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Liz- coordinator
Beth Gay-co coordinator
Donna Bennett- Secretary
Tina - Fund raising Coordinator/Treasure
Jan Hallum-Activities/ Field trip Coordinator-
Marla- Wednesday Class Coordinator (un-principle)
Marla-Newsletter
Beth Gay-co coordinator
Donna Bennett- Secretary
Tina - Fund raising Coordinator/Treasure
Jan Hallum-Activities/ Field trip Coordinator-
Marla- Wednesday Class Coordinator (un-principle)
Marla-Newsletter
Tidbits from our Members
Unschooling, a personal favorite around here. Strict unschoolers do no
formal school at all. They let life's lessons teach as the children
explore the world around them and live. Children have a natural
inclination to want to know more, and unschooling allows the children to
explore and move as they want. Some misinterpret unschooling as a void
of education, like locking the children away in a room where no
educational materials are provided. This is mostly because we have
become so used to schools, desks, text books, administrations, formal
sports, debate teams, etc., being the norm. It is actually the exact
opposite. It is like opening up the world and saying to the child have
at it! We used unschooling from start to finish, but we never really
used it truly exclusively. Our kids did want some form of structure,
and liked the direction of planned activities. But, we unschooled so
many things along the way that they didn't even realize by way of
lifestyle. We bought a farm, they learned about raising animals. We
cooked; they learned math, measure, sequencing, etc. We were ALWAYS
renovating, adding on to houses; they learned building trades. We
bought our first computer; they learned computer skills. We bought an
encyclopedia set; they learned EVERYTHING! There are still bookmarks
through my encyclopedias. To me the bookmarks are like a scrapbook of
my children's growth. I wish I had them date them each time they added
a new bookmark! I've never removed a single one. We provided lots of
learning opportunity, but the encyclopedias were constantly read, like
they were murder mystery or horse novels or just plain fun reading. To
my kids they were. I never tested what they learned in this manner, or
checked progress. I just let them go. When my oldest got to college,
she thought she would have a lack of knowledge, since her public and
private school peers were so structurally taught. But, she found the
opposite was true. When she got into history discussions with her
college mates, she found she kept up very well and didn't at all feel
behind.
formal school at all. They let life's lessons teach as the children
explore the world around them and live. Children have a natural
inclination to want to know more, and unschooling allows the children to
explore and move as they want. Some misinterpret unschooling as a void
of education, like locking the children away in a room where no
educational materials are provided. This is mostly because we have
become so used to schools, desks, text books, administrations, formal
sports, debate teams, etc., being the norm. It is actually the exact
opposite. It is like opening up the world and saying to the child have
at it! We used unschooling from start to finish, but we never really
used it truly exclusively. Our kids did want some form of structure,
and liked the direction of planned activities. But, we unschooled so
many things along the way that they didn't even realize by way of
lifestyle. We bought a farm, they learned about raising animals. We
cooked; they learned math, measure, sequencing, etc. We were ALWAYS
renovating, adding on to houses; they learned building trades. We
bought our first computer; they learned computer skills. We bought an
encyclopedia set; they learned EVERYTHING! There are still bookmarks
through my encyclopedias. To me the bookmarks are like a scrapbook of
my children's growth. I wish I had them date them each time they added
a new bookmark! I've never removed a single one. We provided lots of
learning opportunity, but the encyclopedias were constantly read, like
they were murder mystery or horse novels or just plain fun reading. To
my kids they were. I never tested what they learned in this manner, or
checked progress. I just let them go. When my oldest got to college,
she thought she would have a lack of knowledge, since her public and
private school peers were so structurally taught. But, she found the
opposite was true. When she got into history discussions with her
college mates, she found she kept up very well and didn't at all feel
behind.
Article On Unschooling
Submitted and found by SHE member Donna
Submitted and found by SHE member Donna
