A Day in the Life of a Classical Unschooler

Wow, I think we're getting this unschooling thing down:) We do school once in a while, but then take days off too from 'traditional' unschooling and the kids just learn from daily activities. Next year we're going to buy a lot more hands-on math stuff, and I'll make a few printables and that is all. They enjoy their reading with 'McGuffey' so we're staying there.

Will post pictures of books we read. Will probably read a few today, I have a few history books I enjoy. They have a lot of fun doing webkinz games with daddy where they learn a little on spending and such. next year i plan to buy 'fractions' tangibles and such, so they'll have fun with that. I'm probably going to stick to my original thought-traditional begins in grade 6. I'm letting too many people get to me, you know? The people that have 'no' homeschool/unschool experience telling me they need traditional work...lol..the ignorance of this world! Too many people have proven that point wrong!!
That's my update!! Sorry it's been s long since I posted.
Stacey:)

A Day in the Life of a Classical Unschooler

Oh, so much I forgot from last post!:)

Above and below are two great books!! In two books, they explain clearly why so many kids are 'wrongly diagnosed' of having ADHD these days and othe behavioral problems. These kids are not ADHD, they are not learning disabled. The behavior problems they display..are all the result of the school system that is simply too lazy/ignorant to see that they are just as/more intelligent then their peers.

They simply are right-brained..and they learn differently!

This information needs to be brought to schools attention. So many kids are being told that they are lazy, that they aren't reading at grade level...yet 3 sessions, or so, with a tutor that can explain things the way they think and 'miraculously' they jump one or two grade levels!!

These kids have given up. They have gotten to the point to think that they are 'broken', but they know how to get attention: negative attention. So they get it that way. After all, the teachers think they're 'losers' or 'stupid' anyways...why even try?

For school 'not' to teach these kids the way they are supposed to be taught..is discrimintation!! There should be lawsuits.

Why are they like this? Why the explosion in right-brained thinking?

Look at all those 'educational toys', those 'black and white mobiles' that hang in babies cribs..they all bring attention to the 'right side of the brain'. They wake it up. Television, video games, do the same. So when kids go to school, they literally 'think' with the right side of the brain. The left side? That is how schools teach, catering to kids that think on those terms. The right-brained kids need to learn 'through the right side', and when they are older the brain will eventually develop where it can transfer this information back and forth.

Anyways, it's a good book, but sad. So many kids out there..angry because the school has pronounced them as 'stupid' 'lazy' or 'losers'...when in actuality the school and its teachers were just too lazy to bother with trying to teach them differently. Just think of how their peers treat them, after all the teachers see them as 'stupid' (whether they say it or not, the other kids in class will see it as well).

It's a sad state..no wonder our schools are so terrible. They demean kids, who may even be gifted, into thinking they are 'slow',etc., only because they learn differently. I'm only glad my kids aren't going through this...

Below is a book on 'Panda's' that we read. It was interesting, and the kids enjoy it!
Watch pandas on live-cam at the San Diego Zoo:

www.sandiegozoo.org, and follow it through to 'panda cam', where you can see other animals as well!
Here is a book we read on butterflies

Here is a book we read on frogs

Below is another story Colette enjoyed about some ducklings

The book below was kind of wordy, she wasn't as impressed.

All three enjoyed the book below that I read them. It was cute.

Another science book

A book worth buying!! Colette 'loved' this book. so cute.

We're waiting on their reading books in the mail. They have 'freebies' online, but I figure a break wouldn't hurt.

Happy unschooling!

:)

A Day in the Life of a Classical Unschooler

Finally starting the year 2009!!

:)

Sorry for the late start.. it's been a busy time getting things started. Getting used to all the changes..trying to figure out how to get them all 'squeezed' into place.

This is Colette and Gracie after lunch. Colette likes her chance to play outside. She has decided on late naps this year;) of course she has a 'quiete-time' earlier in the day where she watches a movie..and of course we're hoping she'll fall asleep!;)

Rachel is reviewing 'borrowing'. We found she has forgotten this, and needs the review. Next year we plan to switch to a computer-based program for math, (she decided she'd rather do math on the computer) so once she learns this she'll be ready for it!

We're still on the same history text. We are now 'leaving' the music portion, but I am trying to find a CD with all the patriotic songs recorded. If anyone can place me in the right direction, (one for kids, not the 'opera-type' singers..we can't take them seriously!) I would appreciate it!

Thanx:)

Sorry for the bad picture... Colette is enjoying being read to now, too. She enjoys books with big pictures, and as little words as possible;)
She loves them most when they are about animals!

We read about leopards in one of our books. I think Gracie colored this.
They're both not that big on coloring...we ended up not coloring the rest of the animals...

This is Gracie's math sheet

This is Rachel's

Gracie's..we don't do story problems until around grade 6. If Rachel chooses the computer program for math, however, she may get stuck with a few...

I know there are more pic's...but this is all I have for now!! Will try and stay more updated.

Happy Unschooling!!
:)