Category: Unschooling
What should Unschoolers do about High School Transcripts?
Here is an interesting set of articles on unschooling, creating high school transcripts, and getting into college: http://sandradodd.com/teen/college.html
The Great Courses
The Great Courses offers DVD, Audio CD, and streaming courses taught by experts in their fields in a variety of subjects, including art, history, math,…
DK Find Out – Online Resource for Ages 7 – 11
DKfindout! is an online resource for ages 7-11 featuring topics such as Science, Math, English, History, Geography, and the Human Body. It’s currently a work…
Should We Teach Math in the Younger Grades?
Here’s an interesting article on whether math should be taught prior to 6th grade: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/connect-creativity/201412/why-teaching-math-in-schools-is-counterproductive
Project-Based Homeschooling: Mentoring Self-Directed Learners
Project-Based Homeschooling: Mentoring Self-Directed Learners by Lori Pickert 2012 Lori Pickert and her family began homeschooling when her sons were four and seven. Before homeschooling,…
Worrying About Homeschooling
I don’t know if all homeschoolers worry, but I know I do. Something about taking the road less traveled makes it feel inherently risky, even…
How Children Learn
It’s almost embarrassing to admit that I have been homeschooling for six years and never read a book by John Holt. Considered the father of…
The Beginner’s Guide to Unschooling
Knowing of my interest in unschooling, a friend sent me this link today: The Beginner’s Guide to Unschooling by Leo Babauta. He describes unschooling as…
The Best Book on Homeschooling I’ve Ever Read
I don’t often reread books. As a book reviewer, I always seem to have more good books in my “to be read” pile than I…
Book Review: A Little Way of Homeschooling
A Little Way of Homeschooling by Suzie Andres Hillside Education, 2011 Sometimes the perfect book comes along right when you need it. This was the…
