Comments on: No, They Will Not Learn It When They Need it

By: Ximena

Ximena — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 03:08:29 +0000

This felt like a “good kick in the pants” so to say. In a good way though.

Thanks!

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 16:38:15 +0000

Yes, my stance is taken in defense of my beliefs. And you’re right. There are many ways to homeschool and many ways to educate your children.

My argument is that ‘they will learn it when they need it’ doesn’t always work. I’ve seen preteens refuse to join book clubs, writing groups, or pool parties because they can’t read. They can’t write. They can’t swim. And they so embarrassed they refuse to allow anyone, including their parents, to teach them the skill.

In the end, this post isn’t to convince you that you need to change your homeschooling style. It’s to assure parents who, like myself, are pressured and shamed because they don’t buy into the ‘they will learn it when they need it’ belief.

By: Christina

Christina — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 08:33:04 +0000

I don’t feel the swimming analogy is apt. I actually feel your stance is taken in defence of your beliefs, and I can appreciate that. I also feel there is no one true way of homeschooling and for those of whom ‘they will learn it when they need it’ works, they need not be shamed. It doesn’t have to apply across the board. It can apply to certain tasks, subjects etc. These parents are still educating their children. xx

By: Phyllis V Bergenholtz

Phyllis V Bergenholtz — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 17:59:42 +0000

I believe the whole key to this is exposure. I have tried to expose my kids to a variety of things and when they were young, we could all see the paths they naturally took. The next step was to guide them to begin planning for the next steps they would want to take. In this way, they could learn what they individually needed to know, and they didn’t waste time pursuing things they hated and would never use. So far it has worked for us. My almost 30 year old now daughter is a pottery, my 22 year old is in pre-law and wants to be a politician. My 18 year old is I to electronics and my 15 year old is an actor. And, yes, he pursued singing and dancing on his own schedule.