Unschooling
Resources: Websites
African
American Unschooling
A resource for African-American Homeschoolers with an Africentric approach
to learning all the time.
Alison
McKee
Includes some of Alison's articles, frequently asked unschooling questions,
and more.
American
Homeschool Association
Created to network homeschoolers on a national level and sponsored in
part by the publishers of Home Education Magazine.
American
Homeschool Association Blog
Homeschooling news, resources, support groups, and lists of other home/unschooling
blogs.
A
to Z's Home's Cool (Unschooling)
This section of Ann Zeise's expansive homeschooling site focuses on
all things unschooling. Articles, websites etc. (see the list on the
left for lots of links). Make sure to visit the many other sections
of her site, as well. You never know what you might find!
Best Homeschooling
"The best advice of seasoned homeschoolers and other educators..."
This expansive, unschooler-friendly site is filled with articles, resources
and links for homeschoolers. Enjoy articles by David Albert, Alfie Kohn,
Patrick Farenga, Helen Hegener and many others.
ChildAdvocate.org
Laurie Couture's incredible site covers an array of child-related topics,
including corporal punishment, gentle parenting and detrimental schooling.
Of particular interest to unschoolers is the article Detrimental
Schooling: How Traditional Education Harms Children & Society,
and the Youth
Rights and Support section of the site, which includes information
on homeschooling yourself, creating a democratic school, and starting
a business, a students' bill of rights, links to kids' rights organizations,
and much more. An extraordinary resource!
Edu-speak,
the Dictionary
A glossary of "educationese" for those who live in states
that require them to report to officials.
FUN
Books
A great on-line bookstore owned and run by unschoolers. Look for back
issues of Growing Without Schooling here.
Grace
Llewellyn
Author of The Teenage Liberation Handbook and others, and founder
of the Not Back to School Camp.
H.E.A.R.T.S.
(Homeschoolers Educating, Assisting, & Reaching-out Through Service)
Community service projects designed for participation by entire families,
including community service by children of all ages.
Homeschooling is Legal
Are you considering joining Homeschool Legal Defense Association? If so, this page may prove enlightening. Note: HSLDA requires members to use "an organized curriculum and a clearly recognizable program of education," and is therefore not a good choice for most unschoolers.
How
to Unschool College
Heather Martin truly unschooled college. Read about how she created
her own university, what she "studied," and how you can do
the same. This is an inspiring site by an
inspiring woman.
John
Holt and Growing Without Schooling
Information on Holt, his writings, GWS, and some of the people involved
with the magazine.
John
Taylor Gatto
The author of Dumbing Us Down and The Underground History
of American Education. Lots of good reading material here. Also,
for a collection of links to JTG's writings on the Internet, check out
The
Preservation Institute.
Joyful
Living and Unschooling
Radical unschooling (joyful living) site comprised of Joyce Fetteroll's
responses to questions about unschooling and parenting on unschooling
lists and message boards.
Learn
in Freedom
Includes Colleges
that Admit Homeschoolers FAQ, book reviews, articles and more.
My
Life as an Unschooler
A collection of Rebecca Auerbach's writings about growing up as an unschooler.
Absolutely wonderful!
The
Natural Child Project
Articles on learning from The Natural Child Project. Don't forget to
explore the rest of this wonderful natural parenting site, including Jan Hunt's telephone counseling. Jan is a wonderful person and very easy to talk with.
Raising
Small Souls
This video about an "animal school" is beautiful, sad, and
hopeful, all at once.
Sandra
Dodd
An expansive site on radical unschooling. Includes tons
of articles on everything from learning to read to the college question.
Suite101
Free Course: Homeschooling the Unschooling Way by Sara McGrath
Unschooling
Adventures
Nanda van Gestel's website resembles a blog about her children's unschooling.
With articles about such topics as typical unschooling days, boredom,
children's strong personalities, and freedom and respect, there's a
lot here to digest.
Unschooling America with Dayna Martin
Dayna offers a series of YouTube videos on unschooling. Great for beginners - especially those who learn best by listening to someone "teach." Dayna is very personable and well-spoken, and this series of videos is stellar. Also offered is radical unschooling phone mentoring.
Unschoolers
Unlimited
Includes several articles written by unschooling advocates Luz Shosie
and Ned Vare, as well as general unschooling resources and information
specific to Connecticut unschoolers.
Unschooling.com
Currently undergoing renovations, though many links now work. Check
out their online issues of John Holt's magazine Growing Without
Schooling!
The
Winona Farm
A Minnesota farm that welcomes unschoolers. Includes links to articles
written by the owners.
