Nicole Connell M.Ed is an Educational Therapist who offers a holistic and innovative approach to help students struggling with: •...

Want to know more about unschooling? Here are 5 videos to watch for more explanation. 1. A quick video introduction to self-directed...

The absence of school doesn't mean the absence of learning.

If you are the parent of an introvert, you may feel that school is necessary for them to learn to socialize, but is that really best?

that we had fewer rules than many families — made me think long and hard about the ones I did set. 

don’t worry if you’re not an expert educator.  Your big job is to bring your children an awareness of the possibilities around them. 

The common belief is that a lot of hard work is a requirement for success, which is essential for happiness.  But is that really true?

They don’t impose, but are available as needed. Their role is to aid learning.

Even if all the as-yet analyzed and identified macro- and micronutrients found in apples could be isolated and produced in capsule or...

thoughts on motivating unschoolers...

Did my kids get summers "off?"

Growing Without Schooling newsletters were the basis for much of my philosophy of education.

Many people think of the early years of parenthood as a time that requires more money in order for kids to be happy and healthy, but I found

Rather than risk being laughed at or judged — either by their peers or an adult — saying nothing at all is a safe strategy for kids.  

Because my kids were allowed to become curious to the point of yearning for more information, they required no pulling, gold stars or reward

Choosing is both a privilege and a burden, because it brings freedom and also responsibility.

My Primary Healthcare Provider? ME!

Subconscious impressions are all the more powerful because they’re unexamined.

lots of people have these “not enough” fears, but when you’re following a non-traditional path, they can be extra challenging.

I thank my lucky stars that I was born to parents, grandparents and great-grandparents who valued learning.