I might more accurately title this post, “My Aversion to Social Conformity”, or perhaps, “Drone Living: Resistance is Futile, Unless You Can Think For Yourself”… I digress. _________________________________________________________ I have been reading a book lately that I want to begin to dissect over the next couple of months. I have found it articulate and eloquent, […]
Break Through
I remember THE day when Savannah suddenly found that she could read the words quickly enough to make sense out of an entire sentence. She’d been trying for a couple months, after only having learned the alphabet itself in the same 3 month (total) duration, and though she had learned the various things I could […]
A Thought on Unschooling
The following article is sourced at the end… comments along the way as indicated by italics Developing Confidence in Unschooling: The Value of Parent Journal-Keeping Written by Alison McKee (c) 2007 Alison McKee Most homeschooling parents are reluctant to try unschooling because the risks seem so great. “Does it really work?” is one of the […]
Hum… ____________ starts with _____, and the value of visual media
Cecily routinely determines, without solicitation or encouragement, the beginning (and often ending or other predominant) sound(s) in words. Today: Happy – that starts with huh huh.. H Milk – that starts with M like Mama and me Nelson – that starts with nuh nuh and there’s a big LLLLLL in there, but I think there’s […]
Why What We Do Isn't Called Unschooling
Below is an excerpt from a group of unschoolers I belong to. I have yet to post on the forum, but it is interesting reading the many daily posts of others. This dialog discusses something that I have a very definite opinion on and though I won’t likely add my thoughts to the forum (as […]