Posted on March 5, 2010 by soonkv
Well, here it is. Our Cooperative Initiative.
(to participate, please instructions at the end of the article)
We have been “sitting” on this idea for the past ten years – experimenting on small-group unstructured and loosely structured learning through play, projects & planned trips to places of interest. Homeschooling parents are always looking for an [...]
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Posted on October 17, 2009 by waileng
Unless the kids are really interested in the classic such as “Romance of the the Kingdoms”, “Journey West”, etc. You can start with this.
Learning a language is a matter of effectively using it. Here’s an approach…
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Posted on August 6, 2009 by waileng
Most parents consider play as a sheer waste of time and would prefer that their children engage in more “fruitful” activities like studying for exams or doing their homework. It is no wonder that play activities like music and sports are taking a back seat as compared to extra tuition for exams. Hence the hours [...]
Filed under: Activities, Socialization, Unschooling Lessons | Tagged: learning, play, relax | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 6, 2009 by waileng
Why are parents so worried that their kids do nothing all day? It’s
interesting to hear the various comments about homeschooling or unschooling,
like, “Oh no, we can never do that because we cannot stand our kids doing
nothing everyday!” or “You mean, you let your kids do nothing! Are you out
of your mind? Why would you want [...]
Filed under: Activities, Socialization, Starting Homeschool, Unschooling Lessons | Tagged: boredom, kids, nothing, parenting, studying | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 11, 2009 by soonkv
I was in the Studio when the interview was conducted. I felt it was a great interview. The questions were good, the responses was equally good. Observing silently, I enjoyed myself.
After more than 10 years and their sons now aged 17 & 19, this is what they had to say at the end of the [...]
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Posted on January 13, 2009 by waileng
First and foremost, we would like to thank all of you who attended Saturday night’s HOME’S KOOL 2009. We were overwhelmed by your fantastic response and mesmerized by the children’s (and a Dad!) very talented performances which consisted of a poem recitation by Jian Wen (all the way from Penang!), an original song presentation (Crunchy [...]
Filed under: Activities, Dialogues & Talks, Socialization | Tagged: dinner, home's kool, homeschool, networking, survive homeschool together | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 2, 2009 by soonkv
We found this interesting article on Natural Moms Talk Radio. You do not need to worry about socialization. Really!
One of the concern that people have about home schooling is the socialization aspect. Will the children get to interact with other kids? This topic has been blown way out of proportion.I’m going to share my thoughts [...]
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Posted on December 20, 2008 by soonkv
If you ALMOST decided to homeschool and have cold feet, here’s something for you.
Enjoy!
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Posted on September 10, 2008 by soonkv
The next time someone challenges you on the issue of socialization for homeschoolers, show them this picture. A picture speaks a thousand words….
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