Day 5, Sunday: Publicly profess your love and devotion for one of your blogger friends. What makes them great? Why do you love them? If you don’t have blogger friends, talk about a real-life friend or even a family member. Just like with the quotes, I had trouble narrowing this one down. So many awesome blogs …
Category Archive: unschooling
Apr 09
Unschooling, According to the Kids
Yesterday, I took the opportunity to have a chat with all four of the kids about unschooling. I wanted to be able to share their words, their thoughts, and their perspectives. What follows is just a portion of the awesome conversation that unfolded. Bold words are mine, and responses are from Spencer (16), Paxton (12), …
Mar 05
Hacking Your Education, by Dale J Stephens
“I’m not arguing against schools. I’m writing in favor of choices.” ~ Dale Stephens And choices is exactly what this book is about. More choices than you likely ever thought possible. This is not a book for someone who’s content to follow the status quo, content to be a product of the “system”, or content …
Jan 28
Unschooling, Today
28 days into the new year. Three of the four kids have been sick (Paxton is still steadfastly drinking his Vitamin C and so far successfully willing himself not to get it). We’ve had car repairs and front door repairs and dryer repairs. Gymnastics started up again. So did karate. And Cub Scouts. We decided …
Jan 24
Just a Trade
I recently saw a thread on someone’s Facebook page about unschoolers’ future prospects. They wanted reassurance that unschoolers could in fact go on to lead useful, productive lives. One question read, “Will they JUST be able to go to a trade school, or will they be able to go to a university?” (Emphasis is hers) …
Dec 20
I Quit
“I’ve had it. I quit. I would rather leave my secure, $70,000 job, with benefits, and tutor in Connecticut for free, than be part of a system that is diametrically opposed to everything education should be.” This is what’s become of our education system… from the mouth of a teacher. And people still wonder why …
Dec 18
2012 Top Ten
What a year for parenting. Between Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, there was no shortage of avenues for crazy ideas. Laptop-shooting dads, public shamings on Facebook, and negative and anti-kid “pins” were all the rage this year. As I went through my stats for the year to get this post together, I realized that once again …
Oct 06
Rules vs Principles: Sometimes We Jump on the Bed
A week or two ago, I got the following email: I’ve been reading a lot of Sandra Dodd’s stuff on rules vs principles. I understand the concept that there’s a difference, but I just can’t imagine how it works. I came from a family where there was literally a new rule every week. My dad’s …
Aug 20
Television Without Fear
Thanks to Alice for another spot-on guest post! I was raised without cable TV. Actually, there were long stretches of my upbringing where we didn’t even own a TV, until my aunt and uncle would come to visit and bring one of their (many) old black and white TVs that wasn’t being used in their …
Aug 17
Whirly, Swirly Unschooling Days
One of the first things people ask me when they begin to get a tenuous grasp on unschooling is, “So what does a typical day look like?” And my gut response is typically led with, “Um….” Not because we don’t do anything, and not because I don’t know what we do, but because each …
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