Apr

23

Taking the Plunge

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April 23, 2007 |

It would be an understatement to say that I’ve become obsessed with this idea of unschooling. In fact, this week I decided to take the plunge. Pretty brave of me considering there’s really only a month left in the school year. My 13 year old will be working on her 4-H projects. She chose four this year and July will be here soon enough. Those involve writing, photography, digital imaging, and art. I’m not sure what my 8 year old will be doing but it will most likely involve animals. We’ve been doing a lot of planting the past few weeks and we’re seeing the fruits of our labor. It’s so cool to watch plants begin to grow.

I’ve been reading The Unschooling Handbook for guidance and reassurance that this actually works. I love the following characteristics that the unschooling process tends to produce:

  • To unschoolers, learning is as natural as breathing
  • Unschoolers realize that different people learn in different ways and at different speeds
  • Unschoolers tend to be less peer-centered (yeah!!!)
  • Unschoolers have a good sense of self and confidence in their own ability to learn and figure things out.
  • Unschoolers are less likely to accept someone else’s word as fact. They are critical thinkers.

I’m excited about this new step we’re taking and I’m so looking forward to seeing my girls begin to really enjoy learning.


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