…so let us start the failure revolution! We need to step off this insane model, which punishes failure or not getting it right, instead of using it to learn what works and what doesn’t. A friend of mine, who is a businessperson, told me he does not take failing too seriously. He does not go deeply into it, analyzes … Continue reading
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Encourage them to fail (part one)
(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
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
Where do you want to get to in life?
While we were making cookies tonight, my daughter shared with me that a friend told her she will get nowhere in life if she continues to watch Anime (Japanese animation) all the time. I told my daughter to ask her friend where does she (the friend) wants to get to in life. My daughter thought it was a funny … Continue reading
Kaizen (Continuous Improvement)
From the Book: Kaizen (改善?), Japanese for “improvement”, or “change for the better” refers to philosophy or practices that focus upon continuous improvement of processes in manufacturing, engineering, and business management… Kaizen was first implemented in several Japanese businesses after the Second World War, influenced in part by American business and quality management teachers who visited the country. (Wikipedia) ”The Kaizen approach to … Continue reading
At their own pace
I recently took my daughter to her friend’s birthday party at a skating rink. I had some errands to run so we agreed that I’ll help her put her skates on and then stay only until she feels comfortable skating again. While she went into the rink, I stood there watching her and another friend … Continue reading
Critique
I recently G-chatted with my younger son who is now in his senior year in college. I know many of you – parents to younger children – would love to know what grown unschoolers have to say about their experiences. I thought I will just copy/paste our chat with minor editing so that you can get a taste … Continue reading
Being the audience
From the book: “My daughter loves to dance, which naturally leads to some beautifully choreographed dances she will often share with me. She seems to create dances out of thin air. I have seen her dance to songs she likes giving her interpretation to the words and music of the song through her dance moves. But the other day … 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 