5 short introductions to unschooling
Want to know more about unschooling? Here are 5 videos to watch for more explanation. 1. A quick video introduction to self-directed...
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Jean Nunnally
- Sep 2, 2015
- 5 min
Thoughts on rules
that we had fewer rules than many families — made me think long and hard about the ones I did set.
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Jean Nunnally
- Aug 19, 2015
- 4 min
Unschool Parenting 101
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.
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Jean Nunnally
- Aug 5, 2015
- 4 min
Happiness vs. Success
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?
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Jean Nunnally
- Jul 22, 2015
- 3 min
Librarians
They don’t impose, but are available as needed. Their role is to aid learning.
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Jean Nunnally
- Jul 8, 2015
- 3 min
One Smart Apple
Even if all the as-yet analyzed and identified macro- and micronutrients found in apples could be isolated and produced in capsule or...
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Jean Nunnally
- Jun 24, 2015
- 2 min
Do unschoolers ever do things they don’t want to do?
thoughts on motivating unschoolers...
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Jean Nunnally
- May 27, 2015
- 5 min
Proofreading hope
Growing Without Schooling newsletters were the basis for much of my philosophy of education.
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Jean Nunnally
- May 13, 2015
- 5 min
Bargain Benefits
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
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Jean Nunnally
- Apr 29, 2015
- 4 min
Strategies
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.
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Jean Nunnally
- Apr 15, 2015
- 4 min
Love of learning
Because my kids were allowed to become curious to the point of yearning for more information, they required no pulling, gold stars or reward
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Jean Nunnally
- Apr 1, 2015
- 4 min
Choice words
Choosing is both a privilege and a burden, because it brings freedom and also responsibility.
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Jean Nunnally
- Mar 18, 2015
- 5 min
Start with the simple
My Primary Healthcare Provider? ME!
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Jean Nunnally
- Mar 4, 2015
- 3 min
Visions
Subconscious impressions are all the more powerful because they’re unexamined.
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Jean Nunnally
- Feb 18, 2015
- 4 min
I am enough.
lots of people have these “not enough” fears, but when you’re following a non-traditional path, they can be extra challenging.
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Jean Nunnally
- Feb 4, 2015
- 3 min
100 years from now
I thank my lucky stars that I was born to parents, grandparents and great-grandparents who valued learning.
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Jean Nunnally
- Jan 21, 2015
- 3 min
Working backwards
How to "teach" without a curriculum?
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Jean Nunnally
- Jan 7, 2015
- 3 min
Unschooling: learning naturally
Babies do it, children do it and adults do it. If babies didn’t learn naturally, we wouldn’t be here as a species.
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Jean Nunnally
- Dec 7, 2014
- 3 min
Holding Space
Choosing to gift our attention in this focused way is helpful for anyone, but I think it’s especially valuable for a child. During all...
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