Last night I walked into the middle of a conversation between two moms. The topic: the age old dinner-time struggle. One mom was lamenting about how tired she is of hearing that her kids don’t like what she has prepared. The other mom chimed in, saying that in her house, she simply says the kitchen […]
Archives for July 2011
A Typical Day of Unschooling
When I was brand new to unschooling, I really wanted examples. I had researched the philosophy, but wanted to know what it looked like in action. I wished I could follow an unschooling family around for a week or so, and just watch. I thought it might be helpful to newcomers to read about a […]
Separation Anxiety: An Unschooler’s Perspective
Today I witnessed a heart-wrenching scene. Three year old Stella was being dropped off to a child-care class for the morning. Her mother was attending a week-long event for moms, and Stella had been placed in a small class with other preschool age children and several loving adults. The morning was packed with appealing activities led […]