"It will be really helpful if you can drop ideas of 'projects', 'child led', etc. Pretend like you are at the start of a long summer vacation. (one with no assigned reading! ;) ) Plan fun things for your days, without worrying if…"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Caren May 24, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hi there.I am fairly new to home education (daughter left school last autumn aged 8) and am definitely new to unschooling. I am very interested in how things are done and would love to learn more…Continue
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Joyce Fetteroll replied to sharna baker's discussion Introduction"*** I certainly didn't mean to imply I was planning lots of school type educational visits to the museums ***
My point wasn't to criticize what you may or may not be doing but to shine a light on how you have ideas stored in…"
Joyce Fetteroll replied to sharna baker's discussion Introduction"*** She seems to really object to any form of work ***
Two shifts in perspective might help:
One, if she had a broken leg, she'd object to walking. The leg needs time to heal before she can walk on it. She needs time to heal the damage…"
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Hi there.I am fairly new to home education (daughter left school last autumn aged 8) and am definitely new to unschooling. I am very interested in how things are done and would love to learn more about it. At the moment we are struggling to fire any enthusiasm in my little cherub, I think school destroyed any sense of wonder for her although we are slowly seeing her imagination come out of its shell. How do you guys do it on a daily basis? I have tried asking her if there is anything she would…See More
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- what does "radical unschooling" mean to you?
- To be honest I am hoping to find out. After years of struggling to find a school to suit my child we discussed home education and decided it was the right thing for us as a family. I am very interested in unschooling, it is a term I have often heard through our journey but am slightly unsure exactly how to go about it and would love to learn more.
- how long have you been unschooling or homeschooling?
- After 2 years of research and leaving the decision up to my eldest daughter we finally left the formal education system in October last year.
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- Munch is 9 and Tinkerbell is 2
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- 30 something wanna be hippy with aspirations of living a non toxic self sufficient lifestyle who is blessed with an amazing family.
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