Comments on: Unschooling: A natural way to learn http://www.portlandfamily.com/posts/unschooling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unschooling My new Web site Fri, 04 May 2012 16:55:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Melonie K. http://www.portlandfamily.com/posts/unschooling/#comment-1092 Melonie K. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:01:29 +0000 http://www.portlandfamily.com/?p=5584#comment-1092 This is a wonderful piece! As a veteran homeschooler, I've noticed I've become much more of an unschooler over the years, and with each child. In my case, it's been a bit of a relaxing in my parenting style as well. I was WAY too linear and structured to start, as the first kiddo can attest. :) Now my youngest benefits from the older kids forging ahead and putting up with my rigidness and helping me learn to bend. As I type this he and his sister are making their own books - he's mechanically inclined and is just having a grand time figuring out how the stapler works. She's my "artsy" one; she asked about endangered animals, pulled out a science text from a few years back, and made her own book about which animals are endangered - including her own artwork. She just taught me about a macaw that is the rarest bird in the world, and we discussed three-toed sloths. There's no way I could have made that work out as well if I had tried to plan it! How nice to read such encouraging unschool stories! Keep it up! This is a wonderful piece! As a veteran homeschooler, I’ve noticed I’ve become much more of an unschooler over the years, and with each child. In my case, it’s been a bit of a relaxing in my parenting style as well. I was WAY too linear and structured to start, as the first kiddo can attest. :) Now my youngest benefits from the older kids forging ahead and putting up with my rigidness and helping me learn to bend.

As I type this he and his sister are making their own books – he’s mechanically inclined and is just having a grand time figuring out how the stapler works. She’s my “artsy” one; she asked about endangered animals, pulled out a science text from a few years back, and made her own book about which animals are endangered – including her own artwork. She just taught me about a macaw that is the rarest bird in the world, and we discussed three-toed sloths. There’s no way I could have made that work out as well if I had tried to plan it!

How nice to read such encouraging unschool stories! Keep it up!

]]> By: Claretha M. Rice http://www.portlandfamily.com/posts/unschooling/#comment-611 Claretha M. Rice Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:19:17 +0000 http://www.portlandfamily.com/?p=5584#comment-611 This is a great article. Carisa is my daughter and I am so proud of her. I think her and her husband is on the right track about the learning process of their children. If I could do it all over again, I would home school her and her brother. I am encouraging young parents to do what is right for their children. Even though mine were in public schools, I took charge of their learning. Good job Carisa. This is a great article. Carisa is my daughter and I am so proud of her. I think her and her husband is on the right track about the learning process of their children. If I could do it all over again, I would home school her and her brother. I am encouraging young parents to do what is right for their children. Even though mine were in public schools, I took charge of their learning. Good job Carisa.

]]> By: Erika Davis-Pitre http://www.portlandfamily.com/posts/unschooling/#comment-521 Erika Davis-Pitre Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:54:13 +0000 http://www.portlandfamily.com/?p=5584#comment-521 What a great article! I will be sharing it with my friends!♥ What a great article! I will be sharing it with my friends!♥

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.portlandfamily.com/posts/unschooling/#comment-520 Carolyn Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:30:45 +0000 http://www.portlandfamily.com/?p=5584#comment-520 Thanks for the great article -- it's great to read about different educational opportunities in a positive light. Thanks for the great article — it’s great to read about different educational opportunities in a positive light.

]]> By: Portland Family http://www.portlandfamily.com/posts/unschooling/#comment-519 Portland Family Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:16:26 +0000 http://www.portlandfamily.com/?p=5584#comment-519 Just added a byline for Carisa, thanks for the input! Just added a byline for Carisa, thanks for the input!

]]> By: Portland Family http://www.portlandfamily.com/posts/unschooling/#comment-518 Portland Family Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:51:30 +0000 http://www.portlandfamily.com/?p=5584#comment-518 Thanks, Sandra. We're figuring out how to add author credits to the site. You're right, all of our amazing authors deserve credit! Thanks, Sandra. We’re figuring out how to add author credits to the site. You’re right, all of our amazing authors deserve credit!

]]> By: Sandra Dodd http://www.portlandfamily.com/posts/unschooling/#comment-517 Sandra Dodd Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:55:27 +0000 http://www.portlandfamily.com/?p=5584#comment-517 As it's written in first person, it really should have been published with a by-line or credit. Following that first link back, I see it's Carisa Brewster. It's a nice piece and she should get credit here! As it’s written in first person, it really should have been published with a by-line or credit. Following that first link back, I see it’s Carisa Brewster. It’s a nice piece and she should get credit here!

]]> By: Jan Hunt http://www.portlandfamily.com/posts/unschooling/#comment-516 Jan Hunt Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:17:01 +0000 http://www.portlandfamily.com/?p=5584#comment-516 Great job! Thanks for including my comments. Re testing, there is actually considerable variation; eight states have no requirements at all. See the map at http://www.hslda.org/laws/ . Best wishes, Jan Jan Hunt, M.Sc., Director, Natural Child Project Co-editor, The Unschooling Unmanual Great job! Thanks for including my comments.

Re testing, there is actually considerable variation; eight states have no requirements at all. See the map at http://www.hslda.org/laws/ .

Best wishes,

Jan

Jan Hunt, M.Sc.,

Director, Natural Child Project
Co-editor, The Unschooling Unmanual

]]> By: Jan Hunt http://www.portlandfamily.com/posts/unschooling/#comment-515 Jan Hunt Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:15:47 +0000 http://www.portlandfamily.com/?p=5584#comment-515 Great job! Thanks for including my comments. Re testing, there is actually considerable variation; eight states have no requirements at all. See the map at http://www.hslda.org/laws/ . Best wishes, Jan Jan Hunt, M.Sc., Director, Natural Child Project Co-editor, The Unschooling Unmanual http://www.naturalchild.org Follow me on Twitter: @janbaronhunt Attachment Parenting Counseling http://www.naturalchild.org/counseling/ 877-593-1547 / 541-593-1547 "A child's misbehavior is an attempt to communicate, when all else has failed." - The Kids' Project Great job! Thanks for including my comments.

Re testing, there is actually considerable variation; eight states have no requirements at all. See the map at http://www.hslda.org/laws/ .

Best wishes,

Jan

Jan Hunt, M.Sc.,

Director, Natural Child Project
Co-editor, The Unschooling Unmanual

http://www.naturalchild.org
Follow me on Twitter: @janbaronhunt

Attachment Parenting Counseling
http://www.naturalchild.org/counseling/
877-593-1547 / 541-593-1547

“A child’s misbehavior is an attempt to communicate, when all else has failed.” – The Kids’ Project

]]> By: Heather Philipp http://www.portlandfamily.com/posts/unschooling/#comment-513 Heather Philipp Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:51:49 +0000 http://www.portlandfamily.com/?p=5584#comment-513 Thank you for such a clear, personalized and informative article! I'm going to link to it from a post I did recently on the Boba blog so I can share it as an excellent resource! Thank you for such a clear, personalized and informative article! I’m going to link to it from a post I did recently on the Boba blog so I can share it as an excellent resource!

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