RE: unschool
BY: Donna Ransdell to Alinda Harrison on Mon Jun 17 1996 13:42:00
 > I guess I don't remember feeling too much of that kind of feeling in 
school,
 > if I did, I know now why we studied it and realize that my questioning it 
wa
 > child's point of view. The *only* real items I remember asking myself that
 > question about were geometry and algebra. Now, as an adult, I realize that 
w
 > learn problem solving, logic, and theory vs. does it work from the study 
f
 > those two maths.
Geometry and algebra are probably the most used forms of math...and I never 
had
any question as to why I was studying those...I could see the uses. The only
"why are we studying this?" I ever felt regarding math was the "proof
statements" we always had to write next to each step of a problem. They still
seem like a waste of time to me.
The subjects I've seen people complain about have been history, english, some
science...those are best taught in a more practical setting: history as
background for current news items; english as communication skills (letter
writing, speach making, journals and stories, ect.)
                               ...peace...
                               Alinda Sue...
--- Skyhawk's Nightmare
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