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It seems like a more honest portrayal (maybe) if one doesn't prepare her children BUT notice that they didn't *show* the kid "stumbling"--that was just their assessment of his performance.
"What did you learn [from the museum]?" The kids don't know. Mine wouldn't know. Ps kids wouldn't know. Not a good measure.
"Do you know what this is?" the man at the museum store asks rhetorically. The kids shrug, as most kids will. Again, not a good measure.
If the reporters had done their research, had a good idea of what unschooling is, imo, they would have asked (either also or instead):
"What are you passionate about?" & let the kid start talking. I'd think that would be the only way to see the beauty of unschooling.
I'm not an unschooler *at all,* but I guess I think the only way you can be NOT an unschooler--thoughtfully anyway--is to...understand it, know about it enough to appreciate what it is & isn't.
That didn't come out quite right, but I got attacked by a hungry 3yo, so hopefully it at least makes sense. :001_huh:
I did notice that they didn't show the little boy "stumbling". They asked him a multiplication problem.. did he need a few quick seconds to come up with the answer or did he flat out not know? Huge difference. I still need a few seconds to figure out the answer to most multiplication problems!!!
I did kind of think the part about the museum was a little more appropriate. The mother's point is that her children can learn this way... but just after visiting the museum the boy hadn't learned anything? Even my 4.5 year old can usually come up with something close to educational. Even something like "about clouds" would have satisfied me.
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I get to go home to WI in August and be watch him be quizzed by my family of PS school teachers. My 3 brothers are teachers, their wives work in the school system (speech pathologist, school psychologist, and preschool aide), two of my nephews are teachers and married to teachers, one niece is a teacher and another is a youth librarian... Oh it's gonna be a fun visit, lol!
The quizzing hasn't started yet with my daughter, but I do see that family members pay close attention to what she can and can't do.
When the questions start coming, I'll just quiz their children and see how they feel about it!! Maybe this could work for you. :D
When the children get a wrong answer, make sure to bring up to the parents (later, when said children are out of earshot) how little Johnny didn't know blahblahblah, and this is proof that public schooling doesn't work. Then when they argue about how they just haven't learned it yet, or any other reason they come up with, point out that the same excuses can be applied to homeschooled children!
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3-5 times a year. DD loves going to the movies and it's a really special treat for her. Plus it's just her and I, so we can go for about 25 dollars.
We would go more, but between prices and what I find "appropriate", we are limited to 3-5. I always check Common Sense Media reviews first.
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Oh wow. Just one more thing to add to the ever increasing list of Improbable Events that I'm Extremely Afraid of Happening. (Long list, long title! :D)
Will be praying for the people of Guatemala. That sinkhole is just... scary. It doesn't even look like a sinkhole, just a huge hole to nothingness.
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:( I was scared to open this thread when I read the title!
Don't beat yourself up. I'm sure all dog owners have made mistakes. My dogs have gotten into chocolate muffins, we have had to call poison control because they ate a pain pill, various emergency vet visits... We have two huge, (90+ pounds and 120+ pounds!) spoiled, bad doggies.
I can say I've never left them outside... but only because they are so attached to me that it is immediately noticable when they are out! Plus they scratch and bark at the door to be let back in and get quite persistant. :D
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I would read, surf the internet, or do puzzles -- Sudoku, KenKen, Kakuro or Logic.
ooooh, Thanks! I love Sudoku and Kakuro. I just searched KenKen and I think I've found a fun new time-waster! :D
What is Logic? I searched for it, but of course received a lot of hits on "logic".
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He is thinking now of going to the local community college. It feels like a change in identity for him. He always thought of himself as so smart, a member of the top of the class/gifted "elite" who just happened to screw up royally.
Let me just say... I was in all the honors classes in school, GT programs, etc. IQ tested in the high 150s. I ended up at community college after screwing up... royally! I'm now at a university and some of the smartest people I've met in my years through school were back at the community college.
Community college can be a great stepping stone, and a chance for him to prove that he is ready to take on the responsibility of higher education. I hope things work out for him. If Radford is his first choice, I hope he makes top marks at CC and will reapply in a year.
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I feel like I'm missing out on something... I would be so... lost and lonely without DD! lol. When her grandparents come to visit and take her out to dinner or something I always aimlessly walk around the apartment.... :tongue_smilie:
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Hysterical. . . .
My Aunt & Uncle had this one:
"No job is finished until the paperwork is done."
I have a drawing in my bathroom of a little one on the potty pulling out toilet paper with this exact saying on it.
It was my grandmothers and I salvaged it before it was thrown out when everyone moved around after she died. It brings back lots of memories for me.
And I love the saying! :)
-Kymmie.. who is currently singing.... 867-5309....... (ugh!)
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hm. Well... I love me some Chips Ahoy! :D In fact DD and I just finished eating some. Dunk them in milk until they get soft and... yummmmmy. I never even thought of microwaving them!
Then again... I don't like regular chocolate chip cookies, just the dough. If I'm going to eat a real cookie, it has to be peanut butter or sugar.
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Even if you do plan, you can still go off on rabbit trails! The guidelines are that you TEACH history, not that you have to get through all of book A by the end of the year!
With my DD, I plan on a weekly schedule, so if we find something new to explore or discover (or decide to take a week off!) we can just push week 13 back to week 14. :D
I do think its a little important to start with timelining to get a general sense of where in history different events are happening. But you could do this with child led learning. While you are exploring a certain time period/event/person, you could just add it to your timeline. This could also help you make sure that all areas are getting covered and not just one time period or place.
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I only have one child, she's 4.5, and I'm currently single and in school. No more kids for me for many years! lol. I completely plan on using all new curriculum for any future children.
But, FWIW, I wouldn't "buy ahead" for different children, unless I already knew how they learned best. For example, if we were using Singapore, had been using Singapore for years and it was working wonderful, I might go ahead and buy extra. (Does that make any sense? It's been a long day!)
I know even with one child, there are so many curriculums out there that I love the look of, but I also know how my DD learns best so it is those curriculums we use, even if they aren't my favorite!
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DD is only 4.5, but I will be teaching her both the US system and metrics, and neither will be treated as a "foreign language", just two different systems of measurement.
If she wants to work in the sciences, she will need to know them, and it will be much easier to learn younger and have it ingrained than later.
However my primary reason for teaching her is that I hope to travel a lot through the years, and I hope to spend significant amounts of time in other countries. I'm actually considering taking a year off before graduate school to teach English is another country for a year.
The US system of measurement is just another thing that separates us. The rest of the world shares a system of measurement, most of the rest of the world is bilingual, if not trilingual or more... In the United States we have a very separatist attitude, which leads to the superior attitude that many have here.
(Not saying that changing the measurement system would solve that, but it is another example of how we tend to think everything is better here)
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eta: i have to ask for the larger busted ladies do you buy "plus size" clothes (i.e. at like Lane Bryant) even if you aren't plus sized?
This is a tough one. It really depends on the cut of the material. I have tops in 4-5 different sizes! I often find that plus size clothing fits up top but looks ridiculous everywhere else. I can never buy sets, and rarely buy dresses because if they fit my chest, they are too long/too wide everywhere else.
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I agree with the statement about not letting your 2 year old wear it if you wouldn't want a 12 year old wearing it. I've always tried to stay aware of the fact that it is easier to *keep* DD modest than to implement it later.
Her bathing suit is 3 pieces. A bikini and a rash guard shirt. At the beach where she just plays in the sand, she wears the shirt. I do allow her to wear the bikini at the home of a close friend where it is only our families swimming, but this only because the rash guard is still a little big and rides up when swimming.
She could fit into a size 4/5 shorts/skirts, but I buy 6 for the additional length.
I am naturally a modest person, and this doesn't come from my mother! She wears things I would never even consider!! But I also have a large chest (36G!) and have a hard time with tops. Generally I layer. If I find a shirt that I really like but is lower cut than I'd like I wear a tank top underneath. I buy jeans that are not low rise to make sure everything stays covered.
It doesn't have to be frumpy, or even out of style, to be modest! Just be particular about what you buy, and have lots of layering pieces.
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Yes, this works my nerves. I've actually had to back away from a friendship because she seemed to think her not-so-great marriage was so far superior to my singleness and made it clear she pitied me. :glare:
And then there's advice from younger moms with much younger kids that don't know us - but for some reason having a husband makes them smarter....
I've been in the exact same situation!! I have 2 friends who's husbands have cheated on them, multiple times!!, and somehow I'm to be pitied? I'd rather be happy in my singleness (and I am!) than miserable in a marriage.
And of course the fact that EVERYONE seems to think I need to "find a man and settle down", and goes about setting me up with random people. Huh? I'm a full time college student, with very difficult classes, and I homeschool... Where do they think I have the time/inclination for that? It seems like the only acceptable choices are to be married, or to be trying to get married.. Not interested here! At least not right now.
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DD (4.5) is doing pretty well with handwriting without a program. I make worksheets for her and we make lots of cards to send to family. Anyway I can I try and work in fun writing. However, she still doesn't remember on her own how to write most letters and numbers. I have to write them out on another sheet of paper and then she can do it.
I think we should go ahead and get a program to encourage good writing habits. But I can't decide.... Zaner-Bloser or D'Nealian? How did you decide which to use? Does it really matter? On those lines... which has been your favorite handwriting program?
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Right now, I'll make the choice for DD each year. I'm not completely opposed to her going to school, but have decided to homeschool for various reasons.
We homeschool primarily for the educational benefits. For example, DD is ready to start (and already knows much of) Singapore 1A. She is also reading CVC words and advancing quickly with phonics. However because of her January birthday, she isn't even able to start preschool until this coming year.
There are no schools around here that can meet my DD's needs. There are very few private schools even around, and I just cannot afford them, even if they could meet her needs. (I looked into one school, and they have a GT program even for the preschoolers, but it's a one day a week, couple hours a day pull out program. So... what would she do the rest of the time when the class is learning numbers/letters/colors/shapes, which she already knows?)
If we moved to an area where a private school could meet our needs, and our financial situation changed, and she *really* wanted to try school, I might be willing to consider it. Probably not, but I'd at least think about it.
I plan to homeschool all the way through, but I'm also willing to reevaluate if my daughter has good reasons for wanting to go.
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Wow. I think responsibility lies with the student. Possible earning definitely needs to be considered when taking on debt. This girl could work for a photographer WITHOUT a degree for goodness sakes. She isn't even working in her field. I know that there are many people not working in their field, but exactly what did she think she'd be doing with a degree in religious and women's studies?
I have school debt, and will be taking on more in the next two years. But my chosen profession has earning power of 50-70K (as long as I can get a job!), and I've accepted that for the first couple years after school I will have to continue to live on a tight budget to get the loans all paid off. I won't be living in SF, NYC, or anything like that! Even looking at graduate schools, one of my considerations is the cost of living in each place.
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Okay, I'm going to be honest.
Yes, I do think there is a stigma against single divorced parents, especially within *some* circles.
But in this situation, I lean more towards this women just wanting her husband to be involved more, and this was her excuse.
I'm not divorced, just single, and I agree. I often get looked down upon, given unwanted "advice", asked rude questions (like asking about my daughter's father when she is standing RIGHT THERE, then having to find a tactful way to explain that he isn't around, has never been around, without hurting my 4 year old).... But I have the wonderful combination of looking like not only a single parent, but a single teenage parent. I'm actually almost 25, but look very young. Some people have asked if I was 14-15 when I had my daughter... lol.
When people see me looked a little tired or flustered it's because I'm a single parent... Well.. I thought all moms got a little worn out sometimes?
Homeschooling is a bad idea because I'll never be able to handle it all on my own.. Well.. I've been doing it thus far and my daughter is very intelligent...
Pretty ridiculous, and it doesn't bother me. I hold my head up high because I know I'm doing great.
BUT, I could possibly see how someone who is not used to it could get a little paranoid. But I really think this woman is trying to get her husband more involved. At most of my daughters activities, it is only moms there with the kids, and if dad is there mom isn't...
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Well here's the deal...my ds is headed off to college in just a few months, and he's always used our home computer for school. Because I'm paying off credit card debt, I was trying to decide how I could possibly scrape together enough for a budget laptop for him. It's been my internal debate for roughly 2 weeks now. Yesterday, dd spilled a huge glass of ice water on my laptop. That means that not only do I have to try to scrape together enough money for a computer to send with him, I also need to try to scrape together enough for a new laptop for me. In short, I won't be looking at Macs anytime soon. It'd just be a temptation I don't need. ;) (But aren't they wonderful??:))
I feel your pain. I desperatly want a Mac. My current laptop is getting old and I need a new one. But I'm a full time college student and a Mac is far, far away from my budget (of nothing.. lol).
Macs are amazing. But I'm a big Apple fan. Waiting impatiently for the iphone to come out on Verizon.
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Just wondering if you had considered counseling. As a family and individual for the children who are having trouble.
I'm bipolar. NOT suggesting your daughter is, but sometimes it feels like I don't know my own opinion, don't understand even myself, and it frustrates me so much that I blow up on everyone else. I've gotten much more control over it as I've matured, but puberty and the teen years were ROUGH. I told everyone that I hated them, but really I hated myself. She could be suffering from depression.
Then again, it could just be teen angst, and they could be particularly tough children. Counseling could help that also, and at least rule out emotional disorders. Having a third party who isn't emotionally invested sounds like the best option at this point.
:grouphug: I hope you find a solution that works for everyone.
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Just a funny story about lice... (Did I really just use "funny" and "lice" in the same sentence?)
When I was in elementary school, I was sent home with lice. My mom bought the OTC stuff, we washed and combed my (LONG!) hair, she washed and vacuumed, everything you are supposed to do. Back to school... and they sent me home again for having lice! AGAIN, wash, comb, clean.....
Back to school, and would you believe it they sent me home again? Mom took me to the dr. and turns out......
the "lice" were droplets of hair spray, from where my mother had been doing my hair (late 80s-early 90s, big poufy bangs anyone? lol)
I have no experience dealing with them as an adult, so no help there.
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I rarely take a shower less than 20 minutes or so, but my DD and I shower together.
5-7 minutes for me to wash my body and hair.
My DD has hair down to her butt, so it takes awhile to wash and rinse.
Plus our shower is agonizingly slow. Hardly any water pressure at all. :glare: We are visiting my parents for the week and I've spent 30 minutes in the shower alone, just enjoying the wonderful pressure and feeling like I've actually gotten all the soap off my body and out of my hair! :D
how to do bible "study" for Catholic preschoolers
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:bigear: I wish I knew. I'm looking for kindergarten resources. I was thinking of doing a chronological study of the Bible, but I'm not really sure how to go about it.
I've looked at the Seton program, but it includes a LOT of coloring books... well... DD HATES coloring! That would never work for us.