Hadassah Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Just out of curiousity: unschoolers, how do you handle math, especially upper level math (algebra, geometry, calculus, etc.)? If you ever needed to write transcripts - how did you title/describe the "math courses" for the high school level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 (edited) Life of Fred, LOL. Okay, we're not complete unschoolers, but pretty relaxed, and this is what we do. ETA: We want the kids to have a basic understanding of algebra and geometry, so we'll go at least that far with LOF. If they need more beyond that, then they will learn what they need when they need it. Edited January 19, 2012 by milovaný Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 If the dc need to know advanced maths, they will learn them. And if textbooks are the best way to do that, then they'll use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Agreeing with Ellie. We want the kids to have at least a very basic understanding of algebra and geometry, so we'll go at least that far with LOF. If they need more beyond that, then they will learn what they need when they need it. I transcribe college classes for a living, and just finished doing a between-terms three week long Trigonometry class. I think they learned in three weeks what I learned in six months in high school 25+ years ago. And it all made sense to me and I could now see (more easily) that this really is true. They will learn it when they need it and a lot of it can be learned quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 If the dc need to know advanced maths, they will learn them. And if textbooks are the best way to do that, then they'll use them. I am very curious how that works. So, if your kid decides as a 12th grader he wants to go into STEM, how is he going to relearn four years of rigorous higher math in a semester? I hear this argument all the time from unschoolers, but I have not seen anybody actually do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 LOL. I just watched that video linked in Milovany's siggie for the first time. The whole family is dying. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I am very curious how that works. So, if your kid decides as a 12th grader he wants to go into STEM, how is he going to relearn four years of rigorous higher math in a semester? I hear this argument all the time from unschoolers, but I have not seen anybody actually do this. I don't know what STEM is, but I do know of unschoolers who have chosen to go to college and needed algebra and above, and managed to do it. I would guess that they decided when they were younger than 17 or 18, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I don't know what STEM is, but I do know of unschoolers who have chosen to go to college and needed algebra and above, and managed to do it. I would guess that they decided when they were younger than 17 or 18, though. STEM - science, technology, engineering, math. So basically where anything below calculus is a remedial course that does not count towards degree requirements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 LOL. I just watched that video linked in Milovany's siggie for the first time. The whole family is dying. :lol: :D :D :D Just spreading the joy, LOL. I sent it to some homeschoolers I know; one of the fathers works in a math department on a university campus. He showed it to the whole department; they loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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