tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post8349406611053577116..comments2024-02-23T10:53:19.705+00:00Comments on Dare to Know: Still thinking about Autonomous Education!Carlottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-75507791251538955132010-10-20T02:39:21.655+01:002010-10-20T02:39:21.655+01:00"Tricky thing, this autonomy, isn't it? ;..."Tricky thing, this autonomy, isn't it? ;-)"<br /><br />Really is and v. difficult for parent to change preference too sometimes, though I do find that having this concept in forefront of mind when these things happen, really really helpful! <br /><br />I have found though that the children's intuitions are mostly accurate...whether this is post-rationalisation am not sure...but so far, don't think there is anything that either of the children have decided, sometimes apparently hastily, (though often actually not!) that they really regret! They always come up with sound reasons for their decisions too, which is reassuring!Carlottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-77247936197244629512010-10-20T02:34:49.263+01:002010-10-20T02:34:49.263+01:00Thanks, Shepherdlass..I do miss it, but since star...Thanks, Shepherdlass..I do miss it, but since starting part time work as well as HEing...that was the killer blow! (though actually really love the work too!)Carlottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-10799006157534330912010-10-19T21:30:23.635+01:002010-10-19T21:30:23.635+01:00Good to see you back to blogging, by the way! xGood to see you back to blogging, by the way! xshepherdlasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659886546603126099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-22030842794952553172010-10-19T21:29:39.554+01:002010-10-19T21:29:39.554+01:00Hmm, yes, and then there's the morning when th...Hmm, yes, and then there's the morning when the child doesn't feel that much like getting up and decides it's because they've lost interest in the regular activity that they intended to do that day ... But the following week, they're desperate to get back to said activity. Sometimes it's hard to distinguish the things that are genuinely palling and those that are just not appealing at that particular moment. <br /><br />So far, I suppose, even though I've no problem at all with her staying away when she feels like it, I've just asked J to wait for a few weeks before deciding whether she really wants to drop the activity altogether ... Even that feels like subtle coercion, though! (Does she think I'll be disappointed if she gives up?, etc, etc). Tricky thing, this autonomy, isn't it? ;-)shepherdlasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659886546603126099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-29447002455825644912010-10-17T21:18:03.255+01:002010-10-17T21:18:03.255+01:00That is a total eeek, Mamma Frog. The one bad time...That is a total eeek, Mamma Frog. The one bad time this happened to us, I went into "well at least I'm cutting my losses" sort of mode. I might have paid whatever it was...I think it WAS £80, but at least I'm not paying the petrol money to hack over to the class. Helped a bit!Carlottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-83151154569137265842010-10-17T19:39:41.951+01:002010-10-17T19:39:41.951+01:00This is great, except when your children tell you ...This is great, except when your children tell you they've lost interest in something you've just paid £80 in advance for a course of(usually the thing they were soo sooo keen to do only a week ago). lol. At times like that I find it hard to get the balance between commitment (also known in our house as 'seeing things through') and coercion... :)Big mamma froghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006397435397636499noreply@blogger.com