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I'm an unschooler surrounded by very strict and scheduled homeschoolers. Now, if this works for you and your dc, great. It does not work for me. I like unschooling. I do like to participate in certain co-ops. My dc like to play with other kids and we like fun classes. I don't sign ds up for the math boot camp class for example.
I find that I don't really talk to the other mothers much. They all talk about text books, worksheets, workbooks, lessons, tests, levels, etc. One mom gives her son timed tests and grades them. Ok, that's what she wants to do. However, they all assume that my ds can read. He can't. He is just starting to read slightly. He is 6. I over heard someone exclaim shock talking about another child how couldn't read at 6. They talk about their "school day" times. I don't have a school day time. I don't get up and do math at 9, reading at 10, and writing at 11. I get up and ask my kids what they want to do. This morning we dried blueberries and ended up burning them. We went to the playground. My friend showed ds how to tie knots in a string and helped him make a bracelet from the string.
I'm so "out there" weird that I don't even fit into the local homeschool group.
I find that I don't really talk to the other mothers much. They all talk about text books, worksheets, workbooks, lessons, tests, levels, etc. One mom gives her son timed tests and grades them. Ok, that's what she wants to do. However, they all assume that my ds can read. He can't. He is just starting to read slightly. He is 6. I over heard someone exclaim shock talking about another child how couldn't read at 6. They talk about their "school day" times. I don't have a school day time. I don't get up and do math at 9, reading at 10, and writing at 11. I get up and ask my kids what they want to do. This morning we dried blueberries and ended up burning them. We went to the playground. My friend showed ds how to tie knots in a string and helped him make a bracelet from the string.
I'm so "out there" weird that I don't even fit into the local homeschool group.
