Explaining Unschooling
While in La Jolla on Monday, before we went down to play on the beach, we walked through town and did some shopping. I bought this sweatshirt at the La Jolla Shirt Company.… Read More
Tag Archive: Unschooling
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You CAN homeschool
I know homeschooling won’t solve all the problems that lead to incidents such as last Friday’s school shooting. However, I’m amazed by the number of people who say it makes them wish they… Read More
winding down another school year
We unschool, but we have to follow the state laws which require the submission of annual evaluations of homeschooling children. This can be done a few ways, but what has been working for… Read More
Abolish public schools?
Wow. I am convinced homeschooling is the best for anyone who wants to do it, and I’ve long been calling schools factories a la John Taylor Gatto, but it never occurred to me… Read More
The ABCs of Unschooling
Thanks to my friend for forwarding this article to me. I have tried very little curriculum since I’ve had children (I did use it for five years before then, while teaching primary grades)… Read More
Back to (the wrong) school
I’ve been reading Seth Godin’s blog (via email subscription) for about a year, since someone suggested it online in a discussion about business productivity. I love his succinct articles, making it always possible… Read More
Project 365 Day 13 How we homeschool
For the last few weeks my kids were having marathon viewings of shows like Wizards of Waverly Place and pbskids’ Fetch! This week they’ve been asking to do math problems, cooking experiments, and… Read More
unschooling
I’ve been moving a little away from unschooling since this academic year began. We’re still far, far away from being schooly, but I’ve been asking Rhiannon to do some math almost every day,… Read More
learning doesn’t take a vacation
When you learn all the time, learning doesn’t take vacations. I’ve been studying photography for a long time of course, but my focus on it has increased since I bought my new camera. … Read More
Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!
I listened to Ken Robinson’s inspiring words on education in 2006, so when I saw THIS posted on by someone on Facebook I knew I wanted to listen to him again, even though… Read More
