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Is Unschooling Working?

Is Unschooling working? A question that comes up a lot. Often with a side of guilt. Like we should be immune to […]

“I couldn’t homeschool, I wouldn’t know what to teach them!”

There was a time when I was overwhelmed by the thought of having to ‘educate’ my children, as if it was something I […]

Everyday Unschooling: Cheetah Costume

This post is part of a series of posts documenting our day-to-day life as an unschooling family. Sometimes it’s hard to picture what […]

Raising Independent Kids and Self-Directed Learners

Recently someone asked me how and when we first started encouraging our children to be more independent and managing their own time […]