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Unschooling Voices #10

By joannegreco 430 days ago from http://anunschoolinglife.blogspot.com

The monthly unschooling blog carnival.
Unschooling Voices 10th edition.
Come check it out and take a peek into the lives of unschooling families.
Unschooling is a type of homeschooling where there are no formal lessons.
If you're interested in homeschooling or unschooling, this is a great way to read about many familie

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Living By Learning: Why do I homeschool?

By livingbylearning 426 days ago from http://onlivingbylearning.blogspot.com

This article looks at why one family is choosing to homeschool. In the past, most homeschoolers made this choice for religious reasons. Now, parents are choosing homeschool for educational reasons. Increasingly, parents are choosing to homeschool

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Great new blog for all homeschool families

By MathMojo 410 days ago from http://multiculturalhomeschooler.blogspot.com

The premise is respect for all cultures and faiths. This seems like a very mature antidote to some of the more judgmental blogs around. This blog promises to be a good resource for all homeschoolers.

This blog is written by a homeschooling mom who is disappointed with some of the less-than-thoughtful antics of some homeschool bloggers and

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Top 10 Tips for Deschooling

By livingbylearning 361 days ago from http://justenough.wordpress.com

10 straightforward and practical tips for homeschoolers. Anyone thinking of transitioning to homeschoolinging should read this list. These are also important considerations for experienced homeschoolers.

For example, I'm learning to mind tip #2: "Let go of our grip on fear. Fear is a natural emotion. It tells us things. But if we let it

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What Is, And Isn't Unschooling

By joannegreco 358 days ago from http://anunschoolinglife.blogspot.com

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

It's changing the way you view learning and education.

It isn't leaving your children to find their

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My Five Best Homeschooling Tips

By joannegreco 354 days ago from http://anunschoolinglife.blogspot.com

I've been a a homeschooling (actually unschooling) mama since 2004 and there's never been a moment that I regret it or question if we made the right choice. I've learned some things along the way and I find myself constantly questioning my own thoughts on education, real learning and the school system. With that in mind, he

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Talking To A Homeschooled/Unschooled Child

By joannegreco 353 days ago from http://anunschoolinglife.blogspot.com

There was a discussion, on one of my unschooling e-mail groups, about how extended family members seem to have a hard time talking to a child when they can't talk about school. It's like the only questions anybody can think of to ask a kid is "what grade are you in?", "what's your favorite subject?" and "how are you doi

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Winners in the "Why Homeschool Is Cool" Video Contest

By joannegreco 341 days ago from http://anunschoolinglife.blogspot.com

Laurel Springs and YouTube recently held a video contest for homeschoolers. The theme was "Why Homeschool is Cool". Take a look at the winning entries as well as all the submitted videos. My children and I really enjoyed watching them and were impressed with their creativity. Congratulations to all the

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Principles of Unschooling

By joannegreco 336 days ago from http://anunschoolinglife.blogspot.com

What is unschooling? In this essay, Pam Sorooshian talks about what the principles of unschooling are.  If you're just starting to homeschool or if you follow a more traditional school-at-home approach but are interested in unschooling, please take a moment to read this.  As unschoolers, we know that learning

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