Multimedia Answers to the S-word
We routinely get the socialization question when conversations take the route of Homeschooling, Unschooling, Deschooling. So here are some audio-visual responses.
Learning about metamorphosis at a butterfly garden
Trip to Manila Ocean Park
And violin recitalist guesting at a brick and mortar school (Will insert YouTube video here.)
Disclaimer: Homeschooling is not for everyone (yet.)Labels: homeschooling, socialization
One good argument for homeschooling?
This shirt never fails to get people's attention. It's a tongue-in-cheek list of excuses for not doing a homework.
Labels: enrichment, homeschooling
Is too much reading bad for the brain?
I did some Google search (as usual). Here's the link to the
search results. (Nothing conclusive) -- You don't have to click on it. And I wouldn't even quote any of those.
But I'd much rather quote (with apologies) the following post from a friend in a homeschool group:
"Dr. Elkind, has the opinion that free play and unstructured learning will give kids under 6 the best start. This was because their cognitive capacities should dictate what they should be taught. In other words, if a three year old is eager to learn to read, then by all means teach him, but he should not be forced to tell the difference between confusing lower case letters (d, b, p, q) unless he wants to know."
Sauce for the goose ... I guess the point here is moderation. Golden mean. Rule of thirds. Informal balance, perhaps?
Labels: free play, homeschooling, language arts, preschool, reading
Learning about metamorphosis at a butterfly garden
Trip to Manila Ocean Park
