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In describing what Unschooling is to a non-homeschooling person, the first misconception that I usually hear is something along the lines of, “But… People learn best in school. Why would you not want your kids to be where people learn best?” To me, and all Unschoolers, school is not the best place for any person [...]
As many of you know by now, my family was on The Today Show yesterday, October 14, 2011. Many people have sent me private and public messages about our appearance. Some sent congratulatory messages, some wonder what kind of feedback we’re getting, some want to know our thoughts about the segment, some want our advice [...]
As the new year began, I embraced my annual habit of picking a “Word of the Year”. My 2009 word was ALLOW. My 2010 word was INTENT. Each served me quite well. These each came to me quickly and I took them on with gusto. My 2011 word didn’t come as quickly… The end of [...]
My family was recently interviewed about our unschooling lifestyle. While I didn’t answer all the questions exactly like I do below, nor were the same questions asked, I thought you might enjoy reading some answers to questions that have been asked of me and my family lately. Q: What is Unschooling? A: Unschooling is a [...]
I was recently asked in a round about way what items I felt were essential for homeschooling success. This is the IN ORDER list of tangible purchases my family couldn’t live without in 2010 and still be a successful homeschooling family: High speed internet and at least one household computer that all members of the [...]
Since every unschooling family I’ve ever met has been seemingly completely different than all the others, it made me wonder: just what do these people all have in common? How is it that they all call themselves unschoolers? Just what is this unschooling philosophy about if it can draw so many people from such diverse [...]
I’m so excited to announce that Do Life Right, Inc. (my independent publishing company) is now accepting submissions for the 2010-2011 publishing calendar. We’re currently looking for: Children’s chapter books (with series potential) Young Adult (YA) fiction Manuscripts must have at least one realistic homeschooler of today as one of the main characters. Other than [...]
Wow! It’s March already. Amazing how time can fly by when you are having so much fun, which is all February was about for my family and me. It started with our annual Super Star Trek Sunday party. We then had a week of green screen photo shoots with the SOARing Unschoolers–end goal was a [...]
Click here for more “20 Questions Answers from Unschoolers” around the world. If you’d like to answer these questions yourself, please read this post. ———————– DoLifeRight: Tell me a bit about yourself and your family (name, children’s ages, where you live, etc.): Laureen: My name is Laureen. My husband is Jason, and our kids are [...]
Click here for more “20 Questions Answers from Unschoolers” around the world. If you’d like to answer these questions yourself, please read this post. ———————– DoLifeRight: Tell me a bit about yourself and your family (name, children’s ages, where you live, etc.): Jeff: We are a family of five: me, my wife Ginger, our daughter [...]
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