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Posted: Dec 20 2008 at 8:28pm | IP Logged Quote Bridget
As i said, I am no unschooler, so I can't comment on that, except that I think the parameters would depend somewhat on the child's abilities and personality.

I'm still thinking about how it could work in this instance.

What if... he wrote and produced a documentary on soccer. (I guess the topic would have to be narrowed down a bit... What do I know about soccer?) It could be a semester or a year long project. It would get him working with his dad and would use a slew of academic skills. My boys that age are very into production projects. Maybe he would be motivated by doing something along those lines?

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Posted: Dec 20 2008 at 8:54pm | IP Logged Quote LisaR
Bridget
I'm still thinking about how it could work in this instance.[/QUOTE wrote:




Elizabeth, does he know of any other boys in his brac




Elizabeth, does he know of any other boys in his bracket who homeschool? anywhere? maybe seeking out others very similar to him, and learning how they are making it work, might provide new, fresh ideas??

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Posted: Dec 22 2008 at 1:05pm | IP Logged Quote rivendellmom
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If you are considering school- I thought I'd throw this very not unschooling option out. We use the American School of Corr. for our 15 year old. He hates reading and writing. He also has plans that do not include college. He's decided to be a carpenter. So I allowed him to start the American School curriculum when he should have started 8th grade. He's now almost done and will have an accredited diploma. The school uses textbooks and tests (open book) that the student completes and mails in to be graded. You have 2 subjects at a time and he finishes a course about every 2-3 months. Its a lot of work for me because I either read the selections out loud or find videos that explain the subject matter. It has turned out great. He'll have a basic high school diploma so he can go to college and he only has to do "school" for maybe 2 hours a day. He'll be done before he is 16. Then I'm hoping to get him apprenticed somewhere and maybe he'll decide that school isn't so bad after all. Or he'll become a great carpenter. Just wanted to throw this option out for you to consider.American School

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Posted: Dec 23 2008 at 8:45am | IP Logged Quote monique
I had picked up a copy of The Old Schoolhouse homeschooling magazine (Fall 2008). In it is an article called The Imperfect Homeschooler. It is an interview with Barbara Frank. She wrote a book called Life Skills For Kids. I just thought it sounded interesting for children not interested in going to college. She has a couple of other books as well. Just throwing it out there in case it's of interest to anyone.




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Posted: Jan 21 2009 at 1:41pm | IP Logged Quote Tina P.
Elizabeth wrote:
He absolutely cannot take two years off and play Division 1 soccer.He won't be available to be recruited because there will be no venue to keep his game competitive ... he would have missed his window for recruitment to play soccer in college. Further, right now, he won't go to college for college's sake--too much reading and writing. personally, I don't care if he plays soccer in college. But I know he will regret closing this door.


I'm with you. Our 14 yob is in grades 8 and 9 as regards what MODG expects of him. Getting him to write acceptable papers is akin to performing surgery with no anesthetics. He reads ... what he WANTS to read. But he thinks he'll be ready for the Air Force Academy in a few years and my husband says that the AFA is only for the elite 18-and-19-year-olds.

I was about to drum up a post asking when boys mature and take life seriously, but this thread seems to be hitting home.

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Tina P. wrote:

I was about to drum up a post asking when boys mature and take life seriously...


I wish I knew...

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