Geomamma, just curious...

why would it be bad to give him a workbook if he wants to do work? the material is presented in an organized and sequential way. if he likes what he does, he can easily turn the page and do what comes next in a pretty intuitive way.

I suppose we "strew" since pretty much everything in the house is something that would be interesting, appropriate, educational and available to the kids but it's not in a sneaky way like a marriage-driven girl leaving diamond ring catalogs on her boyfriend's desk shocked

i am not in favor or against unschooling, I've met some pretty happy unschooling families, so please don't think I am coming from a certain angle - just curious.