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Experience
vs. Being Taught
by
Tracy Million Simmons
"I was witnessing a 'lesson' on how to swing - a well-meaning
grandmother and a poor, befuddled, four-year-old boy. 'I'm done,' the
boy whined. 'You're not done. You haven't learned how to swing yet.
How is grandma supposed to teach you how to swing if you don't pay attention
and practice? Now forward. Now back....'"
But
How Will They Ever Learn to Stand in Line
by Shannon M. Reichard
What does socialization look like in an unschooling family? Here's one
wonderful example.
Shellebrities:
Unschooling Biographies
by Jessica Hunt
Collecting shells and creating puns combine, for one unschooling family,
in a fun, biographical learning adventure.
Unsatisfactory
Education
by Tammy Takahashi
"In schools, children are taught that, no matter how much
they know and understand, they should always be learning more –
that unless they know it all, they don’t know enough. It has been
argued many times that the definition of success has become determined
by the amount of stuff that we have (and our aspirations to have more).
It has become the same way in education."
Unschooling
With the Muse
by Ren Allen
Is it possible to be an unschooling parent as well as a creative, inspired
artist/author/musician/etc.? Yes, and our children will benefit from
our passion!
DELVING
IN: Exploring Non-Newtonian Fluids
by Christy O'Neal
Find out about such non-Newtonian fluids as quicksand and liquid
body armor, and learn how to make goop, slime and silly putty from household
ingredients.
Life
Curriculum
by Miranda Demarest
Curriculum for unschoolers? It's not what you think! A mother describes
what she would like her children to know as they grow into the world.
The Work
of Unschooling
by Heather Woodward
"Often people think that unschoolers simply let their children
wander aimlessly without doing anything with them." But, what does
unschooling really entail?
FAVORITE
FASCINATIONS
reviews of unschooling resources
A Tree
a poem by Caroline Martin
Little Lily
a poem by Sarah Roberts
Natural
Learning (Why It Matters)
by Julie Persons
A mother recalls her own educational journey and describes the freedoms
she wants for her children.
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