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SandraDodd.com/words Image by an engineering student in the UK whose Fiverr name was Spartali, in 2014

Robyn Coburn, when Jayn was little: Jayn certainly finds learning inescapable. Educational is an irrelevant label to her, neither en...

Mary Ellen (nellebelle) wrote, years ago: Up to now, we have never had any video games in our house. It wasn't that I purposely a...

Meredith wrote: Expecting human relationships—of any kind—to be fair and equitable is a set-up for cynicism and disappointment in th...

Sandra Dodd, May 6, 2008, from a conference follow-up question: Won't they end up lazy? Do they expect other people to make...

From a 2003 article, "Some Thoughts on Homeschooling," by Sandra Dodd My children learned to read without phonics lessons,...

Sue Elvis wrote: Gradually I was discovering what was really important. And bit by bit, I rejected anything that led us away from that ...

Parts of a longer, fast-paced story of twelve-year-old Holly Dodd, who asked me this: "Will you read me the whole Bible?" ...

"Temporary Christmas..."—aren't they all? Temporarily we can see fun. We can share thoughts. Allow joy to flow, when...

Call around to the museums in your area and find out what programs they offer. Get on their mailing lists and go to the events. Call...

Sandra Dodd , 15 November 2017 Grateful for not having needed to help kids with homework all those years. Jen Keefe We were out t...

For young children, costumes and decorations can make them feel powerful, or beautiful, and a little afraid—in a fun way, if the adult...

Paula L, in a brainstorming discussion about jobs: And the list didn't mention cleaning and organizing businesses! My husband and...

Anna Black (in Australia, so the cookies and biscuits were same and sweet): Today we were driving home from the library discuss...

Not lately, but once upon a time... ...When the triangles come up on Math Arena, I have to think "isosceles" and then look...

Pam Sorooshian: What do I regret? EVERY minute that I spent worrying over whether the house was clean. That would be my biggest regret...

Joyce Fetteroll wrote: What can we do to help natural learning along? We can help our kids explore their interests. If they're...

What advice do you have for families who are new to homeschooling? Don't spend money at first. Read, meet other families, let ...

Try to embrace "very random" so unschooling will work optimally! 🙂 Even for kids who are in school, the more parents talk ...

a mom wrote: I like how you wrote that I need to be my child's partner not the program's partner. I will listen to my child ...