Amy

----- Original Message -----
From: <tracy.oldfield@...>
To: Amy <kworthen@...>
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] New to unschooling (but not hsing)!


> Oooops! I sent this privately (learning a new email program) and
> meant to send it to the list, do you mind resending this if I resend
> mine?
>
> Tracy (doh!)
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> On 1 Jun 2000, at 20:55, Amy wrote:
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> > You can't let them know it's a lesson. They can keep score without
knowing it's addition. <g>.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: tracy.oldfield@...
> > To: Amy
> > Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 5:43 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] New to unschooling (but not hsing)!
> >
> >
> > On 1 Jun 2000, at 19:25, Amy wrote:
> >
> > Welcome Angela,
> My suggestion to you is to just live your life as you normally would,
but
> turn as many things as possible into a learning experience. Today, for
> instance, we went bowling. What most people would think of as play we
turned
> into a lesson. Math with scorekeeping, science with physics of the ball
> going down the alley, etc. Even a trip to the grocery store can be
> educational. Just live life and have fun.
> Amy
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> >
> >
> > I'd like to mention here that if I try to make things 'educational' my
eldest switches off. I've found it's best for us to answer her questions,
and try to make time for conversations, and she'll figure out what she needs
to know in her own way. btw, this includes maths <g> But she does have
> a certain amount of 'puter stuff, though no drawing tools or paper atm,
cos they got thrown out in a tidying-up dispute on Tuesday.
> >
> > Tracy
> >
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