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Sandra Dodd: Principles produce all kinds of answers where rules fail. Alex Polikowsky: Some people come to unschooling and in the...

Sandra Dodd, response in 2000 to: Can anyone explain to me "unschooling"? It's like "just say no." Just s...

A mom named Sandy: To most children or people it is apparent and that is only one of MANY examples of simple things that he questions....

Sandra Dodd: If there is more resentment and negativity than there is love and sweetness, that family is not succeeding at unschooli...

The terms "web" and "net" have both been commandeered by the internet. The idea of a grid or web or matrix to represent...

Jen Keefe wrote: I fought motherhood for a long time. What helped me settle in and fall in love with this life and in practical love...

Schuyler Waynforth wrote: [A relative once said] that he thought science was one of those things that must be taught in school. He f...

This is a photo of a concrete pad at our house, between a wall and a car. It won't look like that now, but one day it did, from refl...

Unschooling is difficult. It's a luxury. It's not a guarantee, it's not a right, it's not a product anyone can sell you,...

Jen Keefe wrote: I’ve found it fascinating (I don’t use that word lightly) how many different things are connecting for me, as an...

from a discussion on eye contact: When someone recommends turning full on toward the child, that means don't keep reading your n...

Exploring the world (including food) needs to be done in a supported and supportive way, in an open and non-fearful way, in a sensible...

It's easy for people to "yeah, but..." themselves way off track. It's harder to relax into considering that maybe th...

Each person who learns to read learns almost suddenly, at some point. It happens whether he's in school or not. Before that point,...

Robin Bentley wrote: Radical unschooling (and the "radical" means "from the root") is all about mindset and changing...

De wrote: OH! Brainstorming ideas, treating your children like you would your spouse or friends, *OH!!* I knew that. Now I *know* that...

Fireworks, candles and seasonal decorations create glowing moments marking the passing of time. None of them will last, but your memories...

Joyce Fetteroll wrote: I once described the difference between teaching and learning as where you shine the spotlight. I...

When a parent's choices are based on being the same or being the opposite of their own parents or of anyone else, they're reactin...

Sometimes an experience is brief, but memorable. Rather than big lessons, think of small moments that spark thoughts. Playing with a spa...