The Unschooling Life

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Going to College Jul 25, 2014

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Question: If children don’t go to school or follow a set curriculum for elementary or high school, how can they get into college or earn a college degree?

Answer: Lots of ways!

Deschooling Jul 19, 2014

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Before unschooling can flourish, parents and children need to undo old ideas about learning. This process is called Deschooling and it provides a vital foundation for the unschooling journey.

Most people who grow up going to school end up believing that learning is something that has to be forced, and that learning isn’t fun. Children who are never forced to do schoolish things have no reason to believe this.

But children – and parents – who DID go to school, and who do believe this, before they can find the joy in natural learning, first have to un-learn this idea that they acquired from the forced-learning school model.

Sandra's tip for this process:

Read a little

Try a little

Wait a while

Watch

.... then, repeat.

Who Can Unschool? Jul 16, 2014

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Just about any child will learn and flourish in a truly loving and educationally-conducive environment. So every child has the potential to be a successful unschooler.

The question is, what qualities and skills must a parent have, in order to be able to provide this environment?

Why Unschool? Jul 13, 2014

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What is unschooling? How does it work? And why do families choose this path?

Today’s star-studded cast includes Jan Hunt, Kelly Lovejoy, Jerry Mintz, Idzie Desmarais. Carsie Blanton, Michelle Loucas, Sandra Dodd and Nikiah Childs.

001 Learn Nothing Day Jun 19, 2014

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Sandra Dodd always unschooled her kids.

Now they’re all grown up and independent, and Sandra spends her time writing and talking about unschooling and about how people learn.

Several years ago Sandra started a “holiday for unschoolers” on her birthday - July 24. This special day is called Learn Nothing Day.

Since unschoolers create a world for their kids where learning can happen all day every day, there are no school vacations and no days off from learning.

Except on Learn Nothing Day.

The problem is, Learn Nothing Day is usually a complete flop.

Celebrating the Unschooling Life - Promo Jun 07, 2014

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