tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61807619319600501042024-03-14T05:44:45.299-07:00A Year Without SchoolUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180761931960050104.post-21323724657335576192013-04-18T11:34:00.003-07:002013-04-18T11:36:04.162-07:00I'm On Facebook<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So, I've started a Facebook Page because that's the thing to do! Please "like" my page and then share with me in the comment section if you have an unschooling related page and I will "like" you back! :-)</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180761931960050104.post-46024810655320845352013-04-14T14:02:00.001-07:002013-04-14T14:02:42.445-07:00Sunday Funday Gunday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">And that's why we call him "Sharpshooter"!</span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180761931960050104.post-23449423507902689852013-03-21T08:04:00.002-07:002013-03-21T08:04:46.341-07:00Dig It!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180761931960050104.post-80729045152475027602013-03-21T07:06:00.002-07:002013-03-21T07:06:30.605-07:00Gymnastics<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Every Tuesday, Sharpshooter trains in this gym! Pretty rockin' gym, huh? And yes, we have it all to ourselves. And yes, Baby Leonidas is about to give me a heart attack! </span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180761931960050104.post-24781871866343733702013-03-21T07:04:00.001-07:002013-03-21T07:08:05.852-07:00Body Vitals at Science Center<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Today we went to see the Body Vitals exhibit at the Science Center. Unfortunately, no photography was allowed. It was incredible!! Although, somehow the kids were able to name a food that they thought every internal organ looked liked. Gross! </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180761931960050104.post-4811345779411738822013-02-25T16:54:00.000-08:002013-02-25T16:54:05.956-08:00Sponge Bob's House<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 13.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Colt carries this around the house calling it "Sponge Bob's house." I tried explaining to him that it's a mathematically impossibility that Sponge Bob's house is a real pineapple because a TRUE pineapple would have Fibonacci spirals and Sponge Bob's house does not. Just like I tried to explain to him last month that Sponge Bob is not actually square. He seems completely disinterested in my rants. Maybe once he turns three he will get it. LOL! </span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180761931960050104.post-34616070302865865342013-01-25T07:07:00.002-08:002013-01-25T07:15:31.706-08:00Day 25 - The Gun Control Debate<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Last night I over heard Genesis (11) and Sharpshooter (9) having a gun-control debate. For his upcoming birthday, Sharpshooter received his first real rifle and Genesis was having some issues with it. Sharpshooter was taking his rifle out of the box, and thus began the debate:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Sharpshooter: No, the president is only wanting to ban assault rifles and magazines that hold more than ten bullets, this is a .22 rifle and it only holds ten bullets at a time. But, Gun World [where we bought the rifle] does still sell assault rifles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Genesis: It's ridiculous that a place like Gun World would sell assault rifles. Who needs a weapon that fires that fast!?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Sharpshooter: Why is it so ridiculous? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Genesis: Didn't you see what happened in Sandy Hook? That guy used an assault rifle to kill all those kids! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Sharpshooter: Yeah, I know, but that guy was crazy, that's why he killed those kids, it had nothing to do with assault rifles! Besides, where that shooting happened already has really strict gun laws and it didn't stop him. So does Washington, DC and they have the highest crime rates in the nation! [Patting myself on back for this comment, Momma taught him well.]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Genesis: I still don't see why someone needs a gun that big. A hand gun should be enough protection for a person. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Sharpshooter: [Frustrated] You just don't get it! [Shakes his head and walks out]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Of course, I couldn't prevent myself from stepping in. I explained to Genesis that I understand his concern over assault rifles but the reality is that even if they are banned, the bad guys will still have them. I proceeded to act out an skit in which a "bad guy" walks into a building with an assault rifle and all the law abiding citizens are unprotected; and then compared that with a scene in which a "bad guy" walks in with an assault rifle and all the "good guys" also have an assault rifles. Let's just say, the second scene was a lot less messy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love watching Sharpshooter and Genesis debate. You should have heard them this last election, Genesis supported Obama, and Sharpshooter supported Mitt Romney. I imagine they will debate politics for the rest of their lives. I have flash forwards to fierce debates at Thanksgiving dinners and other family gatherings -- and I can't wait. I welcome civil debate and the free exchange of ideas into the house among my children. In fact, I love it! </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180761931960050104.post-86259135643372545902013-01-22T12:05:00.004-08:002013-01-24T12:24:12.192-08:00Day 22 - Science at the Track!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Quick update: Monday's we have homeschool co-op (Sharpshooter takes recorder, Art, Math Games, and Cooking classes) so I don't get much chance to blog on Mondays. However, after co-op yesterday Sharpshooter got to interview a 90-year-old WWII veteran! He was a lot of fun and told us some great stories about life in WWII! I wish I had recorded the interview or took pictures or something, but alas, I didn't. Anyway, thanks so much to Clyde Windell for allowing my son to interview you and for your service!! (And thanks to Amber Windell, his granddaughter, for setting up the interview!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Today we went to something called "Science on the Track" at Churchill Downs (you know, the Kentucky Derby race track). It was the coldest day ever!! So cold that the public schools even called for a 2-hour-delay so that kids didn't have to wait outside for the bus in the morning! At Churchill Downs we learned the <span style="background-color: white; color: #4f473d;">basic differences in silt, sand and clay and how rock is weathered and eroded to form these particles -- and how they are then combined to make the perfect, most safe race track.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU75HXu1SqYjBpRckNWtU-7vwg_eMe75vw7nCKo7I1yQePpfW99fXMWBRFPpsnKeqseczQTz5aqfAZZKnNaqFh2prvGjjWkiCglUAYjecAriu2ZgU70DrJe8PVRqCJ-irCASqN7Nq95Ik/s1600/410827_10100322545290557_210364741_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU75HXu1SqYjBpRckNWtU-7vwg_eMe75vw7nCKo7I1yQePpfW99fXMWBRFPpsnKeqseczQTz5aqfAZZKnNaqFh2prvGjjWkiCglUAYjecAriu2ZgU70DrJe8PVRqCJ-irCASqN7Nq95Ik/s400/410827_10100322545290557_210364741_o.jpg" width="300" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 13.600000381469727px;">Sharpshooters's current </span><span style="line-height: 13.59375px;">obsession</span><span style="line-height: 13.600000381469727px;"> is snipers! He spends all day reading, watching, listening to or making anything he can that's sniper-related. This has been a great unschooling topic because it has led him to learn history, physics, math, and interviewing skills. As his learning facilitator, I thought it would be cool to set up some interviews for him with some real snipers! So, I started searching for snipers who would allow my nine-year-old son to interview them, and not only did I find several willing snipers, but I found some of the best in the world!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 13.600000381469727px;">Brandon wrote back within 24 hours and you would have thought it was Christmas morning when Sharpshooter </span><span style="line-height: 13.59375px;">received</span><span style="line-height: 13.600000381469727px;"> his answers! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 13.59375px;">Thank you so much, <a href="http://www.brandontylerwebb.com/media/">Brandon Webb,</a> for not only allowing my son to interview you, but for your brave service to our country! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Sharpshooter: What did it take to become a sniper?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Brandon: It takes a lot of patience. Most importantly you have to be good at math and shooting!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">S: What was your main weapon?</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Brandon: We have many weapons as a SEAL sniper. My favorite was the .300win mag bolt action rifle. Today I really like the HK 417.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">S: What's your favorite sniper movie, favorite weapon, and favorite video game?</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.brandontylerwebb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/The-Red-Circle-Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://www.brandontylerwebb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/The-Red-Circle-Cover.jpg" style="line-height: 13.600000381469727px;" width="262" /></a><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Brandon: Sniper movie is Act of Valor (sniper scene). Video game is Call of Duty and Hitman (tell your mom I'm sorry I told you that!..lol) Gun, I answered above already.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">S: Do you know a good YouTube video on snipers I could watch?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Brandon: There's not much on YouTube buddy. Most the guys stay off of it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">S: What could I do at 9 to prepare to become a sniper?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Brandon: Study hard, develop a habit of setting<br />achieving goals in your life. "Excellence is a habit" <span class="emoticon emoticon_smile" style="background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yY/x/9-t2Xpgm2cX.png); background-position: -51px -535px; background-size: auto; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">S: What was your favorite part of being a sniper?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Brandon: Being part of a special team.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">S: What was the hardest part of your training?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Brandon: Hardest part of SEAL training is being mentally challenged by being extremely cold for 6 months. Sniper-having to wait hours for one chance to make a graded shot!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Your friend,<br />Brandon</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180761931960050104.post-18678395964613140462013-01-17T07:38:00.001-08:002013-01-18T13:16:06.464-08:00Day 17 - The Dictionary Debate<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">When my children don't know the meaning of a word I tell them to do what every adult does: Google it. (e.g. define _______). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We own multiple dictionaries but all they do is collect dust on the shelf. I've actually received criticism for not teaching my children to use a "real" (whatever that means) dictionary because, as the critics argue, "technology may not always be around, and then what will they do?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Well, first of all, if technology is no longer around then some major apocalyptic event has occurred, and second of all, if that's the case and for some odd reason my kids desperately need to know the definition of a word, I'm confident they can teach themselves how to use a dictionary in that moment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">(I am also not big on teaching spelling for this same reason. In this post alone, I had five words with the red squiggly lines underneath that are now corrected -- and in a matter of seconds! I <3 you, technology! ) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180761931960050104.post-11610195253368925072013-01-15T09:17:00.002-08:002013-01-15T09:17:57.762-08:00DAY 15 - FANNING THE FLAME <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Every human is born with innate curiosity. Imagine that curiosity as a flame inside us all that is lit by our Maker at our time of conception. As a mother and as their teacher, I want to give my childrens' inner flames as much oxygen to grow, to spread, and to run wild, as I possibly can. Only oxygen, only open spaces, only freedom can allow a flame to survive. I mustn't extinguish the flame by boxing it into a classroom, burying it under the sands of worksheets and rigid schedules, and most importantly, I must not try to tame it or standardize it -- for no two flames were ever meant to burn the same. We are all born with this fire of wonder, creativity, and curiosity; it's lit right into our DNA. The challenge is not how to get the flame, but rather, it's how to keep the world from burning it out. </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180761931960050104.post-88099301362489335262013-01-14T15:42:00.000-08:002013-01-14T15:43:12.885-08:00Day 14 - Winning Souls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://bryanrobertsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/law-vs-grace-300x216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://bryanrobertsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/law-vs-grace-300x216.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I'm not advocating that you withhold discipline from your children -- not at all. All I am saying is beware of falling into the age-old trap of believing that the law can do in the hearts of your children what only grace can accomplish. I've fallen in the trap myself; not just in parenting but in my own walk. Obedience can either be a sign of mere behavior modification, or a sign of total heart transformation; and only a heavy, continuous dose of grace can ever bring about the latter. The law focuses on winning a battle, grace focuses on winning a soul.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180761931960050104.post-40928102702702352662013-01-13T12:00:00.003-08:002013-01-13T12:04:50.699-08:00Day 13- Listening<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I try to listen to what my children are saying. Not hear what they are saying, but listen...really listen. Nonetheless, I still catch myself doing the whole "yeah, hmm, uh huh, cool..." thing, but not really listening. When this happens, I stop whatever I'm doing (this usually means putting my phone down), I look into their eyes as they speak to me -- and I do my best, my honest best, to give them a genuine and thoughtful response to whatever they've said. You wouldn't believe how hard this is to do. It is so tempting to half-listen or half-respond. It is so tempting to let my mind wander to the next thing on my to-do list, but I feel that listening (closely) is one of the most simple, yet most profound ways, I can serve my children. </span><img src="http://blogs-images.forbes.com/mikemyatt/files/2012/09/listen.jpg" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180761931960050104.post-3481305607471446842013-01-13T10:05:00.001-08:002013-01-13T10:07:03.729-08:00Day 12 - Bombs and Bonds<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Today's "Lesson"? Homemade grenades! (Note to self: release the bomb sooner. I almost lost an eye!!!)</span></span><br />
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There are many alternatives to education. This article is not meant to be critical
or even persuasive, it is simply our personal journey. Enjoy.)</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hippy type of homeschoolers?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Or, at least, that’s what I asked myself the first time I
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Unschooling, in short, is allowing your child as much
freedom to learn as you can possibly bear. For us, it means no set curriculum,
no assignments, no lesson plans, no tests– in essence, no school! My children
learn what they want, when they want, and how they want, in the belief that
education should be fun, passion-driven, and voluntary. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">(Stop right there. I know what you are thinking: “But what
about math? How will they ever learn math?!” I will get to the “math issue” later,
in another article, but for now it will suffice to say that math can be found
in the most surprisingly fun places, such as board games, cooking, music,
building things – oh, and my favorite, buying things! In addition, I find it
ironic that I usually get the “math question” from people who never use
anything beyond basic, practical mathematics in their career or daily life.
Strange. Oh well, moving on...)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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traditional approach to homeschooling, i.e. we did school-at-home. We bought
packaged curriculum, had set school hours, a classroom, and all the works.
Although I wouldn’t describe our initial homeschooling days as bad, we weren’t
having the joyful, rich, and exciting learning experience I had romanticized
about when first deciding to homeschool. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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brother, but he would sigh in dread as he sat down to do certain subjects and he
would count down the hours until school was over. I didn’t pay this too much
mind, as I assumed this was how homeschooling was <i>supposed</i> to be! I figured lesson plans, worksheets, buying curriculum,
and long days battling over fractions or forcing my wild-at-heart, outdoorsman
of a boy to read books like “Little House on the Prairie,” was the price a
parent had to pay to be a good home educator – and I was willing to do it
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I became enthralled with the unschooling philosophy and read
every book, article, or blog post written on the subject. It was like a veil
had been lifted – one of those major “aha” moments. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It’s funny because we have all said at some point that “learning
should be fun,” but in reality that usually just meant we would find a way to
teach something with a slightly more hands-on approach or try incorporating a
game into our lesson, but it was never <i>really</i>
much more fun and the children still viewed it as school work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is really fun. Now that we have started unschooling, learning is not a chore
that I have to force my kids to finish before they can go do whatever it is
they <i>want</i> to do. Instead, learning no
longer has a beginning or end because, for us, living <i>is</i> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">learning. We don’t disassociate learning from living by putting
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And again, I know what you are thinking, “But, as a parent,
and especially as a Christian parent, isn’t it our duty to ‘train our children
in the way they should go...,’?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My answer is: definitely! As parents, we should certainly give
our children covering, training, and guidance -- and unschooling allows us to
do that in a less directive, prescriptive, or forced way. Instead, we
guide our children with an approach that is more respectful, thoughtful, and
relationship building. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Don’t confuse this approach with me “being a friend and not
a parent,” because that is certainly not the dynamic in our house. We still
have chores, we still require good manners, respect and obedience -- but under that umbrella -- we allow A LOT of freedom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I have read articles and books that attempt to lay out
scriptural arguments for homeschooling, but I will not do that here. Why?
Because, frankly, I don’t think God cares if you homeschool your children or
not. (cue gasp from the legalists!) That’s
right, I don’t think He cares whether your children go to public school,
private school, homeschool or are unschooled. God only cares that you walk with
Him in whatever path you choose. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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method of education over another, I do know that he prefers joy and freedom
over misery and slavery. I think it is a shame that so many people carry life
around like a heavy burden. It doesn’t have to be that way – and choosing to
unschool, for us, has been a burden lifter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1.)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Our earthly life is short – and no one will say
on their death bed that they wish they had done more calculus worksheets.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 2.) B</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">ecause God created each one of us unique from
the next and I believe that unique individuals learn best when they are not
forced, but rather when they learn something out of personal interest or need.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 3.)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Because people (and yes, children </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large; text-indent: -0.25in;">are</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;"> people too) appreciate and long for freedom.</span><br />
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effective way to lead than enforcing a rule. (Be the change you want to see in
your children!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 5.)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Because I would rather spend time getting to
know </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large; text-indent: -0.25in;">who</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;"> my children are, than
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God and He has entrusted me with them. This season of my life, this season of
having children home with me, will only last but a moment. I want that moment to be rich with joy, communion,
adventure, love, trust, memories, freedom and most of all, grace. I don’t worry
that allowing my children the freedom to choose what they learn or don’t learn
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joyful, radically passionate, radically adventurous, radically in love, and
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180761931960050104.post-76488925845255227652013-01-09T15:11:00.002-08:002013-01-09T15:13:51.690-08:00Day 9 - Dropping an Anchor and Naked Eggs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbk7loMMvWpBAClY8gF1ZBOmlVginx1xCQFlStufEXA4wtAZMGAdCz81jSOaj44hP5IxaEbHXjXEm3rsvEpcsUzNzmx5jyC5Bi6wF0PbHcBQlMJk-5tVAFZ7VySMrlHicr4hhjwRmE5s/s1600/WP_001819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbk7loMMvWpBAClY8gF1ZBOmlVginx1xCQFlStufEXA4wtAZMGAdCz81jSOaj44hP5IxaEbHXjXEm3rsvEpcsUzNzmx5jyC5Bi6wF0PbHcBQlMJk-5tVAFZ7VySMrlHicr4hhjwRmE5s/s320/WP_001819.jpg" width="240" /></a> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 18px;">When it comes to learning, I prefer not to cast a wide net, but rather to drop an anchor and stay somewhere for awhile. I allow my children to choose which topic we drop the anchor in and how deep it goes. Right now, they have chosen "snipers." Everything from documentaries, to YouTube videos, to making rifles and scopes and silencers, to making the perfect camo, to learning how to gauge a target's distance, to watching every single Hollywood movie made about snipers from the past 30 years, we have done it this week!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6S4v5Tfe4b46TVfLi6HAia_e-03kO1HtjVoVu4X-I-Ofig831GYXTHe_3vdWsDk8Gh0GVF26cvWJB2m9_o2Rd7lBUtnAEssXl3f1zmOnt3v4FK2tw94sfsdotT3jVdsnLxlz7VjKTT0g/s1600/WP_001826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6S4v5Tfe4b46TVfLi6HAia_e-03kO1HtjVoVu4X-I-Ofig831GYXTHe_3vdWsDk8Gh0GVF26cvWJB2m9_o2Rd7lBUtnAEssXl3f1zmOnt3v4FK2tw94sfsdotT3jVdsnLxlz7VjKTT0g/s320/WP_001826.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Oh, and w</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">e made a naked egg today! So cool. You let the acid in vinegar dissolve the calcium carbonate, which gets rid of the shell but leaves the middle. It is like a bouncy ball now. And if you shine a light through it you can see the yolk and everything.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1