have to justify what was forced on them, really no different than what you
hear from kids pushed in school. Unschoolers will (and do) tell their
stories, too. >>
Absolutely.
They will believe that they never would have learned to read if their mom
hadn't taught them to, because their mom told them so.
Sandra