tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039160066439602962.post431437322733718916..comments2024-03-27T13:20:02.905-07:00Comments on The Quotidian Reader: What Kind of Homeschooling?Willahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039160066439602962.post-30948811955206280582011-06-18T08:39:14.781-07:002011-06-18T08:39:14.781-07:00Hi Silvia,
I've just been re-reading CM's...Hi Silvia,<br /><br />I've just been re-reading CM's books as I usually do during the summer. It's very true that CM includes that masterly inactivity even though she also stresses the importance of forming habits. She does acknowledge that "mystery" of how a child is a unique and wonderful person and so it's true that she has a place for mystery in her work, too -- that is probably why I like her writings so much!Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039160066439602962.post-74532002064568812102011-06-17T21:03:20.066-07:002011-06-17T21:03:20.066-07:00I am greatly enriched by reading your thoughts abo...I am greatly enriched by reading your thoughts about unschooling. I got pass that 'negative' connotation, because I also feel that pull to many of its tenets. <br />Hoping from one thing to another, I found Susan Wise Bauer's blog roll, and she has Sandra Dodd and Melissa Wiley, and I like many of Melissa's thoughts. Actually, thanks to you mentioning her again, I found great ideas for games and a book I want to read!<br /><br />I like that you say unschooling accounts for the mysterious side of education. And as I see, CM can look very 'unschooling' in the early years, she had faith and trust in children too, and her masterly inactivity points to this concept of not interfering between the child and his ability to learn.Silviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249978624747684879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039160066439602962.post-46467561879324712832011-06-16T17:17:31.025-07:002011-06-16T17:17:31.025-07:00Hi Sandy,
I like that term! I am not at all natur...Hi Sandy,<br />I like that term! I am not at all natural about being able to do that with my kids, which is probably why I talk about it so much.<br /><br />Hi Melanie.<br />It's not surprising that your husband feels that way --though he might like A Little Way of HOmeschooling since it has nice chapters by Mike Aquilina and Tony Andres who is a tutor at TAC. <br /><br />I like the idea of having unschooling as something in your toolbox. I suppose that's how it works for me too. There are times in a family's life where things look chaotic and like nothing is happening and yet in retrospect you see that was a very rich time. Unschooling seems to acknowledge this mysterious side of education, whereas in most more formal modes, there isn't really a good way to account for the mysterious element I've noticed.Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039160066439602962.post-10179392821145286682011-06-16T14:37:37.776-07:002011-06-16T14:37:37.776-07:00I really enjoy following your thought process as ...I really enjoy following your thought process as you think through things "out loud" in posts like this one. "Unschooling" doesn't feel exactly right for me-- in large part because the term makes my husband itchy-- but I love to draw from unschooling ideas and I love the relaxed attitude behind it. I think having it in my toolbox will help to free me from the check the box mentality and reminds me that learning is happening even when I don't get my act together.Melanie Bettinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12557248434888642114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039160066439602962.post-33216459562861320162011-06-16T13:44:52.550-07:002011-06-16T13:44:52.550-07:00I'm reading a book now that advocates what the...I'm reading a book now that advocates what the author calls 'light bulb directed learning'. In other words, you do whatever you need to for the light bulb to come on for that particular child. I think all of us do this to a degree, happy to find out what works, but it especially reminds me of what you seem to do.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004651720352605486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039160066439602962.post-33548623234760826012011-06-16T09:46:50.231-07:002011-06-16T09:46:50.231-07:00Thanks for commenting Sue and Erin!
Yes, I think...Thanks for commenting Sue and Erin! <br /><br />Yes, I think it's true that having names can add up to having restrictions whereas one wants to be able to do what works for one's family and situation, and not close off any options ahead of time.<br /><br />At the same time, names are like a motto or maxim that help remind me what to focus on. <br /><br />Plus, names nowadays seem to put us in a community, which gives us strength and support. <br /><br />But then that can cause difficulties too because it might seem to restrict us from another community, and sometimes other people work to define the name in a particular way which might not suit how you or I want to think about it.Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039160066439602962.post-51287417495486426772011-06-16T04:36:10.825-07:002011-06-16T04:36:10.825-07:00I find the word 'unschooling' negative too...I find the word 'unschooling' negative too. I weave back and forth between wanting to 'have a name' to define and thinking it is good to not have one.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448595911801738792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039160066439602962.post-14672381974656388092011-06-16T00:40:24.139-07:002011-06-16T00:40:24.139-07:00Willa, thank you for the quote and the link!! I th...Willa, thank you for the quote and the link!! I think there are a lot of us trying to define exactly what style our homeschooling is.It can be so helpful and interesting to take time to ponder this question. Thank you for your post! Lots to think about.Sue Elvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461161335483760142noreply@blogger.com