It’s one thing to get comfortable with unschooling in your own home, but it can be a whole ’nother kettle of fish to bring that learning mindset with you out into the world. For example, is your …
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 …
Treasure Creativity
Since we began unschooling, my appreciation for creativity has grown immeasurably. When we first started out, I thought creativity was great for artists, yet not particularly useful beyond that. But …
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 …
“If You’re Bored, I’ll Give You Something To Do”
This post is part of a series delving into "Mainstream Mantras," peeling back the layers to discover where they go awry. I imagine most of us heard some version of this growing up. It was a kind of …
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“Learn to Say No Or You’ll Spoil Your Child”
This post is part of a series delving into "Mainstream Mantras," peeling back the layers to discover where they go awry. “to impair, damage, or harm the character or nature of (someone) by unwise …
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