http://www.leftyparent.com/blog/2010/05/30/the-unschool-pursuit-of-french/ Living & parenting without the rule book Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:47:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.leftyparent.com/blog/2010/05/30/the-unschool-pursuit-of-french/comment-page-1/#comment-9136 The Adventures of an Unschooler on the Virtual High Seas | Lefty Parent Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:07:07 +0000 http://www.leftyparent.com/blog/?p=2133#comment-9136 [...] to learn something else. Even more so than her pursuit of learning the French language (see my post “The Unschool Pursuit of French”), our daughter found the opportunity to deep learn when she got involved in an Internet-based [...] [...] to learn something else. Even more so than her pursuit of learning the French language (see my post “The Unschool Pursuit of French”), our daughter found the opportunity to deep learn when she got involved in an Internet-based [...]

]]> http://www.leftyparent.com/blog/2010/05/30/the-unschool-pursuit-of-french/comment-page-1/#comment-9009 Tenn Slim Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:32:17 +0000 http://www.leftyparent.com/blog/?p=2133#comment-9009 This was not only a learning experience, but a self-directed adventure, which is in my mind(is) the best kind of learning experiences you can have. Opine The post, which related well to the Daily Kos article was most interesting, and frankly a nearly honest repeat of my own experience in HS, which occurred in the 40s. Educational processes for young adults have always been experimental, in the Nations schools. Across the High schools of the Nation, one can find the continuing process of "just how do we deal with the young adult mind, egos, attention span, and develop them into caring, productivity citizens, w/o losing too many to hormones"...and it seems to come down to this. Parents. A set of individuals that take the time to care, to plan, to guide, to influence, to provide and finally to actually give a D... about thier kids. Family. Extended Parents, Uncles, Aunts, Cousins, Next door neighbors, all play or should play, active roles in the young adult development process. So. To conclude, excellent post, well written, interesting and obviously exhibits the needed love for thier own. Semper Fi end This was not only a learning experience, but a self-directed adventure, which is in my mind(is) the best kind of learning experiences you can have.
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The post, which related well to the Daily Kos article was most interesting, and frankly a nearly honest repeat of my own experience in HS, which occurred in the 40s.
Educational processes for young adults have always been experimental, in the Nations schools. Across the High schools of the Nation, one can find the continuing process of “just how do we deal with the young adult mind, egos, attention span, and develop them into caring, productivity citizens, w/o losing too many to hormones”…and it seems to come down to this.
Parents. A set of individuals that take the time to care, to plan, to guide, to influence, to provide and finally to actually give a D… about thier kids.
Family. Extended Parents, Uncles, Aunts, Cousins, Next door neighbors, all play or should play, active roles in the young adult development process.
So. To conclude, excellent post, well written, interesting and obviously exhibits the needed love for thier own.
Semper Fi
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