Posts by tessie

Quote:Originally Posted by zinemama  I completely understand that unschoolers feel unschooling is best for their children. I don't understand why they (you?) also seem to think that unschooling is therefore better in general, as a...

Quote:Originally Posted by ursusarctos  Ah ok, I didn't know the chlorophyll was actually a source of iron itself - I thought it just helped your body make hemoglobin or something. I hope it starts making a difference! I think...

Quote: Originally Posted by MarineWife  I think the point is that this is an assumption that a lot of people make about themselves and others, especially children, without ever having had the chance to do anything...

Quote: Originally Posted by lightinmyhands  thanks so much for the anemia suggestion... i looked into it and I have nearly every symptom and the experience I had last night leads me to believe that it isn't just a...

Quote: Originally Posted by moominmamma  I'm not sure you can say how things would have been i.e. that you wouldn't have ever learned your timestables without being pushed. How do you know? My own kids...

Are kids supposed to sit still without entertainment? Conversation around the table should be encouraged but it's not generally enough to keep a small child engaged. Even when I was a kid my mother always had a few things in her bag to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Birdie B.  With my daughter's super curly hair, I use leave in spray conditioner (detangler) while it's wet, after washing. Then comb with a wide tooth comb and scrunch lightly with my...

Quote: Originally Posted by MarineWife  tessie ~ With unschooling, though, the desire to want to knit more or adjust patterns or whatever would then lead the child to want to learn to read more or do more math. The...

  There are tons of online video tutorials for knitting. I am very literate but I find the videos much more helpful than any written instructions I've come across. Plus, there are knitting groups almost everywhere...

Quote:Originally Posted by 4evermom More worthy than what?  They aren't more worthy than relationship skills or physical skills like bike riding that contribute to one's health...  And it isn't an either or situation, as if a child...