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Tag Archives: math
More about math, from Joyce Fetteroll
Maya and I had a math discussion the other day. She told me she’s ‘bad’ at math. When gently pressed, I discovered that this means she can’t multiply numbers in her head as fast as some of her friends. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling, math
Tagged education, Joyce Fetteroll, learning, life learning, math, Maya, multiplication tables, rote math, unschooling, workbooks
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When in doubt, ask! (School brain will hate you for it.)
I read a blog entry earlier today from Shannon Hayes, who posted about the decision she made to go from unschooling to using a curriculum for math and writing with her 8 year old daughter. It was very thought … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Ben, converse, curriculum, homeschooling, learning, life learning, math, Maya, school brain, Shannon Hayes, unschooling, writing
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Feeling overwhelmed
I enjoy reading blogs from other unschoolers. There is a lot of very helpful and insightful information available, and reading about other families who are choosing a similar path for their children is comforting. It can also be very overwhelming. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling, math
Tagged additives, Ben, birke baehr, blogs, building, diversity, gmo foods, green energy sources, learning, Lego, life learning, marine biology, math, Maya, nigahiga, overwhelmed, panic, physics, satire, science, sculpey, unschooling, videos, youtube
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The latest fad in high end, high cost education is….?
Hey, you know what’s a great toy? Blocks. Just wooden blocks of all shapes and sizes. What, you knew that already? Did you know that many kids really like to play with them? That some kids can come up with … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, School, Unschooling
Tagged aesthetics, architecture, Ben, block consultant, blocks, education, learning, life learning, math, NY Times, play, science, test, unschooling
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Unschooling is not a methodology
One of the problems in discussing unschooling with people is that they expect it to be a ‘method by which we educate our children’. And such an expectation is not unreasonable, because the idea that children can grow and learn … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged books, cooking, education, frankenstein, homeschooling, kitchen, learning, life learning, literature, math, methodology, science, unschooling, wendy priesnitz
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Oh yeah? Well take a look at what WE’VE been doing!
First Quarter Reports are due next week. Maybe it’s a coincidence, but this time of year it seems parents talk a lot more about curricula and classes – possibly because in the back of their minds they are planning their … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged art history, curricula, education, French, go animate, Latin, learning, life learning, math, nyqueendog, piano, quarterly reports, school brain, science, Spanish, unschooling, violin, youtube
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Sol Garfunkel and David Mumford, have you been reading my blog?
Almost a year ago, I wrote an entry titled “Math Mania – A Study“, in which I talk about the fact that the hysteria over advanced math skills is misplaced, as hardly anyone ever needs Trigonometry or Calculus in their … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Uncategorized, Unschooling, math
Tagged David Mumford, James Worley, life learning, math, NY Times, Op-Ed, real-life, Sol Garfunkel, unschooling
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The power of knowing where to look
Remember yesterday I mentioned that Maya wanted to go to Goodwill to look for inexpensive video props? One of the best skills anyone can have is to know where to look for stuff. Stuff you need, stuff you want to … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning
Tagged Khan Academy, learning, life learning, math, unschooling
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Math Mania Backlash
A while back, I wrote an entry titled “Math Mania”. Over the weekend, that entry appeared as an article in the NYCHEA newsletter for October. Apparently, I’ve struck a nerve. Several people have contacted me to voice their displeasure with … Continue reading