As unschooling parents, we’ve chosen this unschooling lifestyle for our family. In doing so, we decided that although it’s unconventional, the benefits outweigh the challenges. Or else we’d have chosen to stay on the conventional path, so well-trodden by those before us. Yet at some point as our children get older, they will realize that […]
The Fear of Your Child Choosing School
What if my child wants to go (back) to school? It’s a fear I’ve seen come up online pretty regularly, and one I experienced myself a couple of times in our first few years. I still remember it clearly, that rush of fear and adrenaline when one of my kids mentioned they were considering school. […]
The Fear of Leaving Curriculum Behind
At its most basic, unschooling is about learning without a curriculum. Moving to unschooling can be scary because there is comfort in curriculum—comfort that soothes our fears. And near the top of that list is a fear that our children may not learn something they need to know. Even as people learn more about unschooling and […]