I am so excited to announce that the collaborative book, “Christian Unschooling Questions Answered” is now available on Amazon!
Ebook pre-order (available Sept 1): https://amzn.to/2P8o1TE
Print edition: https://amzn.to/2BVH1mi
If you are interested in the Free to Be Conference this coming weekend the website is here: http://www.freetobeconference.com/
Not long after we got the Patreon page all set up, and this site reworked and it was all going along lovely… I (Heather) got a job. Actually, I got several jobs. Multiple jobs. And suddenly found myself working 50 plus hours a week with a daily drive of about 2 hours. Now, this meant I had way less time to work on the CU group and website but it did mean that I had plenty of downtime to listen to audio books and podcasts. Continue Reading
One of the questions we run into a lot, as a radically unschooling family, is how will they learn higher level math if kids aren’t forced to learn the math facts traditionally, especially if they want to go to college and go into a math or science field. Continue Reading
God is everywhere working all around us, just as learning is everywhere, and with both all we have to do is open our eyes to see so we can join in.
When God really wants us to learn something He speaks to us through our circumstances exactly where we are.
This post was written back in 2008– since then we have become completely radical unschoolers and it has been an amazing journey. Back then I never would have guessed the kids would become passionately interested in and teach themselves (yes, they have taken on ALL the boring stuff.:))
I run into this question often from friends, family members, forums, and even unschooling friends. Many are fearful enough that their children won’t naturally attempt to learn things they deem boring or important (often both) that they specifically purchase a curriculum for just that subject – regardless of whether the child has shown interest in it. Continue Reading
The other day the antique appraiser I help out, remembering how in the past I have needed to work less in order to spend time teaching the kids, asked when I needed to change my schedule and be less available. It caught me off guard because I have gotten so used to our lifestyle of learning.
It took me a moment to come up with an answer that would avoid getting into this whole unschooling business but also satisfy her. I said that the kids had, for the most part, taken over their own learning and listed quickly off all the projects they have done in the last few months, being careful to point out the expected learning that has occurred in this unexpected way. She was satisfied and moved on to the project at hand while I got to be completely honest without going into a detailed explanation. Continue Reading
First, for those who don’t know the above is an xkcd comic. Perl is a programming language with many uses. The comic reminded me of my husband and got me thinking about the really important things and the things that are not so important. Continue Reading
So you have prayed and researched and prayed a lot more and you definitely feel God calling you towards unschooling. Suddenly you are panicked – no more curriculum, no more parent-led schedules, no more kids being taught what the parents think the kids should know.
Now what!?
First, relax, and pray. If this is where God is leading you then He will help you more than any of us. Continue Reading
