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September Theme: Unschooling Plus!
September’s topic is: “Unschooling Plus!” The principles of unschooling pervade our lives, but there’s no such thing as a single “unschooling lifestyle”. How do you meld other aspects of your life, your wider values and passions with the principles of unschooling? Send your links by Aug 31th please! For instance, how do you incorporate unschooling [...]
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We're trying to feature interesting posts related to unschooling on other blogs, as recommended by our users. This section is highly experimental right now... our apologies if you come across broken links or worse!
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Mark Frauenfelder on DIY, Mistakes, and Unschooling
http://reason.com/blog/2010/07/15/reasontv-boing-boing-founder-m
Mark Frauenfelder, is editor-in-chief of MAKE magazine, founder of the collaborative weblog Boing Boing, and author of the book Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World. He sat down with Reason.tv’s Ted Balaker to discuss cigar box guitars, the value of mistakes, and what the Do-It-Yourself movement can teach us about education.
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http://theorganicsister.com/2010/04/sculpting-a-new-passion/
It’s been almost three and a half years since Zeb has been out of school. And it’s been five years since he decided – with the negative encouragement from some very poor art teachers at the age of five – to believe he wasn’t an artist.
In fact, until last week, there were three truths he held firm to:
1. That only women made good artists
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2. That he was not artistic, nor interested in anything art related
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http://psbohemian.blogspot.com/2010/07/unschoolers-bill-of-rights-guest-post.html
Unschoolers’ Bill of Rights:
Because it is the most liberating, generous three-letter word in the English language, children have the right to hear their parents say “Yes” at least twenty times a day.
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http://bearthmama.com/2009/09/reasons-for-homeschooling/
5) What are your reasons for homeschooling?
Autonomy:
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There are many. I was part of the public school system for many years and in many cities and states. I have never attended one that met all my needs. I have a very high IQ and was labeled “gifted”. I needed more freedom and more autonomy over my learning than was possible in a public school setting. I wanted to ensure my children had that autonomy and that they had all their needs met. -
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http://zombieprincess.blogspot.com/2008/01/control.html
I come from a long line of detail-oriented women who (attempt to) leave very little to chance. When my kids were small, my need for control — and it approached obsessive-compulsive levels in those sleep-deprived days — caused a lot of pain in this house.
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