When my twin boys were very young, my partner and I lived intermittently at a residential volunteer program called the Buffalo Field Campaign. They have a large cabin with several rooms filled...
Unschooling: Why Your Kids Should Consider Entering the County Fair
A few years ago, my twin boys
decided to enter the county fair. They had never entered anything in
the fair before, and not having participated in such things when I
was...
Homeschool Co-op
When I first decided to homeschool my twin boys, now 12 (though it really wasn't much of a decision, since I was sure from the start), I envisioned a group of homeschool...
Making Self Discipline A Habit
About a year ago, our family went through a phase of watching “So You Think You Can Dance”. As a former dancer, I appreciated the work the performers put into it, if...
Unschooling: 5 Things to Consider Incorporating into your Morning Routine
I
will start out with a confession: I have not been very good at
creating daily rituals in our family. In fact, although I recognize
the value they hold, I have been...
Unschooling: Creative ways to Evaluate Comprehension (Part 2)
Welcome to the second installation of my post about creative evaluation in unschool. In part 1, I talked about how easy it can sometimes be to get stuck in the...
Unschooling: To Test or Not to Test
My son has atrocious spelling. He always has, and for the most part, I have attributed it to his overall impatience; the fact that he doesn't pay close attention to how...
Unschooling: Creative Ways to Evaluate Comprehension
When I first started homeschooling my twins, I remember fighting the urge to ask them to write an essay about every thing we studied, or answer a list of questions that I...
Unschooling: 5 Must-See Documentaries
I would venture to say that almost all unschoolers in the modern world turn to Netflix, YouTube, Amazon, or some other mega online resource to supplement their...
Unschooling: 5 Educational Movies that are Fun
Sometimes it can be hard to pick out a good movie the whole family can enjoy (in fact in our family it can be an...