Without following someone else’s structure, how was I to ensure he would learn everything he was “supposed” to? But clearly, the standard approaches weren’t working, so I had to back up and think about how to move forward in such a way that would renew his excitement about learning. Now I am not trained as an educator, and the idea of homeschooling without a curriculum was frightening. Ian wanted to learn at his own rapid pace, and do it without textbooks and worksheets. We had tried many tactics to make school work for him, including having him grade-skip twice. A bright boy, he found the public school scene stifling, boring, unengaging. He had actually been announcing this since he was six. Three years ago, my eight-year old son announced he would rather not go to public school. And my own.Guest post by mom, librarian, and homeschooler, Gwyn Ridenhour on National Novel Writing Month for kids, game invention, and more.
He’s not very smart, but thinks he’s the most Awesome Thing Ever. He loves to eat, and has a best friend named Mark. I like to make up stories about the Koala Wars with all sorts of funny things that have to do with Kinzy. My favorite stuffed animal is named Kinzy (he’s a koala) he has a big imagination. For instance, if I’m playing with stuffed animals, I make up a whole new story idea. I get my story ideas by looking around and exaggerating simple things. Via email, OLL got a chance to speak to Eva regarding her work and experience with NaNoWriMo. Eva was inspired by NaNoWriMo’s Young Writers Program, and has written her own work in November two years in a row. She’s also uploaded a series of short writing lectures about her process, which you can find on her site. Eva writes, illustrates, and publishes her own stories, and has already toured the country selling her own work alongside her father, novelist Jamieson Ridenhour. (Taken with instagram) Meta:Īt eight years old, Eva Ridenhour already defies expectations about what it means to be a writer.
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