Part of the subtle art of Unschooling is finding ways to inspire your children and to help them find their interests. As a result, part of the ongoing process of Unschooling is exposing children to new ideas, topics and pursuits, but also to model a lifestyle of pursuing interests and hobbies. When children see their parents learning even as adults, it has a couple of important effects. Continue reading “Hobbies and Unschooling”
I enjoy baking bread. I like every part of the process, from feeding my sourdough starter and building dough, to slowly fermenting and developing the gluten, shaping loaves, the actual baking, and of course eating. There’s nothing quite like fresh bread, and I firmly believe that the world would be a darker and less interesting place without it. Continue reading “Bread Day”
Do you work hard and more effectively at a challenge when it is something you want do, or something you are told to do? It’s a rhetorical question of course, and perhaps a silly one. We all probably realize that our most productive times are when we are engaged and excited about whatever we are doing. Continue reading “Motivation to Learn – The Dad Hatter’s Unschooling Primer Part II”
As Unschoolers, one of the questions we’re often asked, is what Unschooling really is. Sometimes it seems difficult to answer because of the preconceived ideas about education that nearly everyone brings to the conversation. It’s easy to offer disclaimers, qualifiers and justification for our choice rather than simply offer a succinct definition. Continue reading “Define “Unschooling” – The Dad Hatter’s Unschooling Primer Part I”
Fall is one of my favorite times of year. Crisp air and the changing colors make me want to get out and explore. After the heat of summer and before the winter freeze is the perfect time to go wandering through forests and investigating leaf covered parks, preferably with camera in hand. There’s always something new around the corner, even if we’ve been there a hundred times before. Continue reading “Fall Exploration”
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