Table of Contents
Learning
Together: Mixing Unschooling and University
by
Rebecca Ellis
"My university studies not only enrich my own life but also
enrich the lives of my children. We learn together and are able to share
our intellectual passions with each other.'"
Abundance
by Mary Thomas Draper
"No money was spent, no additional consumption made. A child was
getting his needs met by being with his mom and having his desire honored.
Abundance can come from within."
It's Amazing
What Some Cardboard and Tape Can Do
by Amy Hood
"For well over a year, Vaughan had been asking for a play cash
register. I see the educational value in having one, but I hate the
plastic ones that look so junky, and the nice-looking wooden ones are
so expensive. Now, we have a carefully constructed cardboard register
that cost practically nothing."
Letting
the Bus Go By
by Elizabeth Roberts
"Megan Rose would be considered a special needs child by the
school system. The thought of placing Megan Rose on a bus, alone or
even with her siblings had they been headed to the nearby elementary
school, still gives me a breathless, cold feeling in my chest. She’s
young. She wouldn’t understand. She would be
alone.'"
Pressure
and Unschooling
by Sharon Miller
"We belong to an informal group of homeschooling families
in our small town. None of the families will admit to “unschooling.”
There is pressure to adhere to some curriculum so that when asked by
outsiders, “What do you do for school?” we have a concrete
answer – a definitive plan to point to."
Homeschoolers
and "Multiple Intelligences"
by Karen Ridd
Gardner's theory of "Multiple Intelligences" is presented
as another way that learning outside of school may be more meaningful
to children - especially those who aren't verbal/linguistic or logical/mathematical
learners.
Why I'm
an Unschooling Mom
by Jan Zeiger
"Just five years ago, I was a classroom teacher who didn’t
see the value of homeschooling. Look how far I’ve come; now I’m
an unschooling mom!"
Unschooling
Parents: Turning More than Just Educational Philosophy on its Head
by Laurie Goodman
"Once we realize how school systems have manipulated our learning
styles, value systems, views on competition, hierarchy, ‘class’
divisions, socialization and sense of self-worth, we ask ourselves,
what other aspects of life have we merely accepted as normal? This creates
a chain reaction of new learning."
DELVING
IN: The World of Pen Pals
Are We Really Missing
Out? by Anna Richardson
So, Where Do I Find
a Pen Friend? by Shana Ronayne Hickman
FAVORITE
FASCINATIONS
Reviews of unschooling resources.
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