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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...

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.

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...

Do unschoolers ever do things they don’t want to do?

thoughts on motivating unschoolers...

Year-round freedom

Did my kids get summers "off?"

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

Choice words

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

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.