Should we unschool science and history still?

[summer]

We did Considering God's creation in the begining. We loved that. Then the last couple of years, we have done nothing. The children could read books or watch documentaries and such. Since this year is 7th grade, I bought Apologia General Science. It is working out basically, but I am very time challenged with a special needs child who is 6 and a 4 yr old who will be home fulltime this year.

 

But fine..i accepted we just need to do this. But then.....

 

My DD took the ITBS and this year, she took the social studies and science portion. I had honestly expected the results to be low. Afterall, we have followed no curriculum for the last 2 years and I have not really paid much attention to what they do, I just know they do watch stuff on TV though that is educational.

 

So then..how did my DD get 92 percentile on social studies and 97th percentile on science with no curriculum? MOST people taking this test that she is being measured against actually do have classrooms and teachers who have degrees in these things and books and curriculum and so on. So how did my child score higher than 92% and 97% of them?

 

Maybe I should sit back and not concern myself?

 

Or does there just come a point where she really needs the textbooks?

[WTMindy]

We did Considering God's creation in the begining. We loved that. Then the last couple of years, we have done nothing. The children could read books or watch documentaries and such. Since this year is 7th grade, I bought Apologia General Science. It is working out basically, but I am very time challenged with a special needs child who is 6 and a 4 yr old who will be home fulltime this year.

 

But fine..i accepted we just need to do this. But then.....

 

My DD took the ITBS and this year, she took the social studies and science portion. I had honestly expected the results to be low. Afterall, we have followed no curriculum for the last 2 years and I have not really paid much attention to what they do, I just know they do watch stuff on TV though that is educational.

 

So then..how did my DD get 92 percentile on social studies and 97th percentile on science with no curriculum? MOST people taking this test that she is being measured against actually do have classrooms and teachers who have degrees in these things and books and curriculum and so on. So how did my child score higher than 92% and 97% of them?

 

Maybe I should sit back and not concern myself?

 

Or does there just come a point where she really needs the textbooks?

 

Well, it sounds like you are doing something right! :-)

[mom31257]

Congrats on her doing so well from just "life learning". She must pay attention to the world around her very well. I think it's a good idea to get her used to doing those subjects again before high school. That's when the grades will really count. Apologia is good (I've taught Biology and Chemistry in a co-op setting).

 

Amy of GA

Darin's wife for 17 years

11yo dd

5yo ds