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75 young people speak about their lives without school Sue’s recently published book is a fascinating look at the lives of homeschooled teens. I found reading the candid observations and insights …
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Another remarkable outcome of growing up unschooling is our children’s level of self-awareness. To help them understand themselves is to show them that their needs, thoughts, and feelings are …
One of the most beautiful outcomes of growing up unschooling is that our children haven’t lost their curiosity about the world. To keep their curiosity alive is to show them that their questions …
Now let’s look at the challenge of trying to see things from our child’s perspective. As part of our deschooling journey, we want to see their learning in action, and to see it in everything they do. …
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This month we’re digging into some of the challenges of deschooling. We’ve looked at how our fears can stifle our children’s learning if we indiscriminately use our fear to control our children’s …
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Last month we dove into the “cons” of unschooling, basically some of the reasons why an unschooling lifestyle might not be a good fit for a family. This month, let’s assume the fit looks good and …
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