“Anyone who preserves a human life is considered to havepreserved an entire world.” (From the Talmud) These are uncertain times we’re living in. For us, the last twelve months have been some of the hardest of our lives. We have suffered through much confusion, doubt, illness, and heartache. There were many times we asked, “God…
Working from home?
Ok moms and dads. I know it’s not easy. I’ve been a stay-at-home work-from-home Dad for almost 10 years (I quit my 9 to 5 in 2011). It is not always easy (it was downright impossible at the beginning), but it has become one of the most fulfilling aspects of my life. Working from home…
You’re doing it!
“Independent study, community service, adventures and experience, large doses of privacy and solitude, a thousand apprenticeships (the one-day variety or longer) these are all powerful, cheap, and effective ways to start a real reform of schooling.” John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down We want to encourage you all who are giving homeschooling a go (whether…
Joyful Learning
During this time at home, many parents are worried about their kids falling behind in school or forgetting the school material.•As unschoolers, one of our core principles is that joyful learning is not easily forgotten.•In conventional schooling, a student will take in information just to pass the test and then often forget the material because…
Learn At Home Ideas
Children learn through play.•Learning never really stops. Everything that goes on around us, everything we hear, see, touch, smell, and taste, results in learning of some kind.•Learning doesn’t bow to deadlines or fall in line with anyone’s schedule or expectations. Through free, undirected play, children develop effective communication and social skills, they build cognitive and…
Bored?
Help your childrendeal with boredom. Utilize the time you have with them to give them the freedom to explore their passions. Don’t micromanage them, but be intentional about being involved in what they’re doing. Patience and presence are two of the most important things you can focus on as a parent to your children. Provide…
5 Questions For Bullying
Five questions to ask yourself when faced with opposition or bullying. How can their opinion help shape me? What can I learn from this situation? How can my response positively influence my opposition? Am I maintaining an attitude of humility & joy? Am I trying to love or just trying to be right?
Lifelong Learning: A Course in Unschooling
We’re super excited to announce our very first online course – Lifelong Learning!•A major question many parents have is, “How can we ensure our kids get a good education?” But as unschoolers, we’re asking a different question. “How can we ensure that our kids become lifelong learners?” For us, the goal of unschooling is to…
When Life Gives You Lessons
One key principle to unschooling is learning never stops.•We are always learning and it’s not possible to divide time into “learning time” and “non-learning time.” Everything that goes on around us, everything we hear, see, touch, and experience results in learning of some kind.•So after spending a day at the immigration office to get the…
Boredom as a Resource
In the quiet stillness of night, inspiration struck our little Imaani..You see boredom can be quite the resource..We had traveled all day, it was getting late, and little ones began feeling that they had done all that they could do. It was that moment in time where winding down begins and the temptation to fight…