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The Planning Unschoolers Need
  • August 25, 2019
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The Planning Unschoolers Need

Unschooling and planning… those two words aren’t supposed to go together, right? Our children are free to follow their interests, there’s no […]

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Has School Changed?
  • October 11, 2016
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Has School Changed?

School is different these days. Or so they tell us. If you dare criticise it, you are bound to hear this. “Not […]

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School is Unnecessary
  • August 14, 2016
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School is Unnecessary

I have many criticisms of school. Too many to explain to curious people asking the inevitable question about why we chose this […]

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Getting Educated, Losing Yourself
  • April 20, 2016
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Getting Educated, Losing Yourself

My 7-year-old says to me often ‘Mum, when I grow up I don’t want to do anything. I just want to be […]

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When Are You ‘Educated’?
  • September 29, 2015
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When Are You ‘Educated’?

This post is a guest post from my husband. I hope you enjoy his musings about education. You can find more of […]

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Education ≠ School Curriculum
  • September 16, 2015
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Education ≠ School Curriculum

‘How will you know what to teach them?’ When people find out we don’t use school, this is one of the first […]

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All I hear is how awful teenagers are. But all I s All I hear is how awful teenagers are.
But all I see is this magic girl.

I don't think the teen years are awful. I think they're where you start to see the 'results' of whatever came before them. What I'm learning is that if you prioritised freedom, trust, connection, and respect you are likely to see a confident, motivated, connected, inspired, kind, respectful, playful, thoughtful, and wonderful human. There is no need for her to fight against us, she has always been free. We've always been on the same team, working things out together.

I think a lot of people thought I'd regret my 'out-there' decisions of unschooling and respectful parenting, but I couldn't be more glad right now.

If everyone who disagreed with unschooling met an actually unschooled teen (no, not your neighbour's best friend's sister's cousin who said they unschooled but really just neglected their children), I think they'd change their mind pretty quick. There is zero doubt in my mind that this is the healthiest way for her to grow and learn about herself and the world at her own pace, in a healthy supportive environment.

#unschooling #lifewithoutschool #unschooled #unschooledteen #homeschooling #homeeducation #homeeducationlookslikethis
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