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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 523371" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>it is great that he s doing so well at home. for some kids it just is what they need. i thnk we spend way too much time teaching young hcildren academics. reading skills at kdg age have done very little in the long run to get every child learning. i know a lot of homeschool kids and they often learn at different rates/times but they are STILL highly desired by top colleges because they were ready when they learned things and they learned in ways that worked for them. our schools are not really designed to meet the needs of every student and often impose things that are not really in each child's best interests. they do the best htey can, but when you have a group of 20-30+ kids, you can't really individualize the way some kids need. </p><p></p><p>there should be no reason why you can't teach V academics. i think he is not learning them right now because he is busy learnng other things. wiz learned fast and quite easily, but when he was ready. we were lucky because he was usually several years ahead of the school, but when he was not, he did not learn until he was ready to learn it. it was not a choice, but the way his brain worked. my feeling with V is that he is busy learning other thigns and dealing with the sensory stuff right now. there is a LOT of time for days of the week, letters, and other academics. surround him with learning opportunities and he WILL learn it. I still remember when the teacher had a fit because we kept Wiz home one day because he was up all nght learnng. he was in grade 1 and was up all night teaching himself multiplication one night and then the next week he taught himself division - both with workbooks and long after we were asleep. He was NOT going to learn new stuff at school in gr 1, but the teacher had a cow and threatened to report us to CPS. When i brought in letters from educational consultants who had phds, she was furious - and if she had known they were relatives it would be worse. but he was learning and his mnd wouldn't stop because it was nght, and i saw no reason to make him stop when he was so involved and interested. </p><p></p><p>Keep workbooks around and let him color, doodle, draw if he wants rather than doing the prescribed elssons. When he watches tv make sure most is educational, offer computer games that are fun but involve things he needs to learn. Just realize that there is a ton more to learning that doing lessons and at his age, his natural curiousity will do far more than any school can do.</p><p></p><p>PLEASE look up unschooling and give it some real thought. i know several young adults who were unschooled for 5-10 yrs rather than being enrolled in traditional schools or taught using more conventional curriculum. The parents kept them unplugged or wiht educational shows/programs used minmally, and most of these kids are in college on full scholarshp or are finishing high school with colleges courting them with very tempting offers ncluding stipends for spending money above books, tuition, fees and living expenses. One young man even has a full time scribe because he has writing issues but is that brilliant. </p><p></p><p>i think there is a lot to unschooling, esp for the early elem years. i also think there is a lot to montesori and that Wiz might have been very different if we had kept him in montessori rather than reg school - it fit how his mind worked. montessori would have been 600 per month for just him and we couldn't pay it even with help from the grands, not with 2 other kids. </p><p></p><p>not every kid is right for reg school and vice versa. at v's age learning should be able what his brain is ready for when it is ready to do it. he will learn the things he needs, but in his time. giving him that extra time to transition is a great thing, and will help his brain develop and learn and stay curious. surround him with books and supplies about whatever topics he is interested in, and he WILL learn what he needs. </p><p></p><p>I am glad he is more calm and blossoming at home. it sounds like exactly what he needs.</p><p></p><p>sorry about typos/capitalization. combo of hands going numb and keyboard issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 523371, member: 1233"] it is great that he s doing so well at home. for some kids it just is what they need. i thnk we spend way too much time teaching young hcildren academics. reading skills at kdg age have done very little in the long run to get every child learning. i know a lot of homeschool kids and they often learn at different rates/times but they are STILL highly desired by top colleges because they were ready when they learned things and they learned in ways that worked for them. our schools are not really designed to meet the needs of every student and often impose things that are not really in each child's best interests. they do the best htey can, but when you have a group of 20-30+ kids, you can't really individualize the way some kids need. there should be no reason why you can't teach V academics. i think he is not learning them right now because he is busy learnng other things. wiz learned fast and quite easily, but when he was ready. we were lucky because he was usually several years ahead of the school, but when he was not, he did not learn until he was ready to learn it. it was not a choice, but the way his brain worked. my feeling with V is that he is busy learning other thigns and dealing with the sensory stuff right now. there is a LOT of time for days of the week, letters, and other academics. surround him with learning opportunities and he WILL learn it. I still remember when the teacher had a fit because we kept Wiz home one day because he was up all nght learnng. he was in grade 1 and was up all night teaching himself multiplication one night and then the next week he taught himself division - both with workbooks and long after we were asleep. He was NOT going to learn new stuff at school in gr 1, but the teacher had a cow and threatened to report us to CPS. When i brought in letters from educational consultants who had phds, she was furious - and if she had known they were relatives it would be worse. but he was learning and his mnd wouldn't stop because it was nght, and i saw no reason to make him stop when he was so involved and interested. Keep workbooks around and let him color, doodle, draw if he wants rather than doing the prescribed elssons. When he watches tv make sure most is educational, offer computer games that are fun but involve things he needs to learn. Just realize that there is a ton more to learning that doing lessons and at his age, his natural curiousity will do far more than any school can do. PLEASE look up unschooling and give it some real thought. i know several young adults who were unschooled for 5-10 yrs rather than being enrolled in traditional schools or taught using more conventional curriculum. The parents kept them unplugged or wiht educational shows/programs used minmally, and most of these kids are in college on full scholarshp or are finishing high school with colleges courting them with very tempting offers ncluding stipends for spending money above books, tuition, fees and living expenses. One young man even has a full time scribe because he has writing issues but is that brilliant. i think there is a lot to unschooling, esp for the early elem years. i also think there is a lot to montesori and that Wiz might have been very different if we had kept him in montessori rather than reg school - it fit how his mind worked. montessori would have been 600 per month for just him and we couldn't pay it even with help from the grands, not with 2 other kids. not every kid is right for reg school and vice versa. at v's age learning should be able what his brain is ready for when it is ready to do it. he will learn the things he needs, but in his time. giving him that extra time to transition is a great thing, and will help his brain develop and learn and stay curious. surround him with books and supplies about whatever topics he is interested in, and he WILL learn what he needs. I am glad he is more calm and blossoming at home. it sounds like exactly what he needs. sorry about typos/capitalization. combo of hands going numb and keyboard issues. [/QUOTE]
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