Hi there, Just wondering whether any of you could suggest some topic ideas for our natural learners group. We meet once a month. We've been discussing a range...
You could perhaps look at "Doing it their way" by Jan Fortune-Wood It is about autonomous education. Or "winning parent winning child" Which is a larger book...
Hi Kim My husband and I are here from America on a one-year sabbatical. Back in the States we are involved with and committed to an organization called the...
Thanks Brenda. Yes, I do remember now you mentioning this site when you first came to the group and were coming here to Australia. I must look it up as it...
Hi all, Our eldest son was given the pieces to make an ibot for xmas (recently available through the Adelaide Advertiser). This little robot is made out of...
HI Kim, Thanks for your interest. I have rec'd interest from a number of other parents and *promised* to set something up in the new year in order to provide...
Hi Brenda, I'd love to! The only draw back could be travel as I live on the Far South Coast of NSW. I loved the article: "Raising Children Compassionately". Am...
Hi Kirsten! Thanks for your interest! Oh, this is a LARGE country, isn't it! I know that Sura's itinerary doesn't currently include travel to the West Coast...
... When is she in Australia? There is an AP community here that would probably love to host her - given time to arrange it and promote the workshop. Love K...
Hi Brenda, Just wondering if you could tell us a little about Sura? Do you know roughly when she will be here? I have a few projects for this year and would...
Hi Gerardine! Sura is due to be in NSW April 10-14th. She is scheduled to do a 2-day workshop for teachers in Sydney during that time. I have inquired about ...
Hi there, Just a question to you all, a topic starter idea that I thought might be nice to discuss here and also at our own local natural learners group. Here...
I don't usually pass these things on ,but this one struck a chord.... Love K - child of the 60s&70s CONGRATULATIONS, to those born 1930-1970! To all the kids...
... sure, but don't expect anything of it... you can lead a horse to water and all that. I often show my kids new activities or suggest things (often when they...
Thanks Kirsten. Yeh, I agree with what you said and I do that sort of thing too. I've also introduced a few things like a written journal which I've altered a...
Hi Kim and Everyone, IMO, introducing (as in providing opportunities) is a large part of what unschooling is about - not programming as in 'you have to do ...
Hi The HEA is running a course in Home Ed for Parents on the 25th Feb & 11th March at Toronto Multi Purpose Centre (Dates are still tentative) The course...
HI Kim, Thats the million dollar question I suppose. this is just my views. I take introducing things as my parental role - the child being a bit new wet...
I don't consider myself 100% one type of approach or another but, of the stuff my son learns which he would otherwise rather not is because I've convinced him...
Thanks Adele. Yes, I do introduce things and I've wondered whether or not it's OK in the unschooling world. I never push them (not anymore at least!) and...
Thanks Carolyn. I totally agree with you. I guess I've needed reassurance that I'm not impingeing (spelling???) on learning when I do this. You and others are...
Thanks Rosie. It's so great to heat all of these ideas and gives me an insight into what other natural learners do. I' feeling reassured. Kim ... From: Rosie...
Hi Kim, You're welcome. Thought that you might like to have the following quote: "Supposing I said there was a planet without schools or teachers, study was...
... goodies about. Sandra Dodd (an American ex-schoolteacher who's been promoting unschooling for a very long time) calls this "strewing". "Strewing"....love...
Hi Maree and Everyone, Yep! It usually works like a charm :-) It's also ideal for school traumatised home educated children who hate anything reminiscent of ...
Hi Kim, my spell checker ( under the 'edit' pull down menu of my email program) prefers this ... I've actually been thinking quite a lot about your 'question'...
Yes, Maree! I LOVE Sandra Dodd fullstop but I particularly love her strewing idea. She has a huge list of ideas for strewing - I must print it out and put it...
Hi Carolyn, OK, well seen as you've outed yourself as a reality (? fake??) TV watcher I'll do the same just so you don't feel on your little lonesome! I don't...
