The Unschool Challenge

Stories of Awful Hair Styles and Inspector Morse

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I’ve been watching Inspector Morse, an old TV series, starring John Thaw. My dad was a great Morse fan. I contributed to his Morse DVD collection, buying him a new series for

Taking Risks, Looking Strange

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I have another eyebrow story! Do you remember the last one? Ordinary Frida Kahlo Eyebrow Days was an embarrassing tale about two giant, hairy, black caterpillar brows and a policeman who appeared

Love or Fear? What Guides Our Lives?

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There are so many things we could fear. We might be too afraid to send our kids to school if we listen to the loud voices telling us how bad traditional education

Put on Your Real-Life Maths Eyes

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Lying awake in bed last night, I did some real-life maths: how long was it before I had to get up for Mass? As the sleepless hours ticked by, the answer to

A Perfect Curriculum or Unschooling?

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During our early years of homeschooling, a friend, her eyes alight with excitement, told me about a curriculum she’d just purchased for her children. She described the neatly packaged units of beauty,

The Unschool Challenge: Writing an End-of-the-Year Review

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The changeover of the years is an excellent time to examine our lives, isn't it? As Socrates said, An unexamined life is not worth living. Yes, we should think about the year

What to Do When Unschool Kids Have No Interest in Topics They’re Required to Learn

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‘… if we’re curious people, the whole world is a source of fascinating things to investigate. But this doesn’t mean we will all enjoy learning about something the same way. Sometimes we

Unschooling Charlotte Mason

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Charlotte Mason often entices families away from unschooling. Maybe that’s because of three words often associated with this method of homeschooling: beauty, truth and goodness. Aren’t these what our souls yearn for?

Unschool: Greater Things

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She was tempted to aim low, afraid to risk failure, but she knew she shouldn’t settle for ordinary. More was expected. So she gathered her courage, did what she should, and life

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