Unschooling as a way of learning and living is unconventional. In general, conventional society trusts the school system as an effective process for learning, where trust is a reasonably confident …
What Love Looks Like in Unschooling Families
Unschoolers can really be a confusing bunch to those looking in! On one hand, we appear to be sheltering our children from the real world by keeping them home—we’re overprotective. On the other hand, …
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A Lifetime of Living and Learning
Looking back over our years of unschooling, another big change I’ve seen is that my perspective as a parent has broadened beyond “childhood” to “life”. I no longer see childhood as focused on …
My Definition of Success
I write a lot about the benefits of unschooling that I’ve seen over the years for my children, so I thought it would be fun this month to switch it up and think about the benefits of unschooling for …
Exploring Relationships
Continuing with this month’s theme that unschooling encompasses the whole range of learning that goes into being a person, a human being, let’s look at relationships. Supporting our children as they …
Think, Think, Think …
Learning is at the heart of unschooling—learning and living are beautifully intertwined. As human beings we want to make sense of our world; it’s uncomfortable when we don’t understand what’s …