unschooling day
Dia Garland
I have to agree with everyone else that unschooling
encompasses so much of life that it is impossible to separate "academics" from
"other stuff". I don't know if we have a typical day as so much depends on
the season and weather.
In general we do animal chores first, milking,
feeding, raking out pens, then come in for breakfast. Two of the three
kids do the dishes, and they all do their inside chores next. I usually
try to check my email in the morning too. After that I check with them and
see if anyone needs my help with anything. Depending on what needs to be
done I may assign them something, like "work on one of your 4-H projects", or
"clean out your closet today". If the weather is good then the two
younger will usually go outside and play in their fort, or take a hike, or just
be with the animals. My oldest is very much into computers and spends a
lot of time on one of the computers. He is designing a web page right
now. We go out into the garden almost every day during the spring and
summer, there may be picking and preserving to do. Sometimes one or
another will work with me on cooking, sewing, or other projects. My
youngest enjoys working with Dad when he does fix-it projects, so he will tag
along whenever he can. During the school year we have Awana once a week,
and 4-H meetings once a month year round.
We go to the grocery store, fabric store, library,
all of the other places that are necessary to run a house. They learn by
being a part of life instead of being an observer of it.
Dia