Popularity, Learning to Read and Shakespeare

Is there such a thing as a typical unschooling day? What about a typical unschooling week? Do my children spend equal time on all the key learning areas? The answer is no!

We tend to get immersed in a few things at a time. This isn’t so good for my record-keeping, but it’s a very enjoyable and effective way of learning. Recently I’ve had a lot of English and Creative Arts learning experiences to record in my records notebook, but no maths or science. Is this a problem?

In this week’s podcast, I talk about the uneven nature of learning and how it affects my record keeping.I also discuss the following:

• blogging, podcasting and popularity

• our passion for Shakespeare

• learning to read:

• how I thought I was a wonderful teacher

• how I discovered I wasn’t

• the mistakes I made with my children

• what I finally learned about learning to read

Program Notes:

Blog posts about learning to read

Shakespeare: Shakespeare Uncovered on PBS website

Music: 60’s Quiz Showby Podington Bear,(CC BY-NC 3.0)