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Apr 18 2013

Silent No More: How Unschooling Gave My Son a Voice

I recently remembered a bizarre and painful phenomenon that occurred in my elementary school years. Although I had plenty to say at home (a fact to which my harried mother would have attested!), I recoiled at the prospect of speaking at school. I never raised my hand to volunteer answers, but despite that (or maybe, […]

Written by Nicole · Categorized: Unschooling Blog

Mar 18 2013

Ippie: Unschooling In Action

In my last post, I had the great pleasure of introducing you to Ippie, the main character in my new children’s book about unschooling. I’m super-excited about this book for a bunch of reasons, but here’s the best one: because the publishing of the book itself was an amazing unschooling experience. Want to know why? […]

Written by Nicole · Categorized: Unschooling Blog

Mar 14 2013

Enter Ippie

The Berenstain Bears Go to School First Day Jitters Miss Nelson is Missing Recognize these titles? They are just three of the 274,222 children’s books listed under the term “school’ on Amazon. 274,222 books! This is a lucky thing if you’ve got a child in school. Got teacher troubles? There’s a book for that. Dealing […]

Written by Nicole · Categorized: Unschooling Blog

Feb 04 2013

Play and (Don’t) Walk Away

Back in my mainstream days, I was an avid fan of the nanny shows. There were several on at the time, and they all boasted the same thing – that by using their techniques even the most wild of children could be tamed, that houses filled with chaos and bad behavior could be transformed into  […]

Written by Nicole · Categorized: Unschooling Blog, Unschooling Philosophy

Jan 29 2013

Rileigh Forslund: Voice of an Unschooler

Over the past week, I’ve had the opportunity to hold a series of interviews with sixteen year old unschooler, Rileigh Forslund. Hearing about her experience with unschooling has been really fascinating – especially since she’s been at this much longer than I have! I hope you’ll enjoy hearing her story as much as I have! […]

Written by Nicole · Categorized: Unschooling Blog, Unschooling Philosophy

Jan 02 2013

Double Digits

Today Thomas turns ten. “Double Digits!” everybody exclaims when he announces his new age, “How exciting!” And it is. But not only for the reasons you might think. When Thomas was two years old, we began a descent into a years-long nightmare that left me, in my darkest moments, uncertain whether Thomas had any kind […]

Written by Nicole · Categorized: Unschooling Blog

Dec 12 2012

Don’t Help Me!

Lately, my daughter Katy has developed a passion for earning money. She’s enthralled by the notion that one can perform a service and be compensated accordingly. And each day, her list of “services” expands. “Mommy, if I brush my teeth right now, can I earn a buck?” “Mommy, if you’ll give me two dollars, I’ll […]

Written by Nicole · Categorized: Unschooling And Traditional Education, Unschooling Blog

Dec 10 2012

The Absent-Minded Professor Myth

The morning before Hurricane Sandy hit, the kids and I went out to tidy up the back yard and generally batten down our hatches. It was a windy, gray day, and Thomas was shivering beneath his thin shirt. Soon his arms had disappeared from his sleeves, tucked snugly against his middle. “Thomas, I’m thinking it’s […]

Written by Nicole · Categorized: Unschooling Blog, Unschooling Philosophy

Dec 10 2012

The Math in Milles Bornes

Playing board games is a great way to connect with your children and to practice math skills at the same time. Don’t do it for the math skills – having an agenda like that tends to kill the joy. Play for the sheer fun of it, and rest assured there’s probably some seriously good math […]

Written by Nicole · Categorized: Unschooling Academics, Unschooling Blog

Oct 27 2012

Unschooling In Action: Help Hannah Achieve Her Dream!

For us parents, a major part of unschooling is learning to spot our children’s passions and find ways to support them. Sometimes, this is easier said than done. Not because we can’t figure out what our children are passionate about, but because we’re conditioned to be much more limited in our thinking than they are. […]

Written by Nicole · Categorized: Unschooling Blog, Unschooling Philosophy

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