Just Add Light and Stir

What is trivia? For school kids, trivia is (by definition) a waste of time. It’s something that will not be on the test. It’s “extra”...

Sandra Dodd: One of my favorite pages, on my site, is my collection of people saying they felt like they were unschooling and then s...

I got to see both of those things. Both photos are by me. I love modern cameras. The first was in Scotland, in 2013. The se...

Jenny Cyphers wrote: While I don't deny that money can make an unschooling life easier, and that affording opportunities can c...

Learning and changing is fun. It's healthy. It's useful. SandraDodd.com/authentic photo by Gail Higgins

IF an unschooling mom is letting her child play video games while she makes him food, and if someone else says "You're being ...

Unschooling is a substitute for compulsory schooling, and exists in times and places where nearly unlimited information is available, ...

Karen James wrote: When you look at your children, see *them*, not the ideas of peace, joy, success or failure. Notice ...

"Being there for and with the family" seems so simple and yet many parents miss out on it without even leaving the house....

This is from a discussion of speech therapy, once upon a time: I think the hurry on the part of the therapist is based on school- base...

In response to "I guess I'll feel my way?" I wrote: In the dark? Feel your way blindly? How will you know which way to...

Some days it's fine to stay in, eat food, and look out the window. One day I looked out to see finches, and snowy mountains. Don...

Life's too short to sugar-coat everything, I think. . . . . I suppose I'll just keep being honest until I get tired of it ...

Think about everything you’ve ever learned. Make a list if you want. Count changing the oil in your truck, or in your deep fryer. C...

Kelli Traaseth wrote: When I started unschooling, I thought it was just an educational approach. But as we went along in our lives, so ...

Sandra Dodd, from 2012 [so add some years to the number]: Twenty-five years ago, my husband said it wasn't fair that we were cultura...

Karen James wrote: I have spent the past three years trying to get unschooling faster. It has only been this past year, where I have slow...

When someone smiles, even if no one sees them, it's better than not smiling. And if others do see it, it can be calming and contagiou...

"If my kids grow up and feel they had a great warm childhood and that they were supported and loved and are now doing what they love...

Find the light moments, and the laughter, with your child. Be as soothing as you can be, because soothing them will also soothe you. Be ...