From: DONNA RANSDELL   To: KEN WOODARD   Date: 06-11-96 12:17
 > What is "unschool"? I have never heard of that.
DR>From what I understand, there are two different ways of schooling your
DR>children at home. One is merely having "school at home"....a planned
DR>curriculum, studies, written work requirements, etc. The other appears 
DR>the opposite....the child learns in a more natural way, what he wants t
DR>learn, hands-on...not in a desk-blackboard-written work requirements so
DR>manner...."unschooling".
Oh!  I thought "unschooling" was what you did after you removed your kids 
from public schools.  I thought it meant reinstilling the natural 
curiousity all children have.  I didn't realize it meant "natural learning" 
but that makes sense.  Perhaps "Nonschooling" is a better term. 
DR>I personally think a midstream approach would be appropriate for homesc
DR>- for some things, ya just "gotta" sit down and work at it (grammar, wr
DR>spelling). For other things, tho, the project or just-do-it approach wo
DR>work well....science comes to mind here.
I agree.  Some knowledge requires practice and some requires experience.
DR>                                 -donna
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