Technology - Stories of an Unschooling Family

Disentangling Myself from the Internet

I’m lying in bed. Thoughts are running laps inside my head. Of course, I can’t sleep. I wonder if I should get up and write down what I’m thinking. Write the blog

A Gradual Approach to Unschooling

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Maybe you’ve been reading about unschooling and you like the thought of it. Yes, it sounds good. But you’re not sure you can do it. It will take a lot of trust.

How Children Learn When They Have a Need

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< div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: left;”>My blog needs a new template. My daughter Sophie says, “I’ll help you find one, Mum.” So we spend hours with our eyes glued to our

Wasting Time Watching Too Many Movies?

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“What shall I get Dad for his birthday?” I asked, and my girls giggled, and with one voice said, “Flowers… chocolates… promises you don’t intend to keep…””Flowers… chocolates… promises you don’t intend

If You Think Computer Games Are a Waste of Time…

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Does your child like to play computer games? Maybe you wish he’d do something else because you think he’s wasting his time, doing nothing much at all. If you do, I have

Kids and Computers

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Each member of our family has a computer of her own which she is allowed to use without any restrictions. This doesn’t mean we spend all our time looking at screens. No,

Should a Child Be Given the Freedom to Choose?

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If children are given the freedom to do whatever they want, will they choose to do nothing at all?… Imogen, would you like to discuss this question with me, in this week’s

Watching TV, Playing on the Computer, Doing Nothing Much at All

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Continuing our ‘transition from homeschooling to unschooling’ discussion… So all of a sudden there are no homeschooling plans to follow. You aren’t saying, “This is what I want you to do today.”

Why I Don’t Restrict My Children’s Time on the Computer

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“How long have you been on your computer, Mum?” asks my daughter Imogen. “You’ll be getting rectangular eyes if you’re not careful.” “Not long,” I say hurriedly. “Oh, all right. I admit