Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Days of Fog

We've been having days of fog lately - thick, heavy, and lingering through evening. It did burn off on Monday and we took the kids out for a little urban nature hike. Both boys walked the entire way which was maybe a first?! Yogi trying to convince us to carry him because his "legs were too tired" and Beck showing off a special pebble he found.


2 comments:

Deni said...

Yogi is as darling as he could possibly be! How is Preschool for him? Is he still hoping to Drop Out? What exactly is "unschooling"? Is it different from home schooling?

susan said...

Well, Deni, I think he's liking preschool a little more than before, but he'd always choose to stay home if I let him.

Unschooling is different than homeschooling. Homeschooling is basically doing school and lessons like the ones you find in school at home. Unschooling is allowing kids to learn and discover on their own - with your guidance and support when they need it or want it. It's the belief that they can and will learn, that kids are naturally motivated to learn. If you're interested you could read some books by John Holt -- I think he's the one that coined the term "unschooling" back in the 70's.