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Homeschool Daily Practices: Read Aloud Journals
  • May 28, 2023
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Homeschool Daily Practices: Read Aloud Journals

One of the main parts of our days at home as an unschooling family is read-aloud time. We currently do this over […]

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Enjoying Poetry with Children – And The Best Poetry Books for Kids
  • March 26, 2019
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Enjoying Poetry with Children – And The Best Poetry Books for Kids

How to introduce poetry to your children and the most beautiful kids poetry books!

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Stunning Children’s Books We Love
  • April 8, 2018
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Stunning Children’s Books We Love

“There are many little ways to enlarge your world.  Love of books is the best of all.” – Jacqueline Kennedy My world must […]

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Reading Doesn’t Need to Be Taught – How Unschoolers Learn to Read
  • October 8, 2017
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Reading Doesn’t Need to Be Taught – How Unschoolers Learn to Read

It is commonly accepted that children should be taught how to read. But what if that is not the case? What if […]

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What We’re Reading (September 2016)
  • September 22, 2016
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What We’re Reading (September 2016)

Is it too early to talk about Christmas? A couple of people on Instagram asked me for some book recommendations to add […]

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The Limitations of Learning to Write at School
  • November 17, 2015
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The Limitations of Learning to Write at School

When I first started out on this homeschooling journey, I wondered how I would teach my children things like how to read […]

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Try explaining unschooling to a child who's spent
Try explaining unschooling to a child who's spent years in school, and you’ll quickly see how deeply the system has shaped their view of learning.

They’re not just unfamiliar with it, they often can’t even imagine it.

Because they’ve been taught that learning is something you’re given, not something you do.
That it has to come from a teacher.
That it only counts if you’re tested.
That freedom is suspicious, and trust must be earned.

The real lesson of school isn’t the content. Let’s be honest, most of us can’t remember much of what we were taught there.

But the lessons we learned about ourselves? Those stay with us.

Children are capable. They’re incredibly motivated. They’re curious, thoughtful, and full of ideas.

Until we 'educate' them out of these things.

Have your kids had these conversations with other kids? How did they explain?


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