Giving in to My Kids (or, Why I Unschool)
A friend who replicates school at home in her homeschool once said to me, in a comparison of our parenting and homeschooling styles, “I know you give in to your children, and that’s okay, that’s your...
View ArticleUnschooling to Us Is About Being Whole
When we first started on our unschooling journey, I was desperately trying to ease the frustration that my daughter and I had over the formal curricula I had chosen. Unschooling was an escape from the...
View ArticleUnschooling Hopes
What I hoped to see happen in unschooling my children was simple. I wanted a life where school simply wasn’t. I wanted my kids to fully experience life–not a different kind of schooling, not school at...
View ArticleDiscovery Channel Doesn’t Count
Reading a friend’s homeschooling blog I spotted a troll who commented, “Who ever learned anything at home? Discovery Channel doesn’t count.” I didn’t enter unschooling with a lot of skepticism, and I...
View ArticleParenting Beyond Boundaries
Lately, I have had some phrases bopping around in my mind: “Parenting without limits/boundaries,” “unlimited freedom,” “no boundaries” … I’ve also been meditating on the verse – read more
View ArticleDoes Unschooling Spoil the Child? A Candid Conversation
This discussion appeared recently on the Christian Unschooling Facebook Group: SARAH D: So, I’m reading a lot regarding unschooling at the moment, most of it seems to be geared towards giving our...
View ArticleHow We Fund Our Unschooling Life
Our daughter was 11 when we unenrolled her from public school. For the first 11 years of her life, I worked full-time-plus, in an office, and for several of those years, I was also a full-time college...
View ArticleUnpacking the Parent-Child-Education Conundrum
In a recent conversation about homeschooling special needs (dysgraphia, dyslexia, etc.), a new homeschooler/education adventurer said the following to me. It’s a common reaction, especially if you...
View ArticleHow Value Bias Blinds Us
“I refuse to allow my kids access to the addictive agents such as video games and leisure tv (cartoons) all day.” – Christian Unschooling forum user “refuse” – That is problematic. “addictive” – That...
View ArticleThe Biggest Transformation of All
It took me until my 30’s to even begin to learn what it even means to be in control of my own problems. I’m still working on it as I look ahead into my 40’s. I was rereading this post about unschooling...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....