Power. Such a loaded word. And with power comes the potential for mis-using it. [Read More...]
Unschooling: Sharing the Power
May 31, 2012 by 5 Comments
Unschoolers Have Doubts, Too
May 28, 2012 by 3 Comments
Being a teacher, I was kind of amazed at how naturally our family made the transition from school-at-home to unschooling. Maybe the fact that I am a teacher helped. It was pretty easy for me to find the learning in most of my kids’ activities, which was reassuring – especially at first. But I’m going to let you in on a little secret: in spite of how comfortable I’ve become with this interest- and passion-driven way of life, every once in a while I completely freak out. [Read More...]
Unschooling: What School Feels Like
May 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
School feels like this to children: it is a place where they make you go and where they tell you to do things and where they try to make your life unpleasant if you don’t do them or you don’t do them right. For children, the central business of school is not learning, whatever this vague word means; it is getting these daily tasks done, or at least out of the way, with a minimum of effort and unpleasantness. [Read More...]
Unschooling: Yes, Sometimes It Sucks
May 23, 2012 by 1 Comment
I’m going to be honest with you. Unschooling has been an awesome experience for our family. But not every minute. Sometimes things go south. Sometimes they go even further downhill than that. And yes, there are moments that truly suck. [Read More...]
Unschooling: Untapped Potential
May 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
If David Farrugut could take command of a captured British warship as a preteen, if Ben Franklin could apprentice himself to a printer at the same age (then put himself through a course of study that would choke a Yale senior today), there’s no telling what your own kids could do. [Read More...]
