Category Archives: Unschooling

The Importance of Homeschooling Support

Updated 9/27/2022 It doesn’t matter if a homeschooler is single or married, it’s a good idea to avoid homeschooling solo. The primary homeschooler will benefit from having a partner who can occasionally help teach, bounce ideas, and just take some of the load off to prevent burnout. Your homeschool support might come from a spouse, […]

My Experience with Stealth Schooling

Updated 9/28/2022 Right in the middle of school-at-home and radical unschooling is an approach that is sometimes called stealth schooling. Goldilocks would probably describe it as “just right!” No school hours, no schoolroom, just learning all the time. It’s conscious on the part of the parent, while the child merrily learns, sometimes oblivious that anything […]

Unschooling and the Unspoken Worry

Updated 9/28/2022 I think two words, unschooling and unparenting, need to be discussed. I’m writing this specifically for the parents who have asked for my regular guidance by enrolling in my school.  Of course, the rest of you are welcome to read too! ~Karen Homeschoolers often don’t agree on the definition of unschooling, and I’m […]

Everyone Deserves a Childhood: Unschooling gifted kids

Updated 9/28/2022 I worry about young gifted kids. In the excitement of noticing that a child seems to learn faster than others, some parents think that their child needs to be tested, tutored, accelerated, and maybe even isolated from non-gifted kids. If these parents ask for help online, I sometimes notice suggestions about curriculum or […]

Welcoming Dirt Into the Curriculum

I wrote this years ago when my son was playing in dirt daily. It wasn’t always easy to let him play like this, and doubt and worry popped up from time to time that had me momentarily thinking he should be doing something more important!  As you’ll read, it became clear to me that when […]