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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...

Most of unschooling has to happen inside the parents. They need to spend some time sorting out what is real from what is construct, an...

Look at learning. Relationships. Peace. SandraDodd.com/unschoolworld photo by Denaire Nixon

People with younger kids who "are not writing," think again. Are they joking with you and others? When they ask questions, d...

Any subjects leads to every other subject, and every other connection of any sort. Rather than sorting things out with your children, tr...

When someone questioned "purpose," I responded: I didn't say "live your live with a purpose," though. Not a si...

Unschooling is living a rich life and letting learning drop into your lap and into your ears and mind while you laugh and listen to music...

Someone wrote: I see so many families trying 'no limits' and then… I responded: Two problems: "trying" and "no...

Being steeped in principles of peace, respect and strength has allowed me to learn that there are other possibilities. It's almost ...

Someone commented that responses to her questions had hurt her feelings. I wrote: When he is calm and happy and trusting, THEN you wil...

Meredith Novak said: In a way unschooling could be said to have a recipe or to use a recipe as a jumping off point. But it's not a r...

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...

I've given this advice to newlyweds, and to my oldest child the first time he had a roommate: Don't aim for 50/50. If 50% i...

Once upon a time, a newer but enthusiastic unschooler came to a discussion explaining the "we" (all of us) should agree that unsch...

Marta Venturini, in an interview in 2020: I see deschooling much more than just that process of replacing school with no school. Beca...

Deb Lewis wrote: The more you're aware of how good things are when they are good, the easier it will be to wade through the times ...

Things do what they can do. Some things we affect, and others we can't. Rivers are flowing whether people are looking or not. Ch...

Once someone in a chat asked what I meant by "Positive." Quickly and bluntly, I wrote: Positive is not being cynical and not b...

Breathe in a happy memory. Breathe out gratitude. Breathe in hope. Breathe out love. Breathe in a Happy Memory photo by...

"That kind of happiness, of being amazed and joyful about everyday little things occurring around us, has made me a much happier per...