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... August 22, 2017 How do you deal with family that disapproves and doesn't understand Unschooling? Actually they don't even approve of homeschool. I don't even talk about my unschooling beliefs cause that would just be too much. First off my partner doesn't approve but he's not stopping me from doing it. But he wants to see work. He gets upset cause he thinks that we all sleep in and that the kids will video games all day. And then there's the fact that my two sons are "behind". My older son has done some public schooling and was in special education. And my younger son has the same issues he did at that age, but in addition is more emotionally delayed. He only recently was fully potty trained and is kindergarten age. My older son is 3rd grade age and can't read very well. I think he actually can read more than he chooses. I believe he's been totally turned off from reading because it was shoved down his throat daily and he was in special classes outside of his regular classroom to work on his reading skills. So now he doesn't want to read. I try to explain that but he doesn't get it. And then just the other day I was texting my older sister And she asked if the kids were in school. I said I was homeschooling again. And she basically cursed me out, talked down to me like I'm a child and used my emotional issues that i recently opened up to her about to say thats why i keep my kids home or something. It was hurtful on so many levels. She's a really open minded person. We agree on so many things. I knew she wasn't into the idea of homeschool but i never expected such an aggressive and hurtful reaction. I told her i don't need to defend myself about how i choose to raise my children. I just feel really hurt and alone in my beliefs. But i know that school isn't for my kids. Last year my oldest did half a year of public school and i saw the steady decline in his emotional health. He was beginning to become depressed. And my younger son is emotionally more like a 3 or 4 year old. I think the large classroom, and being away from home would be too much. He has anger outbursts and is also academically behind. He also gets extremely upset and down on himself if he's not good at something. I fear that going to school would completely wreck his self esteem and he would act out. And probably label himself as the "bad kid". Sorry I'm just kind of venting. Any advice on dealing with opposition when you are not a confrontational person? 7 12 Comments

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Learning to read: My oldest is 7.5 yr old in "second grade" and has always been "unschooled" She wanted to learn to read. I bought the good and beautiful literature curriculum. The kinder prep and then kinder curriculum. Plus bob books, letter flip cards, wooden letters etc. The curriculum comes with videos which we love so far. (Before this we did the usual closed captions on, playing games, video games, teach your monster to read app, and abc mouse) It's not going great tho. I'm getting frustrated, i don't know why. And she is getting frustrated. And now our joy of learning is not there for this topic. The prep course is a lot of like vowels and two letter sound blending. But i get why this is hard to learn because it isn't practical. Because it isn't even words yet. I'm thinking because she is older i need to maybe move on to harder. But at the same time "they" keep stressing, they need to know the sounds all letters make and how to blend before moving on. Blah. It's been challenging in society because 1. Her acting class for her age group she is the only one who can't read. 2. In our homeschool coop she is the only one who can't read in her age group. 3. At girlscouts they are all her age and can read and write and she can't. (I have feelings about this on my end like I'm doing her a disservice, so looking for support on this from my community please ) When i talk to her about it she is fine with it she advocates for herself and says i can't read yet please help me, and they do. And i keep telling myself, it's normal for homeschool kids to be behind in this. That's my mantra. She can't excell at all subjects at once and she certainly is advanced in other aspects. So for those who have older kids who have been unschooled by you and can read and write. How did this go in your household? How did they learn? What was your journey. Can you please share. 9 いいね! コメントする 送信
RADICAL Radical Unschooling Top contributor Emilie Holzinger Jul 31, 2023 Has anyone unschooled a child who organically learned to read/write on their own like a child who naturally teaches themselves how to stand and walk? And at what age did this happen please? My child is 8.5 and i recently went to a homeschool event where a reading tutor expressed her disappointment that i missed the window and now my child will struggle I was under the impression that my child would naturally learn as her desire grew as with all things in this human life. But would love some anecdotes to support us in this unschool journey. Thanks! Thank you! ①70 189 comments
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