Topics: Unschooling,Wright on Time,books,business,education,empowerment,fiction,homeschooling,interview,mindful parenting,relationships,vegan,writing
One year ago today, I spent a lot of time on this blog. I wrote daily about my two biggest passions: Unschooling and veganism (with a little Webkinz and other fun things thrown in). Both, in various ways, have literally saved my life. So, they will always be in my life. They can’t not. Each [...]
Topics: 20 Questions,Unschooling,homeschooling,interview,photographs
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.): Kara: Kara Janson (41 yo) living at the Jersey Shore (Somers Point, NJ) [...]
Topics: 20 Questions,Unschooling,education,empowerment,homeschooling,photographs
This week’s 20 Questions is a real treat! It’s the first time I’ve had a Dad answer the questions (hint, hint to other Pops out there). The perspective is definitely uniquely wonderful. I had a blast reading these answers and I’m sure you will, too. Please note that I edited it to keep the G [...]
Topics: 20 Questions,Unschooling,homeschooling,photographs
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.): Cat: We are Dave and Cathi, and we have four kids ages 13 [...]
Topics: 20 Questions,Unschooling,education,homeschooling,photographs
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 — I’m actively seeking more people to answer these! NOTE: This is the first time that an Unschooled “child” answered these questions for me! While Idzie isn’t a child anymore, she [...]
Topics: Arizona,Wright on Time,art,crafts,homeschooling,how to,photographs
For Father’s Day presents, we had a lot of fun making decorated t-shirts. Click here for a bunch of really cool examples (with directions). Since those turned out so nice, I decided to have a try at putting my Wright on Time books turtle logo onto some shirts. I printed out the design as large [...]
Topics: Unschooling,education,empowerment,homeschooling
The above question was recently asked of my always unschooled (homeschooled without curriculum) 12 year old daughter by an adult we’d never met before once her homeschooling status (and lack of an assigned grade level) became known. Zoë didn’t hesitate in her response. “Why would you ever want to be done learning?” Exactly! I’ve completed [...]
Topics: Girl Scouts,Unschooling,art,crafts,holidays,homeschooling,how to,photographs
Trying to come up with Father’s Day crafts for my Girl Scout troop this year was quite a challenge! We’ve been making crafty things together for nearly eight years and it seems like we’ve made everything there is to be made. Then, I thought, it’s been a LOOOONG time since we’ve decorated t-shirts… To do [...]
Topics: 20 Questions,California,Unschooling,empowerment,homeschooling,interview,mindful parenting,relationships
Click here for more “20 Questions Answers from Unschoolers” around the world. —– DoLifeRight: Tell me a bit about yourself and your family (name, children’s ages, where you live, etc.). Shari: My name is Shari and my dh and I have one son who is 14. We live in Clovis, CA, a suburb of Fresno in the Central [...]
Topics: Unschooling,homeschooling,photographs,relationships
One of the most wonderful benefits to the unschooling lifestyle is that the barriers of age are taken away. My kids are equally likely to be friends with 2 year olds, their own age-mates, and 80 year olds. My older daughter (age 12.5), in particular, gravitates toward those with like interests only and doesn’t even [...]