tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301707240517841445.post3395485988345899830..comments2024-03-27T01:17:49.513-06:00Comments on Luminous Fire - our homeschool journal: Big Changes - letting go of MY plansGabrielahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009468362041053140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301707240517841445.post-75489996185795802622012-05-26T22:07:26.179-06:002012-05-26T22:07:26.179-06:00Thanks for taking the time to share that with me G...Thanks for taking the time to share that with me Gwyn. Your kids are so impressive, so I must be on the right track if you agree with me.Gabrielahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009468362041053140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301707240517841445.post-83633743288500140412012-05-26T17:50:08.932-06:002012-05-26T17:50:08.932-06:00Hey Gabi,
I loved this post, and then checked out...Hey Gabi,<br /><br />I loved this post, and then checked out your 4th grade schedule. Your ability to step back and let go of all that organization speaks so highly to your quality of homeschooling. All that great stuff that Lu is doing now - the cooking, the household work, the workshop inventions, learning how to use a machete - all of those are a legitimate part of education too. <br /><br />For me, the most important thing I can do as a homeschooler is to instill a love of learning in my kids. The worksheets and tests and texts are things they really won't retain over the long haul; it's the hands-on activities and subjects that they get excited about that will be meaningful in the long run. And downtime is essential to nurture the creative spirit! Don't underestimate that gift you're giving him.<br /><br />So I wouldn't say you only homeschool 2 hours each day now. I don't think of myself as an unschooler (I'm far to organized for that, I think), but I do think it's important not to limit our definition of education to the traditional core subjects of reading, math, science and social studies. Art, music, problem solving, logic, language, invention, cooking... these are just as important! If anything, I'd say you've extended your homeschool day, and made it better for both of you in the process. Congratulations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301707240517841445.post-63826949538054011912012-05-25T21:04:48.319-06:002012-05-25T21:04:48.319-06:00Thanks Ingi. Likewise, I'd love to hang out IR...Thanks Ingi. Likewise, I'd love to hang out IRL.Gabrielahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009468362041053140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301707240517841445.post-79775551749987100542012-05-25T20:12:58.755-06:002012-05-25T20:12:58.755-06:00Oh wow - 6 hours a day! I would kill my son if I h...Oh wow - 6 hours a day! I would kill my son if I had to spend that much time with him :-) How fabulous that you are able to change tack and go with what works (even if it means relinquishing a bit of control). I've been there! If you saw my "plan" of what we were going to and then what we have actually done, you'd laugh.<br /><br />Anyway - I think you are on the right track and I wish you guys didn't live on the other side of the world - I think we have a lot in common :-)Ingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396226904711922049noreply@blogger.com