Kaija found a complex variables book lying on the floor of our bedroom and flipped through it.
K: Daddy, is this a MATH book?
S: Yes.
K: Can we learn from it?
S: Yes. But we might not start with that one…
Posts Tagged ‘homeschooling’
Posted by Sam Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
So glad we’re homeschooling next year..
Posted by Sam Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Kaija goes to a lovely alternative kindergarten which feeds into a lovely alternative elementary school. (Which stops abruptly after grade 6, but I digress).
Today was the day the kindergarten kids went for a tour of the elementary school, guided by grade-one “buddies” assigned for the day. It is a tradition that the grade one kids make a little book for their kindergarten “buddy”. I have in my hands the book that was given to Kaija. I reproduce it below in its entirety.
Keep your hands to yourself
Do not push anybody
Do not break anything
Do not spit.
Do not run away.
School is so cool.
You will get use to it.
You can make new friends.
You get to know Teachers.
You will know there names.
You will like school when you get in.
Don’t be sceerd of us.
Perhaps this is cute. I see it as documenting the alienation and fear that is just background noise in a school setting.
I’m glad we decided to homeschool.
I Got Yer Cognitive Artifacts Right Here
Posted by Sam Thursday, May 14th, 2009Warning: excessively cute/geeky post follows. (more…)
Homeschooling Philosophy
Posted by Sam Tuesday, May 5th, 2009“We are homeschooling, using an eclectic approach with confidence in natural learning, influenced by the ideas of John Holt and drawing our inspiration from the classics.”
“We take an eclectic approach to homeschooling, with ideas from John Holt and the unschooling movement, against a background of materials drawn from the model of classical education.”
Or maybe that starts out too defensive?
“I’m a gonna teach my kids to read, write ‘n figure when they see the need for it. Oh yes, and we’re going to do Latin.”
Still too defensive?
Anyway.