Explorer Post 202
Every. Single. Day. Sunny tells me she doesn't want to do school. "It's boring." Even if I suggest playing games or doing art or something that she normally enjoys, she doesn't want to do it because it's "school." So we're not having school anymore. Since the girls are big Dora the Explorer fans, we'll be explorers. With backpacks and maps and all that gear. And sunglasses.
As long as they're learning, right?
Five points to the person who guesses why we chose that particular number.
P.S. Formal apologies if there is an actual BSA explorer post with this number that stumbles across this blog. We're not trying to officially register it of course, since our kids are under age 6 and you can't be an Explorer unless you're 16-18. It's just for fun.
3 comments:
I saw your post over at SimpleHomeschool, and I came here to let you know we went through the same thing with our now-six-year-old son. The best thing I can tell you is what you've already realized - stop doing school :)
During his "NO SCHOOL!" period, we didn't do math. We didn't do spelling. We didn't do anything school related at all.
We woke up in the morning, ate breakfast together, and he played the rest of the day. ALL day. Sometimes he'd play with his toys. Other times we'd go outside and (like you mentioned) explore. We went to the library. Cooked together (no pressure, just, "Hey, Kid. I'm cooking. Want to help?") We went to the local Aquarium. We sat at the kitchen table and drew pictures. ANYTHING but "school".
I put learning opportunities in his way - special mats on the dining table, maps on his walls, Planet Earth/Blue Planet videos (he loves Wild Kratts, too), et cetera. But everything was optional. Putting it in his hands really seemed to take the obstinate behavior down a peg.
The "No school!" period formally lasted almost a month, but by the end I realized the change he'd needed was working so well, we were going to keep it for a while longer. He was learning the whole time; he just wasn't learning FORMALLY. I.e. no worksheets, but he still had to use skills to get things done.
So...all that to say - I would stop using the word "school" and see what happens. Kids are kind of awesome in that they always find ways to surprise you, and you might find your daughter doesn't mind learning at all when it's out of a formal context :)
Can I guess that the first 2 is for the 2 girls born in D.C. and the second 2 is for the 2 girls born in Mississippi? Is that right? Close? Headed in the right direction? - Aunt T.
P.S. I'm the one who deleted a post because it had a typo and I hate leaving posts with typos.
I bet it's got to do with your phone numbers! - Summer
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