"Hey, I just wanted to chime in since I've seen the last few posts. But I didn't respond since I'm somewhat of a bystander at this time: my kid is 20 months old - not yet school-age to be "un", although maybe I'm…"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Meg Fraser Sep 23, 2011. 10 Replies 0 Likes
So our daughter is 1.5 years old, and my wife and I love what we've read and seen so far with Unschooling. On a practical side, we're curious if there are solutions for unschooling for families…Continue
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Meg Fraser replied to Brian Heagney's discussion When both parents work..."Personally I don't believe you can unschool and send your child to school. The two philosophies are fundamentally at odds. One completely trusts a child to seek knowledge and learn by osmosis, the other assigns value to particular subjects and…"
nicky replied to Brian Heagney's discussion When both parents work..."Dear Meredith,
I really appreciate what you said: "One of the things I found helped me think outside the box in terms of work options was deciding school was Not an option at all (unless the kids wanted it)." This is great advice. I'm…"
Meredith replied to Brian Heagney's discussion When both parents work..."There are a number of unschooling families where both parents do paying work to some extent - the biggest key to success in that regard seems to be flexibility, finding ways to work non traditional hours or from home. Right now I work four long days…"
Brian Heagney replied to Brian Heagney's discussion When both parents work..."Thanks Nicky,
the after-school program idea sounds promising too, another idea to put down on my list of things to look into.
A little background: I also do freelance, and telecommuting, so my hours are almost self-inflicted, unless I have…"
nicky replied to Brian Heagney's discussion When both parents work..."Brian,
One more thing...my son was really happy at his Waldorf preschool. The Waldorf philosophy for teaching seemed very conducsive to his style of learning. My other son loved his Montessori preschool. I think both my kids would thrive in either…"
nicky replied to Brian Heagney's discussion When both parents work..."Dear Ester and Brian,
I do not think it is possible either. My son's unhappiness at school last year permeated our home life. School is so many hours a day, and when you add homework its even more. By the time I get home from work and…"
Ester Siroky replied to Brian Heagney's discussion When both parents work..."I was thinking about this after I read you post and personally wonder, if it is at all possible to unschool with the child actually attending a school.
I think that it is not possible.
I think that school has too big an impact on ones life and…"
nicky replied to Brian Heagney's discussion When both parents work..."Dear Brian,
I have been thinking a lot about this as well. My husband and I are currently trying to figure out how we can unschool our two sons, ages five and seven, while both of us work. One solution I plan to pursue is to ask for…"
Brian Heagney posted a discussionWhen both parents work...
So our daughter is 1.5 years old, and my wife and I love what we've read and seen so far with Unschooling. On a practical side, we're curious if there are solutions for unschooling for families where both parents have to work. So far, one suggestion has been to think of unschooling as a philosophy that can still be adhered to, even if we have to send our daughter to a public school anyway. That it's more of a way of thinking about school, whether or not one abstains from or goes to school. An…See More
Brian Heagney replied to Melinda Auld's discussion How do you learn to just shut up??"It sounds like Sandra covered everything, but I wanted to add this, since I remember it extremely vividly, and I think about it a lot since my daughter is at the pouring stage.
I was about 2 or 3 years old or so at the time, my twin…"
Brian Heagney commented on Sally Lopez's group Cackalacky"Hey Carolinians. I'm joining this network and group with a specific agenda: I have a 1-year old now, she'll be school age eventually. My wife and I both work (trust me, one of us would quit if we could). I'm going to…"
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