Comments for slacker school http://slackerschool.wordpress.com Two families, six kids, six hundred miles, one homeschooling mindset. Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:16:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on unschooling - by kris http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/unschooling/#comment-122 kris Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:16:16 +0000 http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/unschooling/#comment-122 Don't know if you're still blogging or unschooling or what? I always stop by to check and see if you have a new post. I too have thought about unschooling but I'm scared. Scared the kids won't turn out 'all done', kwim? Schooling is so ingrained in me its hard to walk away from. Any advice would be great. Would love to hear how your homeschooling is going. Don’t know if you’re still blogging or unschooling or what? I always stop by to check and see if you have a new post. I too have thought about unschooling but I’m scared. Scared the kids won’t turn out ‘all done’, kwim? Schooling is so ingrained in me its hard to walk away from. Any advice would be great. Would love to hear how your homeschooling is going.

]]> Comment on unschooling - by Vanessa http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/unschooling/#comment-114 Vanessa Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:06:11 +0000 http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/unschooling/#comment-114 Hey Deanna, Not sure if you will remember me but I am one of Gina's friends. We went on that field trip to the nature place with you guys when you came to visit. Anyway I wanted to see how you were doing on your blog since Gina left our hs world :.-( I too have been doing not so hot in this caegory. I also like the idea but don't think I can commit to it, kwim? I love all the blogs about unschooling and it makes me feel that we will be okay even if I did goof off alot this year. We do our Math, read literature everyday, do science and history alternativley every other day. We have been working on Native americans since November but it's more to do with slacking then really delving deep. For science we just pick whatever sounds neat for an experiment and such. I'll be back around some time to see what else you are up to. Vanessa Hey Deanna,
Not sure if you will remember me but I am one of
Gina’s friends. We went on that field trip to the nature place with you guys when you came to visit. Anyway I wanted to see how you were doing on your blog since Gina left our hs world :.-(
I too have been doing not so hot in this caegory. I also like the idea but don’t think I can commit to it, kwim? I love all the blogs about unschooling and it makes me feel that we will be okay even if I did goof off alot this year. We do our Math, read literature everyday, do science and history alternativley every other day. We have been working on Native americans since November but it’s more to do with slacking then really delving deep. For science we just pick whatever sounds neat for an experiment and such.
I’ll be back around some time to see what else you are up to.

Vanessa

]]> Comment on Crystal Garden by Deanna http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/crystal-garden/#comment-113 Deanna Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:09:47 +0000 http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-113 wow, that's cool! We'll have to give it a try! wow, that’s cool! We’ll have to give it a try!

]]> Comment on Meredith by Jen http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/meredith/#comment-112 Jen Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:45:03 +0000 http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/meredith/#comment-112 I can't wait to see what Meredith does with all that perseverance and determination as she grows up! I can’t wait to see what Meredith does with all that perseverance and determination as she grows up!

]]> Comment on Meredith by Gina http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/meredith/#comment-111 Gina Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:29:15 +0000 http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/meredith/#comment-111 I love that girl! I love that girl!

]]> Comment on A Cook in the Making? by SabrinaT http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/a-cook-in-the-making/#comment-110 SabrinaT Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:06:15 +0000 http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-110 Very cool! My son has been asking to make French Toast.. I may just have to let him.. Very cool! My son has been asking to make French Toast.. I may just have to let him..

]]> Comment on New Year’s resolutions by Andrea http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/new-years-resolutions/#comment-109 Andrea Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:30:18 +0000 http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/?p=71#comment-109 Okay, I love these resolutions! LOL Okay, I love these resolutions! LOL

]]> Comment on why are my epiphanies cloudy? by Grace http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/why-are-my-epiphanies-cloudy/#comment-105 Grace Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:56:24 +0000 http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/?p=64#comment-105 I get this. It's a huge problem. I was just talking on the phone to a friend about this phenomenon today. We were talking about people who are so achievement oriented, and then I noted how (as an unschooler) when I went to college, I didn't view tests and grades as the final objective, or college as a means to an end (some particular career). I viewed wrong answers on tests as an opportunity to learn the right answer. I viewed college as a learning opportunity, and each class as a chance to learn more about something, to challenge myself. Not as something to be ticked off on a list. I do think this is because of my background as an unschooler, as well as my individual personality. But had I been public-schooled, I don't think I would have had such an "open" attitude about learning, grading, and achievement. Good luck, Deanna. I get this. It’s a huge problem. I was just talking on the phone to a friend about this phenomenon today. We were talking about people who are so achievement oriented, and then I noted how (as an unschooler) when I went to college, I didn’t view tests and grades as the final objective, or college as a means to an end (some particular career). I viewed wrong answers on tests as an opportunity to learn the right answer. I viewed college as a learning opportunity, and each class as a chance to learn more about something, to challenge myself. Not as something to be ticked off on a list. I do think this is because of my background as an unschooler, as well as my individual personality. But had I been public-schooled, I don’t think I would have had such an “open” attitude about learning, grading, and achievement.

Good luck, Deanna.

]]> Comment on Thomas Jefferson Education by Firefly Mom http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/thomas-jefferson-education/#comment-103 Firefly Mom Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:32:24 +0000 http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-103 Even though we've been homeschooling for 6 years, I just recently started reading a bunch of TJE books and websites. I'm like you, I love different parts of different philosophies, and since we don't fit "neatly" into any one category, I just call us "very relaxed eclectic". Even though we’ve been homeschooling for 6 years, I just recently started reading a bunch of TJE books and websites. I’m like you, I love different parts of different philosophies, and since we don’t fit “neatly” into any one category, I just call us “very relaxed eclectic”.

]]> Comment on Interesting article/study by Heather http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/interesting-articlestudy/#comment-101 Heather Thu, 22 May 2008 06:04:26 +0000 http://slackerschool.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-101 This is really interesting to me, since I dropped and got my GED in the middle of senior year. I don't know if I would consider myself "uneducated," although I guess that depends on your definition of the word. I dang sure didn't go to no yoo-nee-ver-sity or nothin'. Socially disadvantaged? That one I'll admit to. As (good) parents, we all want better for our children than we had ourselves, right? I wonder though, what is the difference between an impoverished/ uneducated/ whatever parent who homeschools and one who does not? Is there a matter of good parent vs. bad parent, as far as the choices they make for their children? Could there be an entire mindset on the part of the parent, that would lead them to choose homeschooling, as well as instilling more social values in their kids? Maybe homeschooling is not the cause of the child's success more than just positive parenting choices, made by (good) parents with their kids' futures in mind? This is really interesting to me, since I dropped and got my GED in the middle of senior year. I don’t know if I would consider myself “uneducated,” although I guess that depends on your definition of the word. I dang sure didn’t go to no yoo-nee-ver-sity or nothin’. Socially disadvantaged? That one I’ll admit to.

As (good) parents, we all want better for our children than we had ourselves, right? I wonder though, what is the difference between an impoverished/ uneducated/ whatever parent who homeschools and one who does not? Is there a matter of good parent vs. bad parent, as far as the choices they make for their children? Could there be an entire mindset on the part of the parent, that would lead them to choose homeschooling, as well as instilling more social values in their kids? Maybe homeschooling is not the cause of the child’s success more than just positive parenting choices, made by (good) parents with their kids’ futures in mind?

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