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I’d recommend reading up on Unschooling, even if you don’t plan to keep your kids out of school to Unschool. It is essentially giving them broad exposure to thi
by voisin 6y ago
I’d recommend reading up on Unschooling, even if you don’t plan to keep your kids out of school to Unschool. It is essentially giving them broad exposure to things, seeing what areas capture their imagination, and then supporting those areas as much as possible. Never forcing them to learn something because of how you feel something should be learned (which kills natural interest and excitement for learning) - they will come around to learning important things when they are ready!
You want them to think on their own. The best way to do this is to allow them to think on their own and nurture their own excitement to do so.
- tmaly 6y agoHave you tried to Unschool kids? What reading or other material have you enjoyed on this topic?
- voisin 6y agoOur eldest would just be starting kindergarten so our first hand experience is limited, but we have connected with tons of people that homeschool and unschool and had planned to do this even pre-Covid. We move a lot and wanted to have a more hands-on approach to teaching our kids so we started with homeschool research but unschooling has seemed like a far better fit. We’ve read a lot, my wife far more than me. It has been amazing hearing from people with older kids who, thanks to Covid, have been forced to try home learning and now aren’t going back. Several people we know have started unschooling kids older than ours and have seen a dramatic improvement in their kids’ confidence and interest in exploring new things. This list of resources is pretty great: https://livingjoyfully.ca/resources/ https://livingjoyfully.ca/resources/ The book Free to Learn and the John Holt books listed are excellent starting points. We would also highly recommend Pam Laricchia’s books and podcasts.