Comments on: Unschooling Language http://www.tinygrass.com/2010/02/unschooling-language/ Simple living, natural learning & exploring the world Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Trish http://www.tinygrass.com/2010/02/unschooling-language/comment-page-1/#comment-8447 Trish Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:22:52 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/?p=1573#comment-8447 By letting them "do as they want"(kind of misleading, but I'll go with that), they are going to be very used to making decisions, some of which are easy and some of which are hard. So when they are adults, they will feel prepared to make decisions, and know where to go when they need some help making them. I'd say that's a good thing. Believe me, life is hard enough with us having to purposely make our kid's lives more difficult. Some of the things my children have struggled with (and I've helped them through) include: choosing friends, and ending relationships that aren't working fighting with friends, and how to make compromises dealing with food allergies, and how to choose foods that make their bodies feel good inside exploring interests and finding their passions This is just a short list of examples. Life can sometimes be tough, and sometimes be wonderful. It's our job as family members to help each other through things, just like we'd do with fellow adults that we love. Unschooling helps us to keep our relationship strong, so that the kids feel comfortable coming to us when they need help. I think that's a good thing! By letting them “do as they want”(kind of misleading, but I’ll go with that), they are going to be very used to making decisions, some of which are easy and some of which are hard. So when they are adults, they will feel prepared to make decisions, and know where to go when they need some help making them. I’d say that’s a good thing.

Believe me, life is hard enough with us having to purposely make our kid’s lives more difficult. Some of the things my children have struggled with (and I’ve helped them through) include:

choosing friends, and ending relationships that aren’t working
fighting with friends, and how to make compromises
dealing with food allergies, and how to choose foods that make their bodies feel good inside
exploring interests and finding their passions

This is just a short list of examples. Life can sometimes be tough, and sometimes be wonderful. It’s our job as family members to help each other through things, just like we’d do with fellow adults that we love. Unschooling helps us to keep our relationship strong, so that the kids feel comfortable coming to us when they need help. I think that’s a good thing!

]]> By: Narue http://www.tinygrass.com/2010/02/unschooling-language/comment-page-1/#comment-8384 Narue Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:23:57 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/?p=1573#comment-8384 It is all well as nice to homeschool but I do not understand unschooling. Don't children need guidance from their parents. Letting them "do as they want" what kind of adults will they be? The world is not so nice and flowery and do-what -you want. It is all well as nice to homeschool but I do not understand unschooling. Don’t children need guidance from their parents. Letting them “do as they want” what kind of adults will they be? The world is not so nice and flowery and do-what -you want.

]]> By: Lauren @ Hobo Mama http://www.tinygrass.com/2010/02/unschooling-language/comment-page-1/#comment-8281 Lauren @ Hobo Mama Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:59:37 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/?p=1573#comment-8281 I agree with you. When I lived in Berlin, I had friends who were thrown into the deep end of a German school and had to sink or swim. I was able to transition gradually from an American school into a German-American school. It was at that point I wish someone had gently nudged me a little further along the path to language immersion, because I think I just needed some encouragement to be a little uncomfortable and put myself into more German-speaking situations. I was somewhat older than your kids and could have handled it at that point. But I guess parents/friends/teachers can't be all-knowing and all-seeing and I wasn't willing to articulate what I needed/wanted. Oh, well! At least learning doesn't end with childhood, and I still have a chance to keep progressing even now. I'm glad you're all finding your own pace. .-= Lauren @ Hobo Mama´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HoboMama/~3/Am31FqxJgQE/supermom-childrens-book-about.html" rel="nofollow">Supermom: A children's book about attachment parenting animals</a> =-. I agree with you. When I lived in Berlin, I had friends who were thrown into the deep end of a German school and had to sink or swim. I was able to transition gradually from an American school into a German-American school. It was at that point I wish someone had gently nudged me a little further along the path to language immersion, because I think I just needed some encouragement to be a little uncomfortable and put myself into more German-speaking situations. I was somewhat older than your kids and could have handled it at that point. But I guess parents/friends/teachers can’t be all-knowing and all-seeing and I wasn’t willing to articulate what I needed/wanted. Oh, well! At least learning doesn’t end with childhood, and I still have a chance to keep progressing even now. I’m glad you’re all finding your own pace.
.-= Lauren @ Hobo Mama´s last blog ..Supermom: A children’s book about attachment parenting animals =-.

]]> By: Roblynn http://www.tinygrass.com/2010/02/unschooling-language/comment-page-1/#comment-8280 Roblynn Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:28:43 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/?p=1573#comment-8280 Hola, I just stumbled on your blog from the expat blog site. We moved to CR about three and a half years ago. We have been un/homeschooling for 30 years and I love to see other people getting into it. We still have two daughters at home and they are very bilingual now. The oldest chose to attend a private school here in Heredia for the first three months we were here, bad idea.She hated it and we all went back to homeschooling pretty quickly. The baby really wanted to attend school, much to my chagrin. We put her in the public kinder last year and she had a blast.The younger grades here do nothing but play all day, and of course cut and glue, she was in heaven. She is in first grade this year and will be going for a few months until we go on vacation. I am actually trying to talk her into staying home, and I think she is getting there. Like you said it should be their choice and be something they are comfortable with. Thanks for sharing. Hola, I just stumbled on your blog from the expat blog site. We moved to CR about three and a half years ago. We have been un/homeschooling for 30 years and I love to see other people getting into it. We still have two daughters at home and they are very bilingual now. The oldest chose to attend a private school here in Heredia for the first three months we were here, bad idea.She hated it and we all went back to homeschooling pretty quickly. The baby really wanted to attend school, much to my chagrin. We put her in the public kinder last year and she had a blast.The younger grades here do nothing but play all day, and of course cut and glue, she was in heaven. She is in first grade this year and will be going for a few months until we go on vacation. I am actually trying to talk her into staying home, and I think she is getting there. Like you said it should be their choice and be something they are comfortable with. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Arp http://www.tinygrass.com/2010/02/unschooling-language/comment-page-1/#comment-8138 Arp Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:42:06 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/?p=1573#comment-8138 I just noticed that J sometimes babbles and makes up songs with Spanish words. She's creative and really cute too :-) I just noticed that J sometimes babbles and makes up songs with Spanish words. She's creative and really cute too :-)

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