Playing video games and watching TV. Did you just tense up a bit? ;-) These activities are often part of the typical days of an unschooling family. Yet they are so maligned by conventional society …
What’s Behind a Typical Unschooling Day?
It’s kind of funny to think in terms of “typical” when talking about what unschooling days look like. I mean, one of the things I often emphasize is how different unschooling in action can look from …
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Don’t Get Complacent About Unschooling
We learn so much about unschooling and how it works while we’re deschooling. I mean, that’s the point, isn’t it? Yet in my experience, that learning is never “done”. As a parent, I am always learning: …
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What to Do Instead of School – Part 2
Let’s pick up where we left off last week and dive right in! More stuff to do instead of school when you’re deschooling. Read What to Do Instead of School - Part 1 Don’t Rush The key right now is …
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What to Do Instead of School – Part 1
You're feeling an incredible swirl of both excitement and trepidation: you've decided to try unschooling! You understand that you, and anyone else in your family who has been in school, will be …
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Why Deschooling?
Last month we talked about a couple of the paradigm shifts that typically accompany the journey of learning about unschooling. Deschooling is a general term used to describe this transition to …