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Subject Glpers homeschooling: Teach Your Children Well updated January 2021

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A bit of background -
Eldest is a 24 year old grad student specializing in psychology & STEM related fields.  Youngest is a 21 year old undergrad student specializing in the STEM field and plans to attend grad school.  Both are “A” students.

Both were “unschooled”:  ”Unschooling is an informal learning that advocates learner-chosen activities as a primary means for learning. Unschooling students learn through their natural life experiences including play, household responsibilities, personal interests and curiosity, internships and work experience, travel, books, elective classes, family, mentors, and social interaction.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unschooling

I provided a rich environment.  They decided how to spend their time with it so they could develop time management skills.  They designed their own “curriculum”.  Neither picked up a Text Book until they were about 16 years old - for higher mathematics.  I didn’t do much “formal teaching”.  Of course, they came to me for “help”, but they did most of the talking which usually resulted in them figuring things out on their own (the goal).

“Social Interaction”?
Of course.  They had each other, me, and their father.  They had neighborhood friends.  Son had his friends in BSA.  Daughter had her friends through music - she played piano and violin on a competitive level.  They traveled the world extensively with my husband because of his job.

They were expected to be an active member of the household - cleaning, cooking, laundry, grocery shopping, etc., from a very young age.  They still are.

“Schooling” was rarely a separate activity at home.  It was part of the fabric of existing on a day to day basis.  Not hard at all....
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“unschooled”, never heard of that. Interesting concept. I'm curious as to what might have set your family on such an unusual path to learning.

I very much like the idea of allowing kids to pursue a course that fascinates them. It seems like a shortcut to a career and promotes advanced learning into  specific specialties of choice.
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Edited 1-31-2021 go to post on page 2 for new links!

check this space for future updates

Welcome to a resource thread for homeschooling!
If you are having to keep your child/children at home due to county/city mandates, or are choosing to keep your child/children home, please see posts below for links, suggestions and resources to provide the best education possible under the current circumstances.

I will edit this first post to provide a list of links in the next few days
In the meantime please look thru thread for ideas/links

Please share any additional resources you find helpful that other moms and dads could use.
some extra links 10/9/20

[link to www.wolframalpha.com (secure)]

[link to planeta42.com]

[link to www.funenglishgames.com (secure)]

[link to www.kidsmathgamesonline.com (secure)]

[link to propagandagame.org (secure)]
you don't have to join to explore this one...just click on the pictures, I suggest the one with the red pill

[link to educationtothecore.com (secure)]

[link to astronomy.com (secure)]

30 days free
[link to www.vooks.com (secure)]

Pictures (click to insert)





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