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To: SauronOfMordor
Un-schooling sounds like it could be trouble. My youngest loves math and dislikes reading (he is seven.)

Is allowing a child to make his/her educational path a good thing? If I were allowed this option at seven, I never would have taken an interest in mathematics.
26 posted on 10/21/2003 5:47:03 PM PDT by annyokie (One good thing about being wrong is the joy it brings to others.)
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To: annyokie
I guess it depends on whose in charge.

I am very organized and I prepare weekly schedules for my kids. They have the subject, page numbers, worksheets, etc. they are to do for that particular day.

What I like about homeschooling is that if something is not working out, you have so many choices in which to choose from.

I can't begin to tell you how many math programs we have tried. Finally, Saxon math to the rescue. I am amazed at how much my kids are learning with this program as opposed to a math program such as ABeka.

The History Channel ? Watching it at school, they choose what is to be watched. When watching it at home, we choose.

I'm not sure about unschooling. I do enjoy reading about how others approach homeschooling.

72 posted on 10/22/2003 11:55:11 AM PDT by hsmomx3 (I DID NOT vote for that woman, Napolitano!)
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