tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950818248481035615.post8718296707641415757..comments2008-12-19T21:11:36.783-05:00Denise Punger MD IBCLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15005314822461783855noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950818248481035615.post-84627208163202150002008-12-19T19:25:00.000-05:002008-12-19T19:25:00.000-05:00I pretty much unschooled my older two....LOVED it! We did so many amazing things! School can provide great memories, but I bet Aidan and Lydia have more and richer ones. Plus - they learned what they needed with a lot more joy and less stress.Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950818248481035615.post-85322231882584639522008-12-19T14:27:00.000-05:002008-12-19T14:27:00.000-05:00I have been amazed with how much math my children learn just with everyday living. I also try really hard to help them see the reasons for learning math. When they see that there is a point to it they are willing to spend some time studying it! The workbooks sound fun too! I will have to check those out!Tammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03519210216151040312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950818248481035615.post-49220295055924605112008-12-18T11:50:00.000-05:002008-12-18T11:50:00.000-05:00I love reading about your unschooling. In one of John Taylor Gatto's books he says that basic math and reading only take 100 hours to learn. Your son is "proving" that. I think if we let kids focus when they're ready (instead of forcing upon them in small chunks over and over when thye're not ready) it can preserve a love of learning and a love of that subject, and we can be thoroughly impressed with how "smart" they are. Keep up the good work!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296702663697206688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950818248481035615.post-5385452004720538612008-12-17T22:44:00.000-05:002008-12-17T22:44:00.000-05:00Great post. I like the informative, real life example of how unschooling works at your house. I have chosen to use more structure this year, because I was not confident everything was being covered adequately. Son is taking a driver's ed course right now and did great on a test... so there you go - he was learning how to study all along, and I just didn't know it for sure. Having more of a schedule is helping my days, but we still have to be flexible in how much gets done daily. Sometimes real life dictates what happens... in case I get to thinking I am supposed to be in control. (-:Mama Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617854795413276261noreply@blogger.com