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 …
Staying Curious
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 …
Power-Based Living Can Curb Our Children’s Compassion
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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Judgment Can Cultivate Fear and Shame in Our Children
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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Our Fears Can Stifle Our Children’s Exploration and Learning
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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Unschooling Doesn’t Have Report Cards
It’s pretty common for people new to the concept of unschooling to ask, “If you don’t test your children, how will you know if they’re learning?” I’ve always found that such a curious question. Just …
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