Does The Oldest Child Lead A Child-Led-Learning Household?
One of the questions I posed for myself at the beginning of this project was this: How much of who I am today is because of homeschooling? But, this morning, my mom asked me this: How much of the way we…
A Really Great Thing Happened Today In 1954
In writing this blog there has been an underlying fascination for me. Beyond homeschooling, or education, or community, this project is also very much about family. And parenting. And motherhood. My mom’s old journal that inspired the beginning of this…
From Unschooled to College
One of my best friends, who was also unschooled, asked me yesterday if I had considered writing about my transition from unschooling to college. Specifically, what it was like to enter the classroom environment? As a quick refresher, I was…
What 34 Homeschoolers I Grew Up With Are Doing Now…
One really central part of our experience growing up was the network and support group of homeschoolers that we met with over the years. I’ve mentioned this formative group of friends and community in my post on age-diverse play and…
“In Order to Give Their Children A Right to Study Painting, Poetry, Music…”
My mom shared a video with me yesterday about The Independent Project. It’s a wonderful sounding program that was piloted at the public high school of Monument Mountain Regional High School in Great Barrington, MA. This student-driven school-within-a-school was comprised of eight…
Shared Moments from a Small Co-op
I have thought about the option of homeschool-co-ops mostly from the parental side. I have thought about co-ops from the angle of economic logistics, balancing work and family. But, during this past week of back-to-school, with the shift of Fall in…
Preschool Is The New School
I had a wonderful morning at the park a couple of days ago. I met my close friend and her nearly three-year old son in West Berkeley, near the bay. It was a cloudy morning, and we got there early,…
Gen Why: How Millennials Will Parent
I had heard things about the Millennial generation for a while before I realized I was part of it. I listen to a lot of NPR, and I feel like there’s always a radio guest fretting about the Millennials’ loss of…
The Trouble with Potential
potential |pəˈtenCHəl| adjective [ attrib. ] – having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future noun – latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness ORIGIN late Middle English:…
Un-Schooling Another Generation: The Interview, Part 2
Well, the last post was… a lot. And, like I said, it’s ultimately very personal. I came away from Monday’s post reflecting on how almost everyone I know went to school. But Josh, like other partners of unschooled adults, has…