Recent Homeschool Blog | Unschooling PostsThey will come to you and ask to learn thingsby Andrea Hermitt02 Jun 2009 06:14 AMI was told by a fellow homeschooler many years ago when I began homeschooling. The prospect of my kids approaching me saying teach me about A, I would like to learn more about B, or buy me a book about C, really excited me. Lessons from Unschooling Families: The Greensby Valorie Delp16 Aug 2007 06:13 PMIf you haven't been following the series, I've written several articles on unschooling, our experiences with it and how it can work. Lessons From Unschooling Families: The Smithsby Valorie Delp16 Aug 2007 04:17 PMI had asked last week in the forums for suggestions on blog topics. Mary Ann Romans wanted to know about unschooling and essentially how kids will learn everything they need to know if there is no plan in place. Lessons from Unschooling Families: The Jonesby Valorie Delp15 Aug 2007 08:38 AMIn my last two blogs I have covered the basics of what an unschooling philosophy is and I've also talked about our own experiences with our own son. But we are not really unschoolers by any stretch of the imagination. Does Unschooling Really Work?by Valorie Delp15 Aug 2007 06:14 AMMary Ann Romans, asked me in the forums about unschooling and what it was exactly that children learn. Some Unschooling Questions Answeredby Valorie Delp15 Aug 2007 03:51 AMIn my search for blog ideas, I turned to the forums to ask readers for topic suggestions. Mary Ann Romans asked about unschooling. She says she's a little worried about unschoolers and how they get educated without an educational plan in place. The "unschooling" in our homeschoolby Karen Edmisten05 Feb 2007 09:40 PMIn my last post, I said that we're "Charlotte Mason-Unschooling-Touch-of-Classical-Unit-Study-Book-Loving-Learners." Since I've already covered much of the Charlotte Mason aspect of our homeschool, I'd like to touch on what we do that could be called "unschooling. Where Did the Notion of Unschooling Come From?by Andrea Hermitt23 Dec 2006 11:18 PMJohn Caldwell Holt wrote How Children Fail and How Children Learn in the 1960's. Resources for the Unschoolerby Valorie Delp12 Oct 2006 05:44 AMUnschooling, also known as natural learning, or child-led learning, is a means to educate children that allows them to investigate what they're interested in. While opponents say that it could produce children who don't understand how the real world works--research shows the opposite is true. Coloring Outside the Linesby Valorie Delp02 Oct 2006 07:41 PMI have to warn you: I am on the war path. My child got in trouble today during school. We went down the block to play in our friend's back yard and they have a sand box. You know, because we have to socialize. Recent Blog Comments CrystalDS says... "I think some homeschoolers are taking advantage of the system." soccert13 says... "Being a student of homeschooling from Kindergarten to my Junior year in high school, i agree ONE HUNDRED PERCENT with this article." |
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