I think you neglect to realize you don't need traditionally schooling to reap terrific social rewards, and indeed, from the research I read over the years when our son was growing up, social rewards were more likely to…
You just taught me a term, as I had never heard of strewing until now. I suspect that term became popular after 2000 (the year our son began college). We did indeed strew. I'm not even sure I would call what we did…
I think you have a misperception of unschooling as being left on one's own. That's not what unschooling is, at least not typically. It is more just along the lines of learning through ways that aren't a traditional…
One thing I feel the Internet has changed is how much personal connection matter. Prior to the Internet, one needed to be in the local area of a mentor or at least write a handwritten letter to someone a distance away…
I can theorize one "sign" of innate smartness. When I was pregnant, my hands at one point in the pregnancy came to rest on my belly, and at some point, I happened to tap on my belly, and back came the same number of…
It varies by state as to whether there are standardized tests required. Our state didn't (still doesn't, far as I know) require testing, but required students to either be under an umbrella school (like the private…
I believe the social universe is often smaller in a traditional school than when homeschooled. Public schools are often made up of those living in the same area, which often means similar social economic status rather…
I guess the definition of "unschooling" can be a fuzzy one. Wikipedia gives the following definition: "Unschooling is a range of educational philosophies and practices centered on allowing children to learn through…
I disagree that exceptional people will be exceptional people no matter what. I am pretty sure most will agree that if we keep a baby in a dark closet, supplying only enough nutrition to stay alive, that baby will not…
I think you neglect to realize you don't need traditionally schooling to reap terrific social rewards, and indeed, from the research I read over the years when our son was growing up, social rewards were more likely to…
You just taught me a term, as I had never heard of strewing until now. I suspect that term became popular after 2000 (the year our son began college). We did indeed strew. I'm not even sure I would call what we did…
I think you have a misperception of unschooling as being left on one's own. That's not what unschooling is, at least not typically. It is more just along the lines of learning through ways that aren't a traditional…
One thing I feel the Internet has changed is how much personal connection matter. Prior to the Internet, one needed to be in the local area of a mentor or at least write a handwritten letter to someone a distance away…
I can theorize one "sign" of innate smartness. When I was pregnant, my hands at one point in the pregnancy came to rest on my belly, and at some point, I happened to tap on my belly, and back came the same number of…
It varies by state as to whether there are standardized tests required. Our state didn't (still doesn't, far as I know) require testing, but required students to either be under an umbrella school (like the private…
I believe the social universe is often smaller in a traditional school than when homeschooled. Public schools are often made up of those living in the same area, which often means similar social economic status rather…
I guess the definition of "unschooling" can be a fuzzy one. Wikipedia gives the following definition: "Unschooling is a range of educational philosophies and practices centered on allowing children to learn through…
I disagree that exceptional people will be exceptional people no matter what. I am pretty sure most will agree that if we keep a baby in a dark closet, supplying only enough nutrition to stay alive, that baby will not…