Unschooling
Unschooling: What’s the Value of a Diploma?
I can't shake the sneaking suspicion that a closet unschooler is a writer on Harry's Law. An episode I watched a while back seemed just loaded with unschooling philosophy. I found its premise to be so unschool-y, in fact, that I've written about it … [Read More...]
Are Kids Supposed to Hate School?
So as it turns out, I'm writing a small series on a single episode of a show called Harry's Law. What does that have to do with unschooling, you ask? You'd be surprised. The episode centers around 16-year old Scott, who's battling his parents in … [Read More...]
How Harry’s Law teaches Unschooling
Anybody who's followed my posts probably knows by now that tv shows tend to ignite my thoughts about unschooling. Usually, it's kid shows I have something to say about, but today I'm writing about one of a handful of grown-up shows I manage to watch: … [Read More...]
Unschooling: Yes, Spelling Counts
When I taught elementary school, there were some things we teachers would lament about year after year. Near the top of the list was our students' truly atrocious spelling. Oh sure, they'd do okay on the spelling tests. But going through a piece of … [Read More...]
Radical Unschooling
Unschooling Lessons from Olivia
It's no secret: I'm a shameless fan of a couple of children's tv shows. Olivia is one of them. Olivia is a pig with an unschooler's instincts (although she probably doesn't know it) surrounded by parents, teachers and friends who are all pretty … [Read More...]
Radical Unschooling: A Visit to the Dentist
Recently I took my youngest daughter, Maggie, to her first dental appointment. She's my fourth, so I didn't give it a whole lot of thought. I figured it would go like the initial visits of my three older kids. Our pediatric dentist works hard to … [Read More...]
The Mother Duck Phenomenon
Okay, tell me if this rings a bell... My kids are all playing happily as I head to the shower. In under five minutes, I've got one in the shower with me, another keeping me company perched on the potty, and the other two hovering just outside … [Read More...]
Sleeping Outside the Box: A Follow Up
Since writing my posts about our move to a family bed, I've gotten a lot of questions. Because we made the shift in our thinking gradually, each step that moved us closer to this decision seemed easy and natural. But looking at it from a more … [Read More...]
