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 …
Moving Toward Unschooling Principles
Last week we talked about the first part of a paradigm shift: shifting away from the conventional wisdom that does not seem to mesh with our own experiences and understanding of the world around us. …
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Shifting Away From Conventional Wisdom
This is an incredible moment in human history. The ability to communicate and share ideas with other like-minded people across the globe has burst into our daily lives over the last decade, …
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Isn’t Philosophy Just For Intellectuals?
... or why understanding the principles behind unschooling is so important “My daughter has dumped all of our blocks on the floor, determined to build a tower to the ceiling. Meanwhile, her younger …
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Do Classes Hinder Deschooling?
When your family decides to move away from school-based learning there is usually a period of transition, commonly referred to as deschooling. It's a time when the kids, having spent however many …
Math is More Than Arithmetic
Continuing with this month's theme of digging into how unschooling is different than school, and with reading and writing under our belts, let's tackle math. Because unschoolers don't slice the world …