Judy Arnall is an adult educator, certified in brain and child development, and master of non-punitive parenting and education practices. Judy is the bestselling author of 5 books on non-punitive parenting and unschooling and has unschooled 5 adult children. 3 have graduated university, 1 is presently attending and 1 is a Masters student.
Unschooling, Math and STEM careers
We are talking about math in homeschooling and unschooling this month, a topic that comes up often in homeschooling and unschooling discussions. How can homeschooling support a love of math? Do unschoolers learn math? How will my kids learn math if I’m not confident in math myself? Will my kids get enough math knowledge from home? Judy addresses many of these fears through her own experience of raising unschoolers that found careers in the STEM field and learned math to very high levels.
In This Episode
In this episode Judy talks about her family’s journey unschooling to adulthood. Having raised 5 kids, all unschooled, Judy truly has the gift of hindsight. We explored unschooling and STEM, how the non-traditional path supported her children’s STEM careers and;
- Putting our doubts to bed
- The power of observation and the gift of hindsight
- “Walk and Talk”- engaging in meaty conversations with our kids
- Will kids learn multiplication tables if we don’t teach them?
- Video Games and raising gamers
- Brain development and what happens in the adolescent years
- Self Regulation
- Math through play
- No worksheets until at least 13
- Careers in STEM
- How her children faired from no school to their first high school math class
- How her unschoolers adjusted to University
- Judy’s recommendations for supporting math in the younger years
- Supporting unschooling teens
- Why trust is fundamental
Resources
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)
Book- Unschooling To University
FB Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/UnschoolingSTEM
If you are interested in hearing more about unschooling and STEM from a grown unschooler you’ll this episode~http://imhomeschooling.com/why-self-directed-learning-is-important/.
You’ll also love this episode with Monica Truong, self directed learning advocate~http://imhomeschooling.com/why-self-directed-learning-is-important/
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