tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776222898849461648.post962243544358654993..comments2023-05-30T06:59:26.493-07:00Comments on Day by Day Discoveries: Why They Shouldn't do Their Work in Front of a TVDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05895897568006441289noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776222898849461648.post-67656458940017222072008-08-12T12:08:00.000-07:002008-08-12T12:08:00.000-07:00How funny! I've found out that I can't write blog ...How funny! I've found out that I can't write blog posts with the radio going, either.Denise in ILhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928843626113889088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776222898849461648.post-41609669286318150492008-08-07T18:39:00.000-07:002008-08-07T18:39:00.000-07:00I imagine the two of us will just keep adapting it...I imagine the two of us will just keep adapting it as her interests and needs change. I love curriculum but I'm discovering that deconstructed some of it and then patching it back together to suit us is even more fun. It took me awhile to get over the idea that's it's all bad and then to get over the idea that curriculum is God. I think I get now that it's just a tool to use or abandon as needed.<BR/><BR/>Oh, the Well Trained Mind forum does have a forum on adult learning where they probably have some threads on something close to what you're looking for.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895897568006441289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776222898849461648.post-74077594008720228552008-08-07T18:30:00.000-07:002008-08-07T18:30:00.000-07:00Thanks Dawn (and Catherine!) :)The best part imo ...Thanks Dawn (and Catherine!) :)<BR/><BR/>The best part imo is that y'all adapted it . . . <BR/><BR/>I bought both Bauer (WTM) books many year ago, maybe I'll haul them out and give them to FavD now -- since I never used them with her before.JJ Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493570025415687789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776222898849461648.post-1125432904348854212008-08-07T10:37:00.000-07:002008-08-07T10:37:00.000-07:00LOL, I indeed giggled out loud... I could SO see w...LOL, I indeed giggled out loud... I could SO see where the t.v. started.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776222898849461648.post-45025241169838181412008-08-07T09:25:00.000-07:002008-08-07T09:25:00.000-07:00JJ- for us it's mostly about finding an enjoyable ...JJ- for us it's mostly about finding an enjoyable way for Catherine to get some spelling, grammar and writing skills without having to put her own writings at risk under a marking pen. This is just a recent revelation for me - She can explore by imitation and never feel that I'm tearing apart what she's created. It's a lot of work but she seems to really be enjoying it.<BR/><BR/>For those who didn't just stumble on it and think it looked neat like I did and are doing it with more intent it's about learning to write and think rhetorically and really craft a piece of writing. Most of what I've seen involves years over which different stages are taught so I'm not sure how practical it would be for your daughter...Then again I'm sure I've seen condensed versions. <BR/><BR/>If she's interested in learning mroe formal writing though I bet a few weeks of researching some of the classical homeschooling writing curriculums and resources would be pretty helpful. The Well Trained Minds (now there's a anti-unschooling title if I ever heard one) is a good place to lurk for leads.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895897568006441289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776222898849461648.post-75399687984519801332008-08-07T06:39:00.000-07:002008-08-07T06:39:00.000-07:00That image is amazing. I've seen my own writing de...That image is amazing. I've seen my own writing deteriorate like that when I'm falling asleep. [smile]<BR/><BR/> ~LukeLuke Holzmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799632321310461828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776222898849461648.post-46197266593287374132008-08-07T06:01:00.000-07:002008-08-07T06:01:00.000-07:00Sorry I haven't been following the curriculum obje...Sorry I haven't been following the curriculum objectives too closely, Dawn, but is this more about the handwriting, the creative composition or the conforming with with conventions? All of the above?<BR/><BR/>The reason it particularly interests me is that Favorite Daughter will be student-teaching other college students this fall (with her own office hours even!) under her writing mentor. You know we unschooled, so she never did anything like any of this -- except the tv itself, lol -- and that unschooled way of writing is what made her stand out to professors and want her to share it. But now I'm thinking if she winds up teaching English, HER education will need some understanding of these more formal ways of coming at her craft. :)JJ Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493570025415687789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776222898849461648.post-53193141754218045972008-08-07T04:07:00.000-07:002008-08-07T04:07:00.000-07:00Sounds like a good system you're working through, ...Sounds like a good system you're working through, and I can't blame you for laughing, but at least she recognized that she had made some mistakes. :)Jacquelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268284552273860414noreply@blogger.com