(from an email I sent to homeschooling friends) “Didn’t get to share this with some of you who had to leave early, but here is the transcript of the last part of the interview I told you about and something I would love for all of us to think and talk about: how can we encourage our … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Education
Too easy
The other day, my daughter (11.5 years old) came to me and said: “Mom, I think you are too easy on me”. (I did not ask what she meant. It was much more valuable to leave it as an all-encompassing statement, not area specific). I only said: “I sometimes think that, too, but then you … Continue reading
The big “S” (“but what about socialization?”)
From the book: “I was telling a friend about the book I’m writing about unschooling. She knew I home-schooled my children but we met in a business seminar, and clearly the idea was new to her. I mentioned that my daughter was somewhat of “a social animal”, especially in comparison to me, and the challenges it presented to me. “Oh, yes” she said “did you write … Continue reading
Strengths (part two)
As I see it, when it comes to allowing your child to live from his or her strength, the most important non-step is to “First, do no harm!”. Meaning, interfere as little as possible with how your child goes about learning and figuring things out. Since every person’s learning style is as unique as his or … Continue reading
Strengths (part one)
More than a decade ago the strength movement was born ((http://www.strengthsfinder.com/home.aspx, for newer developments: http://tmbc.com/). Around the same time positive psychology also emerged. Both claimed that we need to focus on what is right with us rather than analyze and fix what is wrong with us. Let’s find and develop our strengths and not struggle to fix … Continue reading
Unschooling to College
(This is an excerpt from the introduction to the book I am now in the process of writing: “Unschooling to College; Adventures in homeschooling”) “The name of this book is intentionally misleading. After all, in this day and age who will pick up a book about an educational system that does not lead to college? So far, in … Continue reading
Opening Note
Unschooling to College aims to attract all who are interested in unschooling, whether seasoned “pros” or new to the idea and practice. Unschooling is an educational “non-system” that provides children with the freedom they need to allow learning to occur naturally while following their own unique way of making sense of the world around them. In other words: children who are unschooled do … Continue reading
Unschooling to College 