We have planned for many things. What we have not planned for is a long term educational plan if something were to happen to one or both of us. It is important to me that my children are cared for, respected, and allowed to learn joyously.
A couple things were churning in my brain as of late. One our our local moms was killed in a car accident this summer. I'd only met her once, but the incident stirred in me a sudden urgency to document our choices and discuss plans with each other and our family.
Until this summer the RU term has been lightly and quietly spoken. After all, MIL is a public school administrator and while our homeschooling "whim" has thus been tolerated, concerns over curriculum and socialization are already rising to the top of the brine.
So what is to follow is a series of posts on unschooling and how we have adapted it to our learning and lives. For me at this point in time it is not enough to have ring links in the sidebars.
Evie also sent a comment a while back wondering how we do it (RU), how it works for us. At the NBTS party I ranted and raved about how anything, (YES ANYTHING,) can be a unit study. No really, anything. Name it and I can get at least three "disciplines" to go with it naturally (not forced).
So, you've been warned. The posts are coming.
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We've been getting our thoughts in order and I hope this year to document what is to be done educationally. Our chosen person understands why we are making this choice and is fairly supportive which helps when we write things like - "kids shall not be enrolled in school" LOL
ReplyDeleteI personally am finally feeling solidly comfortable in naming our particular path of homeschooling and discussing freely the nuances of what is working for our family. It has been calming for me to have that solid claiming of "this is for us."