Wednesday, June 21, 2006
where does the time go?
I guess I forgot about my blog LOL. So what have we been up to. We went to the Pittsburgh Zoo and really enjoyed it. Hope to go back once a month during good weather. Bought a membership. This week the boys are in basketball "camp" which is 2 hours each morning. baseball is finishing up. in 2 weeks they start swimming lessons. the town carnival starts soon. we have lots more trips to pittsburgh planned.
i am still trying to get a handle on unschooling. not that i want to do it. if its what works best for j, then maybe. sort of attempting unschooling now. frankly, too busy with life most of the time to worry about doing a lesson. but we will.....the 3 r's for sure, and fiar, and we have plenty of science books and supplies, we could just do science everyday and incorporate all other subjects! hey, science based curriculum!
the books i ordered for came today, 6 volumes of just re-published choose your own adventures! he started one, then put it down...he seems to prefer reading in the evenings, so i anticipate him reading tonight. i haven't read to the other kids yet today. there is so much i want to do with them, and i am so tired....
i am still trying to get a handle on unschooling. not that i want to do it. if its what works best for j, then maybe. sort of attempting unschooling now. frankly, too busy with life most of the time to worry about doing a lesson. but we will.....the 3 r's for sure, and fiar, and we have plenty of science books and supplies, we could just do science everyday and incorporate all other subjects! hey, science based curriculum!
the books i ordered for came today, 6 volumes of just re-published choose your own adventures! he started one, then put it down...he seems to prefer reading in the evenings, so i anticipate him reading tonight. i haven't read to the other kids yet today. there is so much i want to do with them, and i am so tired....
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
this is how i feel!
got this on a list:
I personally would not let my kids make the decision about where they
go to school. I know not all, especially unschoolers, will agree with
this, but ultimately we are the parents--my kids don't see movies that
I consider inappropriate, they don't participate in activities I
consider unsafe (eg, they would love to ride bikes without helmets--not
allowed), they don't hang out with friends I don't know. why would I
let them decide if they could go to school? I have very strong beliefs
about why I am homeschooling them and feel this is my decision to make.
I have told them if they could make a really good argument for being
in school, we can discuss it, but just wanting to go is not a good
enough reason.
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I am glad to read that others feel this way too. I was talking to my friend M today and she mentioned some things her 5th grader has learned on the bus or wherever.....that's a good reason right there! No school!
I personally would not let my kids make the decision about where they
go to school. I know not all, especially unschoolers, will agree with
this, but ultimately we are the parents--my kids don't see movies that
I consider inappropriate, they don't participate in activities I
consider unsafe (eg, they would love to ride bikes without helmets--not
allowed), they don't hang out with friends I don't know. why would I
let them decide if they could go to school? I have very strong beliefs
about why I am homeschooling them and feel this is my decision to make.
I have told them if they could make a really good argument for being
in school, we can discuss it, but just wanting to go is not a good
enough reason.
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I am glad to read that others feel this way too. I was talking to my friend M today and she mentioned some things her 5th grader has learned on the bus or wherever.....that's a good reason right there! No school!
Monday, June 05, 2006
depressing
Today we were at the park in cresson and walked to a friend's house, a boy he knows from cub scouts. the boy's mom asked J as they were jumping on the trampoline, did he like school or home schooling better. He said school! So then I whispered to her to ask him if he wanted to go to school next year and he said probably. A far cry from no! the thought depresses me. i don't want him to go to school! noooooooooooooooooo! he will have to beg me before i let him go. in the mean time....i suppose we'd better do a math lesson or 2 from the book. maybe i'll change my mind lol! still, the very idea, i hate it. what kid would ever choose to go to school when he could stay home??? i just can't fathom it. i need to keep him home for his own good!!! i am the parent and i know what is best for him! still, i want him to have choices in his life and not make all his decisions for him. but i feel so strongly about this! so i must be right. i'll pray about it.
Thursday, June 01, 2006
unschooling
a quote from email:
Anything they need for their life, they can learn as they need it - really. All the K-12 math can be learned in a matter of a month or so (about an hour per day) WHEN the learner wants to learn it.
can this really be true? I sent it to my mother. I'm sure she'll disagree. But I wonder.
here's more, different list, different writer:
Unschooling parents should be THE MOST attentive parents in the world! We should make every effort to be present WITH our children and know what they need and try to make that happen.
Anything they need for their life, they can learn as they need it - really. All the K-12 math can be learned in a matter of a month or so (about an hour per day) WHEN the learner wants to learn it.
can this really be true? I sent it to my mother. I'm sure she'll disagree. But I wonder.
here's more, different list, different writer:
Unschooling parents should be THE MOST attentive parents in the world! We should make every effort to be present WITH our children and know what they need and try to make that happen.
