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<blockquote data-quote="AppleCori" data-source="post: 651876" data-attributes="member: 16024"><p>I have homeschooled for quite a few years, in three different states and five different towns/cities and have been in a lot of different homeschooling groups with people with many different homeschooling philosophies.</p><p></p><p>Some were Unschoolers. Some of them were very successful, some not so much.</p><p></p><p>Many of the successful ones had kids who were highly motivated self-learners who loved to research and investigate things on their own and had parents who were the same.</p><p></p><p>TV, video games and non-educational computer use was very limited in their homes and many had family farms or other home businesses and the kids often started businesses as well.</p><p></p><p>Most had the kids do math pretty regularly (from a text, computer games or printed worksheets). Most of the families put a high priority and reading time, both together and separately.</p><p></p><p>Most go to the library often and/or own lots of books.</p><p></p><p>Own lots of science tools/equipment/experiment kits.</p><p></p><p>Kitchen table discussions on history/science/current events.</p><p></p><p>Emphasis on figuring out things/learning new things/researching/nature study.</p><p></p><p>It is a lot more work than handing the kid a workbook to fill out.</p><p></p><p>Many kids thrive in this environment. Some don't. You have to experiment until you find what works best for that particular child. Many ADD kids are hands-on learners who do well with minimal workbook/textbook learning and lots of active learning. Some are actually motivated learners, just not motivated by sitting still and quiet in a classroom for hours on end.</p><p></p><p>I am not a traditional unschooler. We do math(loves it), Latin (loves it), spelling and writing/grammar daily with a structured program. Violin is practiced daily as well.</p><p></p><p>History is less formal, lots of reading, discussion, projects, crafts, art etc.</p><p></p><p>Science is all fun with reading, experiments, documentaries, doing whatever we are interested in learning about. We do lots of nature study, nature journaling, researching. Daughter probably knows more science than the average adult.</p><p></p><p>She goes to school one day a week for 4 1/2 hours and that is fun for her, but she doesn't want to go any more than that. And recess and PE are her favorite parts.</p><p></p><p>The problem with your situation is that you are looking for work, so not sure if you would have the time for this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AppleCori, post: 651876, member: 16024"] I have homeschooled for quite a few years, in three different states and five different towns/cities and have been in a lot of different homeschooling groups with people with many different homeschooling philosophies. Some were Unschoolers. Some of them were very successful, some not so much. Many of the successful ones had kids who were highly motivated self-learners who loved to research and investigate things on their own and had parents who were the same. TV, video games and non-educational computer use was very limited in their homes and many had family farms or other home businesses and the kids often started businesses as well. Most had the kids do math pretty regularly (from a text, computer games or printed worksheets). Most of the families put a high priority and reading time, both together and separately. Most go to the library often and/or own lots of books. Own lots of science tools/equipment/experiment kits. Kitchen table discussions on history/science/current events. Emphasis on figuring out things/learning new things/researching/nature study. It is a lot more work than handing the kid a workbook to fill out. Many kids thrive in this environment. Some don't. You have to experiment until you find what works best for that particular child. Many ADD kids are hands-on learners who do well with minimal workbook/textbook learning and lots of active learning. Some are actually motivated learners, just not motivated by sitting still and quiet in a classroom for hours on end. I am not a traditional unschooler. We do math(loves it), Latin (loves it), spelling and writing/grammar daily with a structured program. Violin is practiced daily as well. History is less formal, lots of reading, discussion, projects, crafts, art etc. Science is all fun with reading, experiments, documentaries, doing whatever we are interested in learning about. We do lots of nature study, nature journaling, researching. Daughter probably knows more science than the average adult. She goes to school one day a week for 4 1/2 hours and that is fun for her, but she doesn't want to go any more than that. And recess and PE are her favorite parts. The problem with your situation is that you are looking for work, so not sure if you would have the time for this. [/QUOTE]
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