tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477393606153944420.post2288636290631956089..comments2024-03-21T00:38:44.793-06:00Comments on Just Add Light and Stir: Food for ThoughtSandra Doddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11853107998229753762noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477393606153944420.post-30229459687513158732011-12-06T10:36:00.272-07:002011-12-06T10:36:00.272-07:00I agree there is some very bad and irresponsible a...I agree there is some very bad and irresponsible advice being given to newcomers. <br /><br />I like your "elevator answer".<br /><br />I find that I'm really only comfortable saying 'learning happens all the time' when it sounds like the parent I'm talking to is still thinking in a very schoolish mindset -- usually those who have just taken the kids out of school and need to relax a bit. And follow it up with examples of what learning looks like. <br /><br />I see what you were talking about, and I can see where it's helpful to clarify.<br /><br />Thanks.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930798447118770935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477393606153944420.post-69945786120200156262011-12-06T10:24:44.376-07:002011-12-06T10:24:44.376-07:00Clarification is being provided at the link above....Clarification is being provided at the link above. :-)<br /><br />But all the discussions I've been in for 20 years have been clarifications of that.<br /><br />There is some very bad advice being given to newcomers by people whose own unschooling philosophy is weak, and there have been unschoolers who get a few years into something they think is unschooling, and their kids aren't learning much. Had they planned from the beginning to facilitate learning first, and have fun second, they would be in great shape.<br /><br />The saddest part of my days lately is helping dismayed people who come and say "But people told me..." and they spill some bad advice out, and tell us how confused they are. <br /><br />Learning happens all the time, but if children are in an environment where learning isn't valued and respected and thought about, it won't be as rich.<br /><br />"Unschooling is creating an environment in which natural learning can flourish." That's been my quick definition lately, my "elevator answer." Other definitions I've saved are here:<br /><a href="http://sandradodd.com/unschool/definition.html" rel="nofollow">http://sandradodd.com/unschool/definition.html</a><br />They all talk about learning.Sandra Doddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853107998229753762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477393606153944420.post-615139303745963422011-12-06T09:50:41.884-07:002011-12-06T09:50:41.884-07:00I'm a little confused by this excerpt. So oft...I'm a little confused by this excerpt. So often, I see experienced unschoolers (and I do it myself) tell newcomers to unschooling "learning happens all the time". If going into unschooling with that expectation may be a bad idea, why do so many of us say that? Does saying that require some clarification?<br /><br />I think I get what's being said -- that just trusting learning will happen without facilitating it is a mistake and can doom unschooling. I've seen this happen, a time or two, but I've also seen folks really begin to figure out unschooling when it's pointed out to them that learning is everywhere.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930798447118770935noreply@blogger.com