Learning to trust


Here's information about Unschoolers Unlimited. We are an informal network of people who are learning to trust our own and our children’s ability to choose the best ways to learn and grow.

Ned and I are parents of a 36 year old son. When Cassidy was a baby, we were inspired by John Holt, who said “Children do not need to be made to learn, or shown how. They want to and they know how.” We decided that Cassidy would determine what, when, where, how much and with whom he would learn. We never used school books or taught lessons. We answered his questions when he asked and helped him gain access to the real world when he wanted it. We called it unschooling.

When we went to homeschool support group meetings, the conversation was usually “How do I get my kids to do math, what curriculum do I choose, etc.” When we said we don’t “teach” our son, there might be one or two other parents who said “We don’t either, but we thought we were the only ones.” So we started a support group.

We hold family gatherings -- usually on the third Saturday of every other month. We come together to play and socialize, to support and encourage each other, to share ideas and information, and to reassure ourselves that we are not alone in believing that children and adults can be responsible for our own learning. We publish an occasional newsletter and a mailing list.

Our son celebrated his graduation (Magna Cum Laude!) in 2002 from Hunter College in New York City. After college he moved to Brooklyn and got into bicycle riding. He rode across the country to Seattle where he worked in bike shops and met the love of his life. Lucky for me, he persuaded Kim to come back to Brooklyn.

In 2009 he opened Bespoke Bicycles in Brooklyn NY.
http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2012/05/store-spotlight-bespoke-bicycles.html
Now he and Kim and their beautiful twins live in Philadelphia. Cassidy is managing Mainline Cycles
http://mainlinecycles.com/

Ned died peacefully at home in July 2009 after a long illness.
I continue to do this group because I love talking to people about homeschooling and enjoy holding their hands as they make the leap into self directed learning.

Please call or write if you have questions. I look forward to hearing from you and meeting you.

Courage!

Luz Shosie
Guilford, CT
203-458-7402
nedvare@ntplx.net


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Sunday, June 6, 2010

Unschooling Math



A Few Words (and symbols) about Unschooling Math

Fingers & toes, pattern blocks, two by two, 4x4, tape measure, #, scale, $, save, interest, model, profit (loss), earn, spend, checkbook, recipe, batting average, Captain May I? third base, thirty-love, fault, par, birdie, strike, spare, first down and ten to go, penalty box, map, scale of miles, compass, Pokémon, Candyland, Monopoly, Go, Chess, Sorry! dominoes, dice, poker chips, Bridge, Crazy Eights,

charts, Origami, knit 1 purl 2, weigh + pulley, ratio, chances, statistics, average, more or less, even, odd, yards, N scale, area, score, speed limit, braking distance, fourth dimension, sixth sense, Indy 500, build, plan, rate, estimate. Predict, revise, depth, angle, trade, straight, spiral, high tide, low ball, tempo, %, quarter note, half pound, forecast, budget, half price, plus tax, longitude, light years, escape velocity, the precession of the equinoxes (oh Best Beloved!) π, range, set, Stitch, sort, size, plot, dozen, $, gain, lose, exact, income, allowance, loan, knots, beads, gear ratio, minutes, degrees, fathoms, grid, meters, Anno, The Number Devil, half pipe, quarter turn, full bore, turning radius, stacking, nesting,

measure up, @, scale down, abacus, debit, infinity, first class, equal share, short shrift, waxing, waning, rhythm, balance, cycle, value, graph, perigee, frequency, Pennies, double helix, £, time zone, millennium, program, binary, generation, epoch, era, nanosecond, code, puzzle, fiscal year, progression, midpoint, watts, lumens, Ω, horsepower, ohms, Great Circle Route, 52 Pickup, '55 Chevy, Hundredth Monkey, altitude, Lego, Tangrams, Fibonacci series, height, width, length, volume, output, Eureka! displacement, schedule, time limit, add up, count down, four score, last full measure, census, Are we there yet? a bushel and a peck, postage, efficient operation, elegant solution, gigabytes, google, increase, < >, decrease, supply & demand, links, contour lines, Great Divide, Bingo! count down, stock market, daily log, rent, discretionary income, arc, geometric proportions, geologic time, navigation, 16 mm, Stonehenge, crop circle ¢, grams/ounces, f stop, low bid, high yield, dot-to-dot, orienteering...

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