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Our Unschooling Resources for 2021
  • January 19, 2021
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Our Unschooling Resources for 2021

Another fresh new year! We’ve all been really enjoying chatting about a new rhythm and making space in our days for all […]

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100 Lies You Learned From School
  • November 15, 2020
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100 Lies You Learned From School

I recently asked on my social media pages, ‘What’s the biggest lie you were taught at school?’ The question got such a […]

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How Do Unschoolers Plan and Record Learning?
  • November 8, 2020
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How Do Unschoolers Plan and Record Learning?

As unschoolers, it can be hard to predict what each day will look like. In our house we have a general rhythm […]

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Will Unschoolers Have Gaps in Their Learning?
  • August 23, 2020
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Will Unschoolers Have Gaps in Their Learning?

Yes. They will. And it’s your job to get comfortable with that. If you want to educate your children for freedom, to […]

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Nature Journaling: Adopt a Creek for a Year
  • August 11, 2020
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Nature Journaling: Adopt a Creek for a Year

For the past year, we’ve been visiting the same spot once every season with our Unschool community for some nature journaling. It’s […]

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Beautiful Books for Read Aloud Time
  • August 10, 2020
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Beautiful Books for Read Aloud Time

Every morning that we are home we sit down together with a big basket of books that we’re currently working through and […]

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Children spend a lot of their time being told where to be, when to eat, when to speak, when they can move their bodies, what to learn, when they can go to the toilet... and then we say how lucky they are for not having adult responsibilities.

The amount of control they have over their own lives is so normalised that we rarely even question it. But, we should.

You can't take away autonomy, responsibility, and meaningful contribution and then complain kids are lazy and apathetic. What have we given them to care about? What real choices do they have?


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