Unschooling: What it is and isn't 6 Articles

by Sara Mcgrath

We all know what schooling is. We know what it looks like regardless of whether it is done at school or at home. The children involved hunch over a worksheet, furrowing their brows as they work at problems. The worksheets ...read more

by Nan Keltie (Parenting-Styles Steward)

"Hey, Mom, what's un-schooling mean?" We came across this word many years ago when our three children were still being taught at home. I try not to get excited about home school terms and philosophies, because there ar...read more

by Yves St.OuiRain

When I decided to home school one of my children a few years back, I researched everything I could get my hands on to assist me in giving my child the best learning experience I could find. I incorporated the concept of u...read more

by Joanne Greco

Unschooling isn't so much a method, as it is a way of looking at learning. It's seeing the learning in everything...yes, everything. It's more than just dropping the curriculum, although that's an excellent place to start....read more

by Regina Marie

Unschooling? Sounds like the opposite what we should want for our children. But what is Unschooling? To put it simply, is child-led learning. There is no set curriculum, no schedules and no rules. It is letting child...read more

by Summer Minor

What is unschooling? The answer for that is different for each person you ask. Basically unschooling is a style of teaching that was inspired by teacher and author John Holt. It is often called child-led education as the c...read more