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If you guys have unschooling(or related blogs) please post a link below.Currently my blog doesn't have much about unschooling on it but it will soon.http://yogicare.wordpress.com
Read more…For those interested, I recently found this in my library: Home Education Magazine http://homeedmag.com/
Read more…I think my daughter is still wanting to go to school. She is 8 and I think she misses mostly the social part, though we do get out a lot and see lots of people, there are not a whole lot of girls in our homeschooling circles. I've tried to meet her needs by setting up a new homeschool arts club with an art teacher and by her attending school for gym and art for one morning a week. She has two brothers at home that she plays with a lot.I feel like my whole unschooling philosophy revolves…
Read more…Let's post what a typical unschooling day looks like in your home. Here's mine. I got up a 7:30am and started in on some fruit. The kids play first thing in the morning until about 9. I get my housework and any planning-prep needed done before 9. At nine Emily, age 7, starts in on her self-written schedule. She starts with Geography so we go into the boys' room where the walls are plastered with maps and she gets out her magic wand and I ask her to point out specific locations. Her new…
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What's up unschoolers? My kids, pictured above are now much older (the twins are 10 and their brother 13!). My daughter chose to go to school last year and loves it but I'm still unschooling the boys. The older one, who is dyslexic, studied Chinese, piano, trigonometry, robotics and coding this past year (and still). All in all it works for us best when the kid has a say in what they study. What are your kids' interests?
Hi guys, wanted to share my homeschool support blog - www.homeschoolhottub.com
Katt, thanks for the ted talks link, that was great!
This is the best time to be an unschooler/homeschooler. At least in this hemisphere, spring/summer is in the air, we can be outside as much as we want, we're gardening, hiking, looks like this coming Tuesday will be our first beach weather day, yeah? Not sitting inside a school for 7 hours, that's what we're talking about.......
Hi.. i teach in the public school system,
but i am so for homeschool, unschooling, and this.. :-)
a must watch - School in the clouds..
http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_build_a_school_in_the_cloud.html
talks about how education as we know it is obsolete,and has been for a loonngg time. and a new approach.. absolutely amazing...his experiments in India with the children of the slums..
Sunshine, I like the feelings poster but what's with the last one "beauty"? It doesn't seem to belong with the other feelings.
As an homeschooler/unschooler I am constantly questioning myself - Am I doing this right; am I screwing my kids up; am I doing enough; how long can I keep this up; etc etc. I guess it's a good thing to question the status quo and keep trying to improve - maybe that's what education leaders should be doing!
This 7-year-old unschooler taught himself piano one day. He sat for four hours (which is really unlike hime!) and plowed through the Thompson's 1st level. Hasn't played since but he's taking guitar lessons now.
"The more you can let go of old habits and expectations, the more more enjoyable it becomes."
This is the TRUTH!! Thanks for that insight. = )
I have a new friend I hang out with these days, and she is very tightly wound with her parenting. She spends too much time yelling at her son for playing with dirt, running too far, climbing up on something, etc. She adores him and means well but sorta wears the Strict Mom title as a badge of honor. Meanwhile my daughter plays alongside him and gets into the same stuff he does, but I don't stop her. My friend spends much more time chasing after him, chastising him, scolding him. Her tone has a sharp edge that caries in public and sounds quite harsh. I don't do any of that and use much less energy and carry a softer tone. Now, maybe she just thinks I'm irresponsible or careless, but it's not true. I'm always alert; I just choose to trust Ana and show her my trust by letting her explore. I hope this might rub off on my friend one day...
But also it's still a constant, on-going review and assessment of old habits for me. I have to check myself a lot. Sometimes I care too much about what other people think and so the pressure's on when I feel that she's "blown it" and need to show people I'm addressing it (like if she hits and pushes a kid or something). That's one of the bigger ones I have to let go of...
But yes, I am enjoying the unschool life very much and the easier *I* become, the easier and more likable it gets! = )
Tania
HolisiticHealthDetective, I enjoyed reading your post. The part about having to undo what we have learned ourselves is very true. We have to let go of what we learned about school and parenting while growing up, which isn't always easy. The more you can let go of old habits and expectations, the more more enjoyable it becomes.
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