It seems as if the Western World is made up out of paradoxes, and everywhere I turn I find them. I got to thinking about “work” after writing an article for Life Learning magazine a while back. Work is the single most valued thing in Western society. When you meet someone new,the first question will [...]

I was recently introduced to a fantastic FREE tool for unschoolers who want or need to keep records of their children’s learning. Evernote is a free application that helps you keep track not only of all your online activity (websites, games, videos), but also personal notes, photos, sound clips, text documents, etc. I think Evernote can be [...]

I’ve been paper-folding most of the morning; first working through an origami bird kit with Morgan watching and playing with the birds and then folding one particular form over and over and over. I’ve had lots of thoughts in my head as I fold and refold, and most of them have had to do with learning [...]

Hi – I’m reaching out to everyone that I can find who is in either the homeschooling or unschooling community. I’d prefer unschooling where possible. I’ve currently started “playing” with this idea – my son is of “kindergarten” age but California doesn’t require kindergarten attendance. I decided to start homeschooling this year so we’d get in [...]

Hi there, I’m an unschooler (unschooling family, actually!)… I’m basically looking for some help/ideas/suggestions/advice. Got any experience with any of this? Our situation is: unschooling in a rural setting two teenaged boys at home with dad while mom works outside the home two teenaged boys FIGHT way too much two teenaged boys don’t…[Read more]

I homeschooled one of my children through 2nd grade before she entered the public school system. Now I’m on my 2nd marriage and have a 1yo daughter. My husband and I have (had) decided to use an online service for homeschooling our daughter. The reasons have to do with my being the main breadwinner (gone [...]

Quiet, now. There’s a screech owl living in my back yard. Every evening and every dawn he sits on a branch and sings a soft voiced quavering song that makes him sound far-off and mysterious. This past spring he made camp for a time under our eaves and we’d gather in the bedroom window to [...]

While visiting family recently in New England, I came across fresh figs at the grocery store. I’ve never had a fig that wasn’t dried, or turned into paste. I was surprised at the color and intrigued by the shape and so bought a couple to try. Mo was intrigued too. She’s become more loquacious, lately, for [...]

Dear Kimberly Henry by Kina Violet Wolfenstein so this is a slam poem I wrote, (my first one), in response to a plastic surgery ad I saw a while ago. I’m nervous about sharing it but here it goes. The Lyrics: Dear Kimberly Henry, I saw your ad last night. The menu at the cheesecake factory — your [...]

WDYDWYD? This month’s blog carnival theme comes from a Twitter follower/friend Diana Jenner ( @hahamommy). The discussion was about people’s reasons for unschooling. Why do you unschool? Is it a feeling or did you come to it by trial and error or much research? This theme is pretty open-ended. Think about not just what thoughts and experiences [...]

Kelly of Unschooling Liberty : Unschooling, specifically radical/whole life unschooling and libertarian philosophy are at the very core the same. Individualism, in unschooling the kids are the individuals having freedom to make their own choices as long as those choices don’t infringe upon another individual. In the same way adults in a…[Read more]

I spent the morning looking through an online Pokedex with Morgan, pages and pages of Pokemon, lines of evolution, abilities, types, battle strategies… it was quite an endeavor, hours of one thing leading to another. I’ve done similar things for my own enjoyment, poured over a dictionary or thesaurus, an appendix or other reference work. [...]

This is a letter from a reader, who is new to unschooling, who would like to have seasoned unschooler share their thoughts and views. Hi there, My husband and I have just discovered the world of unschooling and are really attracted to it (it just makes so much sense to us!) but we are just beginning [...]

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 [...]

Kelly of Kelly Halldorson-Unscensored : Some people might look at us and see neglectful parents, parents with kids that don’t have a lot of rules and don’t even have electricity…but those people would be so far from reality. Jeff and I have *never* been more attentive to the needs of our children than we have been this past [...]