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Where the spirituality comes in that, I think partly is the trust that your child is an organism that wants to learn—that that’s how peop...

The separation of learning and fun is the only thing that keeps learning from BEING fun. SandraDodd.com/sustainable photo by S...

One of the best first steps a family can take toward moving a giant step toward being more positive is to note and back off about anyone ...

It's worth looking into the concept of process vs. product. People learn from figuring out how things work. One doesn't need to bu...

Someone wrote, of a six-year-old, once: She's currently refusing to go outside. I responded: She can't refuse if no one is pressur...

Bird portraits (or something birdish) More birds photo by Jo Isaac (a link to more of Jo Isaac's words or images )

When I was in first grade I decided I wanted to be a teacher. All through school I paid attention to what teachers did and how, and why (wh...

Usually it looks like we're just playing around. When it doesn't look like we're playing, I work on it. Unschooling works b...

I love this photo of Karen Lundy's kitchen utensils, laid out artfully and photographed. I like things. I like tools. The simila...

Marina DeLuca-Howard wrote, regarding a teenager: In the past when someone with a younger child in tow has asked for "the secret"...

People are always asking me what I think. &#128578 I think if someone reads what's at Joyce's page , and mine, and if th...

Because phonics treats written English as a simple code when it is not, many children are frustrated very early on. Whole language involve...

Perspectives do change, if people want to learn. Different perspectives will affect what you respect, too. What is admirable, that...

Parents should not think that unschoolers are exempt from any expectations of courtesy or etiquette. The original is from "Food...

"Joy really is infectious, so it's a good thing to grab and share whenever you can." —Sylvia Toyama Still cheerful p...

There is a danger when someone's own understanding and practice of unschooling is shaky, and she wants the approval of others more...

You have to know a lot to learn more, and if you know nothing, you can't learn anything. SandraDodd.com/connections photo by Dawn Todd

Before you can see anything in an unschooling light, you must have an unschooling light to see by. from an Always Learning po...

I like the word "juxtaposition." I like the look of it, the sound of it, and the meaning. It's not a matched set, a...

Remember you don't need a museum to find things your kids will be fascinated by and learn from. You probably have things righ...