Unschooling in Action Moment- Learning to Read and Write
Had a real unschooling moment last night with my 4 year old son. I went over to my computer and saw that “IDIANA JONES” had been typed into my address bar in browser. Huh?
I also saw case for his new PlayStation game- the Lego Indiana Jone for PlayStation beside my keyboard- I had an idea and realized what had happened. My son wanted to look up the game on You tube ( we often sit and watch his favourite video games being played out on you-tube) and he grabbed the game to case to copy the letters and find himself!
This was confirmed to me later when in the kitchen he sat at laptop with a stack of comics and other games.. he was happily typing in “HELLBOY” and ” RACHET AND CLANK” into Youtube search window.
Shows you that when there is a need children will find a way to “learn” !
Would this have happened if I did not allow him to follow his passion for video games or limited his computer use? I don’t know but it certainly was a learning moment that was entirely based on need and he found a way to figure out with his own skill set.
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