The Unschool Challenge - Stories of an Unschooling Family

Unschool: Favourite Kids

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I write a message beginning with the words, “Hey, my favourite second son!” And Callum replies, “Hey, my favourite mother!” It’s our joke. A bit of fun. But it’s also true: Callum

Unschool: Experiencing Energy and Gravity

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Do parents need to teach kids about such things as forces, gravity, density, heat conduction, friction, the seasons, energy, and life cycles? Or will children learn a lot about these things by

Unschool: Disco Boots and Old Stories

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Family stories bind us together. They tell us who we are. We have a shared history and belong together. Our stories also teach us a lot about such things as history, geography,

Unschool: Babies and Perfect Love

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Perfect Love and Gratitude I tell my daughter about the night she was born. I say, “It was love at first sight. I thought you were absolutely perfect.” On my youngest daughter’s

Unschool: Aqua Waves and Awe

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Be Curious The aqua waves rise high and then fall, rolling towards the shore as we watch with awe and wonder: why is the ocean so blue? Do you view the world

Words Packed with Unschool Maths

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‘Today will be 17 degrees cooler than yesterday: 20 degrees.’ This morning, I wrote those words in an email to a friend. And then I added this: ‘That sentence reminds me of

Why Unschoolers Do What They Do

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When we first set out on our homeschooling adventure, we thought we were unschoolers because each day, I stood back and let my kids get on with learning. I thought I’d got

Be Brave and The Unschool Challenge

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Sometimes we have to be brave, don’t we? We might need to ignore people’s opinions and possible criticism and do whatever fulfils the needs of our kids. We could need courage to

My New Book: The Unschool Challenge

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I have some big news: I’ve finished and published my third unschooling book, The Unschool Challenge, and it’s now available on Amazon! My author copies of my new book arrived the day