Ok...so we are back....finally! The kids and I have been trying to find our place in this crazy world of unschooling. A few changes have occured, as well as quite a bit of enlightenment.

Connall and Kylee both ride horses. Connall has decided he no longer wants to ride. Instead, he wants to take up playing the guitar. He is reading every day and ( Read more... )

My mother took my family to Hershey Park for the day. It turned out to be a fun filled day of exciting rides, terrible cafeteria food, and wildlife education.  This Thanksgiving past, My husband and I had taken the children on a week long vacation to Pennsylvania. We planned an educational outing for almost every day. This trip was planned just for ( Read more... )

     I often get bombarded with the questions, "How is ths 'schooling' going?" or "what exactly ARE your kids learning?" I then find myself thinking to myself, "what are YOUR kids learning, really?" My kids are first and foremost learning to be their own person. They don't look to the typical teen or pint- sized "idols" to emulate their every ( Read more... )

     After a few months of traditionally homeschooling my three children, I have decided to move into unschooling. The only problem is, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING!! Oh, I've read almost everything on Sandra Dodd's website and I've joined a couple of Yahoo groups for unschoolers, but everyone seems to be already settled not to mention their ( Read more... )