Comments on: Go and teach yourself! http://monsterteeny.blogsome.com/2008/11/04/go-and-teach-yourself/ Autonomous Education - Our way! Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:08:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: James Waters http://monsterteeny.blogsome.com/2008/11/04/go-and-teach-yourself/#comment-103 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:24:58 +0000 http://monsterteeny.blogsome.com/2008/11/04/go-and-teach-yourself/#comment-103 Hi - just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your site, and your account of how you drove to take Monster out of Nursury (with Teeny 48 hours old!!). We had problems before nursury with DS being bullied at parent/child groups. There was one boy in particular who used to wait until you'd turned your back and then hit people; so I had to spend the whole time following nasty boy around to make sure he wasn't hitting DS, while nasty boy's mother just chatted and said 'I think we have different ideas of parenting'. Grrr! When a nursury nurse told me to stick with it cause they'd have to get used to it when they got to nursury, that made me think; when DS's friends went to nursury and we'd see them they were much more withdrawn and/or aggressive and I decided NO, we're not doing that, we'll be weird HE people instead. So started going to Hastings HE group when DS was just 2 1/2 (and sister 9 months), and DS's confidence just grew, being played with by non-ageist HE kids hooray. We've never really looked back. Your days sound similar to ours, except our children are younger. I still go to one parent/child group, sort of church-granny run thing, but can't really keep on with that because DS is now at least a year older than everyone else. Also tired of concerned looks from schooloid parents, though we do have schooly friends - it makes for a balance of company. Anyway, great to come across your site and see similar parenting. It would be fun to compare notes sometime, also wondered if you are near us (we're East Sussex). DS just come and shown me photos he's taken on the camera of his Dora and Peppa Pig puzzles he's done. Nice mix of technology and soppiness, bless him. All the best, James (Home Ed dad in Sussex) Hi - just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your site, and your account of how you drove to take Monster out of Nursury (with Teeny 48 hours old!!). We had problems before nursury with DS being bullied at parent/child groups. There was one boy in particular who used to wait until you’d turned your back and then hit people; so I had to spend the whole time following nasty boy around to make sure he wasn’t hitting DS, while nasty boy’s mother just chatted and said ‘I think we have different ideas of parenting’. Grrr!

When a nursury nurse told me to stick with it cause they’d have to get used to it when they got to nursury, that made me think; when DS’s friends went to nursury and we’d see them they were much more withdrawn and/or aggressive and I decided NO, we’re not doing that, we’ll be weird HE people instead. So started going to Hastings HE group when DS was just 2 1/2 (and sister 9 months), and DS’s confidence just grew, being played with by non-ageist HE kids hooray. We’ve never really looked back.

Your days sound similar to ours, except our children are younger. I still go to one parent/child group, sort of church-granny run thing, but can’t really keep on with that because DS is now at least a year older than everyone else. Also tired of concerned looks from schooloid parents, though we do have schooly friends - it makes for a balance of company.

Anyway, great to come across your site and see similar parenting. It would be fun to compare notes sometime, also wondered if you are near us (we’re East Sussex).

DS just come and shown me photos he’s taken on the camera of his Dora and Peppa Pig puzzles he’s done. Nice mix of technology and soppiness, bless him.

All the best, James (Home Ed dad in Sussex)

]]> by: Elaine http://monsterteeny.blogsome.com/2008/11/04/go-and-teach-yourself/#comment-98 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:17:31 +0000 http://monsterteeny.blogsome.com/2008/11/04/go-and-teach-yourself/#comment-98 Lovely to read your post. Although we are not completely autonomous here there have been times when we've taken a month or so off "normal work" when we've all felt things have gone a bit berserk! During those times, it is true, the children have done their own learning and have seemed far more relaxed. If only I could have the courage to let that happen 100% of the time. Perhaps I need to de-school more than the children! Well done you. Lovely to read your post. Although we are not completely autonomous here there have been times when we’ve taken a month or so off “normal work” when we’ve all felt things have gone a bit berserk! During those times, it is true, the children have done their own learning and have seemed far more relaxed. If only I could have the courage to let that happen 100% of the time. Perhaps I need to de-school more than the children! Well done you.

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