Do Life Right

Maybe I’m fixated on goals, as this isn’t my first post on the topic.
I love goals. Without them, I wouldn’t finish a lot of things I’ve started. Who wants a half finished quilt or the first two chapters of a manuscript? Not many people. Who wants to go to a themed […]

The following unedited post is written (and typed up) by my Always Unschooled 11.5 year old daughter, Zoë. She interviewed my Always Unschooled 7.5 year old daughter, Teagan, yesterday. Teagan, on her own with no prompting, took a variety of food ingredients and created a solar system on our kitchen table. All […]

I thought school was supposed to be about learning, not order. Yet, order and control is all it seems to be about anymore. The administrators have lost sight of the real goal by bringing attention to all their “nondisruptive” circumventions.
The Chicago Tribune’s article titled “Neuqua Valley High School student can wear anti-gay T-shirt […]

Photograph taken in Tucson, Arizona (west of I-10, near “A” Mountain), March 2008.
I’ve heard many parents say they limit their children’s television and movie viewing (both content and total “screen time“) because they are fearful their children will grow into zombie couch potatoes that essentially worship videos. It’s such an amazing sloth-like image, it […]

From the cute little girl on the front to the brilliant long lists of ideas (and glorious lists of great picture books), Child of Wonder: Nurturing Creative and Naturally Curious Children (Common Ground Press 2008) by Ginger Carlson, M. A. Ed. had me hooked. This is a book I wish I could have been […]

Since starting our Unschooling journey, I’ve often been the most surprised at how much my children’s educations have affected my own personal growth (by philosophy as well as actual day-to-day learning/living). I can quantitatively say that nothing has transformed me more, not even my journey to veganism (which happened because of our unschooling).
Exploring all […]

A degree, a simple piece of paper. It’s a declaration to the world that the bearer of said paper officially “Now Knows Enough”. Woo-Hoo! Party Time!
But, do you? Does that little piece of paper really mean you know enough? Enough for what? To be successful? To be happy? […]

There are a variety of reasons why parents choose to homeschool their children and I think I’ve heard them all. The reasons for being on this path ultimately don’t matter, but the implementation definitely does.
Over the past 9+ years that I’ve been researching homeschooling, I’ve discovered there are similar qualities in the families that […]

This post is about compromise.
In most aspects of my life, I’m a great compromiser. While I figure out plans for art and craft projects, I’m quite flexible on how they are actually implemented. I’m the same on cleaning, driving routes, and a wide variety of other things in my life - especially with […]

I’ve been enjoying making pillows since I was twelve and received my first sewing machine. I’ve recently shared my love of pillow making with my Girl Scout troops. We made simple 4 square checkered pillows. My 7.5 year old daughter loved it so much, she made one completely by herself the next […]