Unschool Challenges

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

Do You Need a Happy List?

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I’m at a cafe with my pretend friend Amina, who places her mug of coffee on the table between us, sighs and says, “Unschooling doesn’t guarantee our kids won’t have challenges in

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

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: 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,

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

A Beginning of the Year Unschooling Challenge

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Hey friends, here’s a challenge that’s from my upcoming new book, The Unschool Challenge! Maybe doing the challenge is a good way to begin a new year of learning adventures! We all

Embracing Gaming: An Unschooling Challenge

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What do we do if our kids want to play games for hours, and we’re not happy about that? We could limit their screen time. Make some rules about when and what

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