Trust
So.....I keep asking myself......What's the problem?......I keep saying that I am going to start making regular entries and I just feel blocked. There are all sorts of amazing and fun things happening in our lives....I have plenty of time to blog...so what's up? It is although I feel little rebellious about blogging our lives. I have micro-examined my issues with this recently and I think I have finally hit upon a few explanations.
Initially unschooling was so exciting and so mind blowing that I couldn't wait to get to the computer to "make the case".....to point out all the ways it was working...to justify, I guess, to myself and the world that it was working. I could document all these moments throughout the day that I saw learning taking place without curriculums or agendas and I couldn't wait to prove my point.
I think what has happened is that need to prove is gone. I have such a deep trust in my soul that this is the right path for our family...it feels so natural and right.....I have come to a place whereas it seems a little silly to make the point. IT JUST IS. I am so in love with our days and our experiences, I just want to live them. Theneed to review the day and see if "natural"..."self-directed"...learning has taken place and all the subjects are covered, no longer exists.
I TRUST....I trust our path, I trust my children to know what they need, and I finally trust myself.
So..where does this leave the blog.....oh, I will still blog, but the style may change a little. Sadly, this blog is my, *DOCUMENTATION* to the government that my children are receiving, "regular and thorough instruction".....so it must go on. I may at the end of each entry list the subject correlation for all the governmental fools that can't figure out unschooling, and always want to see worksheets. It will be fun...kinda of a smart-ass sort of portfolio. This way..I get what I want and need in a blog and they get what they require of me.
Todays lesson (picture)....Retta reading a book to Elwood about the Human Body, she was explaining to him how human babies are born.
Science...Language Arts...Animal Care...Social Studies.
So.....I keep asking myself......What's the problem?......I keep saying that I am going to start making regular entries and I just feel blocked. There are all sorts of amazing and fun things happening in our lives....I have plenty of time to blog...so what's up? It is although I feel little rebellious about blogging our lives. I have micro-examined my issues with this recently and I think I have finally hit upon a few explanations.Initially unschooling was so exciting and so mind blowing that I couldn't wait to get to the computer to "make the case".....to point out all the ways it was working...to justify, I guess, to myself and the world that it was working. I could document all these moments throughout the day that I saw learning taking place without curriculums or agendas and I couldn't wait to prove my point.
I think what has happened is that need to prove is gone. I have such a deep trust in my soul that this is the right path for our family...it feels so natural and right.....I have come to a place whereas it seems a little silly to make the point. IT JUST IS. I am so in love with our days and our experiences, I just want to live them. Theneed to review the day and see if "natural"..."self-directed"...learning has taken place and all the subjects are covered, no longer exists.
I TRUST....I trust our path, I trust my children to know what they need, and I finally trust myself.
So..where does this leave the blog.....oh, I will still blog, but the style may change a little. Sadly, this blog is my, *DOCUMENTATION* to the government that my children are receiving, "regular and thorough instruction".....so it must go on. I may at the end of each entry list the subject correlation for all the governmental fools that can't figure out unschooling, and always want to see worksheets. It will be fun...kinda of a smart-ass sort of portfolio. This way..I get what I want and need in a blog and they get what they require of me.
Todays lesson (picture)....Retta reading a book to Elwood about the Human Body, she was explaining to him how human babies are born.
Science...Language Arts...Animal Care...Social Studies.
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