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Are Unschooled Teens Immature?

One of the things I love about unschooling is that it allows for a long childhood, at a time when childhood seems […]

My Child is Falling Behind… And I Couldn’t Be Happier

My child is falling behind. She’s not meeting standards. Actually, she doesn’t even know of the standards. She doesn’t write perfectly on […]

What if They Spend Their Whole Childhood Playing?

“I couldn’t homeschool, my kids would just want to play all day!” So what if they did? Really. Think about it. What […]

I Can’t Justify School

When I was trying to decide if we should homeschool, I read everything I could. I wanted to know how hard it […]

Not back to school

My dearest girls, Today is the start of another school year. You don’t know that of course. You have no idea. You’ve […]

Protecting Childhood

Yesterday we caught up with a few other homeschooling families and enjoyed a blissful day outside in nature. While we chatted and […]