No, no, no. Dodgeball requires adult organization. Manhunt, Capture the Flag, Smear the Queer, Hit the Bat, and any number of other great school recess period games requiring no supervision.
"No, no, no. Dodgeball requires adult organization. Manhunt, Capture the Flag, Smear the Queer, Hit the Bat, and any number of other great school recess period games requiring no supervision" ( Herman the Cherusker)
Herman,
I attribute the success of 3 homeschoolers to the massive amount of PLAY that my children enjoyed. Formal homeschooling rarely took more than 2 hours of their day. The rest of the time was spent in highly physical, very creative, loosely supervised, large muscle PLAY.
Please observe children playing on a beach. You will notice that they are able to concentrate on a project for HOURS. These children are learning how to concentrate and focus. The older more experienced children are given the opportunity to mentor the younger. The younger children learn how to take direction, and learn good manners and "beach" ettiquette. Tired or irritable children are free to leave the group at any time, and those who don't are socially excluded if they don't shape up.
By the way,,,,my 3 homeschoolers were admitted to community college at the ages of 13, 12, and 13. All finished all three levels of college Calculus by age 15. The two younger graduated from university with B.S. degrees in math and one at 20 just finished a masters in math. The oldest is slight behind his siblings, but spent 2 years in Europe on a church assignment and returned home completely fluent in Russian. He is also a nationally and internationally ranked athlete.
My homeschooled kids are NORMAL. It is the schooled children who are academically and socially delayed.