Unschooling - Learning in the Real World!
Last night I had an “It’s a Wonderful Life” kind of experience. You know that old James Stewart movie in which the main character gets a look at what life would be like without him? Sitting with my son as he eagerly wrote a letter to a friend, I found myself “flashing sideways” to what his life would have been like if unschooling hadn’t found us. Here’s the scene: [Read more...]
Who am I? Probably about the last person you'd expect to be unschooling, let alone radical unschooling. Before becoming a mom in 2003 I was an elementary school teacher. I held dual certifications in regular and special education, and taught … [Read More...]
When people are first introduced to the idea of unschooling, they often express a belief that children raised in such a way must end up incorrigible, … [Read More...]
Our three-year old, Maggie, has always co-slept with us. But a little over a year ago we discovered the amazing benefits of co-sleeping as an entire … [Read More...]
As an unschooling dad who works in a corporate environment everyday, I miss a lot of the amazing moments of unschooling. Recently, however, I had one … [Read More...]
One common theme among parents is the dreaded "morning rush". We talk nostalgically about our childhood summers, when the world seemed to be on "kid … [Read More...]
