This month I’ve been writing about unschooling days. I talked about some of the goals that guide unschooling parents as we choose our day-to-day interactions with our children: being available to talk, willing to help, and supportive of their goals. I also looked at ways some typical activities and conversations can look rather unconventional in […]
Unschooling Days: Outside in the World
What does out and about in the world look like in an unschooling family? One of the especially lovely bits of unschooling is being free to head out and explore places when they are significantly less busy—meaning, while the vast majority of kids are in school. But timing isn’t the only thing that often looks […]
Unschooling Days: Inside the Nest
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 that this week I want to talk about them directly. Ask a friend or acquaintance why they don’t like TV […]
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 family to family, even from child to child. Yet there is a basic motif that underscores our actions with […]
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