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They will come to you and ask to learn things

by Andrea Hermitt

02 Jun 2009 06:14 AM

I 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 Greens

by Valorie Delp

16 Aug 2007 06:13 PM

If 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 Smiths

by Valorie Delp

16 Aug 2007 04:17 PM

I 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 Jones

by Valorie Delp

15 Aug 2007 08:38 AM

In 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 Delp

15 Aug 2007 06:14 AM

Mary Ann Romans, asked me in the forums about unschooling and what it was exactly that children learn.

Some Unschooling Questions Answered

by Valorie Delp

15 Aug 2007 03:51 AM

In 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 homeschool

by Karen Edmisten

05 Feb 2007 09:40 PM

In 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 Hermitt

23 Dec 2006 11:18 PM

John Caldwell Holt wrote How Children Fail and How Children Learn in the 1960's.

Resources for the Unschooler

by Valorie Delp

12 Oct 2006 05:44 AM

Unschooling, 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 Lines

by Valorie Delp

02 Oct 2006 07:41 PM

I 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.



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