Thursday, August 02, 2007
the librarian
this is good, as i just got 2 of holt's books to read...
me...all I wanted to was to provide a rich environment, to facilitate their learning. that tells me i wanted to be an unschooler before i even knew the term. unfortunately i allowed myself to be influenced by teacher mom.
and now, years later, when i finally have a pretty good understanding of unschooling, dh is not onboard with it....but i am working on him :) my mom is pretty much off my back these days, though she'll be here for a few days this month, so who knows!
I think it's Holt who has a developed metaphor about libraries and
unschooling . . . the librarian (unschooling parent) doesn't tell you
what to read, what order to read in, doesn't quiz you after you've
read . . . the librarian helps you find things that are of interest to
you, helps you lay your hands on things you want, gives
recommendations of things you might want in the future. The librarian
doesn't tell you the book is too easy or too hard for you, doesn't
make you read the whole book of gardening when all you're interested
in is the chapter on composting, and doesn't ask you to read aloud to
determine your level of comprehension. The librarian helps you find
other people if you want to start a book group, other works by an
author you like, and information on where to go once you've outreached
the capabilities of the library or the librarian.
me...all I wanted to was to provide a rich environment, to facilitate their learning. that tells me i wanted to be an unschooler before i even knew the term. unfortunately i allowed myself to be influenced by teacher mom.
and now, years later, when i finally have a pretty good understanding of unschooling, dh is not onboard with it....but i am working on him :) my mom is pretty much off my back these days, though she'll be here for a few days this month, so who knows!
# posted by Anne @ 10:49 AM 
