We have come to the center. July looms. So many beautiful, interesting, real and helpful learning moments and discoveries have emerged over these 6 months. Many of these have been in me.
But that is another story.
This boy Jet. THIS experience of learning at home, has been profound in many levels.
Here are a few.
* he is thinking about his own thinking and acting on it.. Yesterday in science he was focused and responsive. Look it was not difficult as the other kids were all shattered and quiet. But, the thing is. Jet is a reluctant group participant. What I mean is, if everyone else is louder, he will be quiet. Yesterday he was very engaged and involved. I asked him about it. Thinking. Well, it goes like that. Sometimes we are into something and sometimes not. To which he replies.. " I was trying something out. If I plan something exciting in my head, at the beginning of the lesson. Well then it wakes my brain up and I can think and pay attention..
Thinking about thinking..
* planning to learn..
This term he has started that beautiful process of planning and directing where he wants a work or idea to go.
Sharing his plan on how something could go is how we do things. Tee have freedom to peruse ideas down a narrow lane and to throw something out if it is not working.
Learning is real and fun..
* joining the dots.
More and more he is taking information from one idea we have explored and connecting it either to another OR to real life. Learning as part of real life with meaning has become real to him and THIS is one of the deep joys. No longer does he leave school at school but he is using what he understands in his world.
