Comments on: Unschooling http://ruralmama.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/unschooling/ In family life, be completely present. ~ Lao-tsu Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:59:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: feedtheworld http://ruralmama.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/unschooling/#comment-314 feedtheworld Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:59:02 +0000 http://ruralmama.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/unschooling/#comment-314 My girl is 14 and does her own videos, uses the computer and software to create animation and pursue what she loves. At 14 she has more career related skills than she would ever have gotten in a public school setting. She taught herself all of it. We let her pursue what she loves and gave her the best tools to do it with. Your on the right track. Go for it. My girl is 14 and does her own videos, uses the computer and software to create animation and pursue what she loves. At 14 she has more career related skills than she would ever have gotten in a public school setting. She taught herself all of it. We let her pursue what she loves and gave her the best tools to do it with. Your on the right track. Go for it.

]]> By: farm mom http://ruralmama.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/unschooling/#comment-241 farm mom Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:31:53 +0000 http://ruralmama.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/unschooling/#comment-241 Glad you're back. I completely agree with you about unschooling. My children are 3 & 2 and I see how naturally they learn and how naturally I "teach" in everyday situations. I can't imagine any reasons to change that right now. <em>Thank you... just taking a little vacation. lol. ;) Yes, the more I think about it and talk with my husband about it... the more I believe we should stick with what is working. And if we have to label it - unschooling works. :)</em> Glad you’re back. I completely agree with you about unschooling. My children are 3 & 2 and I see how naturally they learn and how naturally I “teach” in everyday situations. I can’t imagine any reasons to change that right now.

Thank you… just taking a little vacation. lol. ;) Yes, the more I think about it and talk with my husband about it… the more I believe we should stick with what is working. And if we have to label it – unschooling works. :)

]]> By: capello http://ruralmama.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/unschooling/#comment-240 capello Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:08:47 +0000 http://ruralmama.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/unschooling/#comment-240 LOVE the cake face. you know, i'm all over home schooling. i think it's awesome. i gave griffin the choice and he wants public school. he REALLY likes the socialization and honestly, he really needs it to. if he ever decides to be home schooled, or is ever not thriving at public school, he will be. <em>We get great socialization with the support groups we belong to. In fact our calendar is almost a little too full this Fall. I'm thinking of leaving one of the groups. I'm so new to unschooling I wouldn't be able to really recommend anything to you right now and besides I think you already mentioned that homeschooling really isn't for you and your family. I do hope you get all that crap straightened out with Griffin's teacher - what a nutter.</em> LOVE the cake face.

you know, i’m all over home schooling. i think it’s awesome. i gave griffin the choice and he wants public school. he REALLY likes the socialization and honestly, he really needs it to.

if he ever decides to be home schooled, or is ever not thriving at public school, he will be.

We get great socialization with the support groups we belong to. In fact our calendar is almost a little too full this Fall. I’m thinking of leaving one of the groups. I’m so new to unschooling I wouldn’t be able to really recommend anything to you right now and besides I think you already mentioned that homeschooling really isn’t for you and your family. I do hope you get all that crap straightened out with Griffin’s teacher – what a nutter.

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