The Unschooling Life

Sometimes people worry that, if children don’t follow a set curriculum, they will have gaps in their education, or that ... Read more

Learning to write without pain and suffering.

What's it like to be an unschooling teen?

Ama Mazama is a professor of African American studies at Temple University, a homeschooling mom, and author of the recen... Read more

Principles and priorities (rather than rules) create the framework by which unschooling can work

Where did it come from? And where is it going?

Children who are free to play learn to regulate emotions, overcome narcissism, be empathetic and creative, think abstrac... Read more

Can even meal times be time of joy and harmony - and learning? Unschoolers say, absolutely YES!

When they first hear about unschooling, many people ask “is that legal?” Every country is different, and in the US, ever... Read more

When relatives don’t support unschooling… what then?

Everyone knows that kids HAVE to have bedtimes, right? I mean … come on. Right? Welcome to the unschooling life podc... Read more

What do unschoolers do when they encounter hard times?

Welcome to mess! For as long as I can remember – maybe since I was four years old, I liked things to be tidy. So I h... Read more

Can unschooling work for a child with learning problems? What about gifted children? Or children with health issues? T... Read more

Unschoolers don’t segment life into categories, don’t follow a prescribed curriculum and don’t see quote “academic” lear... Read more

Quitting and learning; learning and quitting.

Parents worry a child might be too “bored” or “lazy” to unschool. Is this possible? My conclusion is - not only are bore... Read more

The flexibility of an unschooling lifestyle makes it possible for some families to travel and learn all over the world. ... Read more

"I strew their path with interesting things."

For many people, unschooling as a single parent would be way too hard. But today we hear from some “solo mums” who are u... Read more