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From the lens Our Unschooling Journal.

  • darciefrench Dec 18, 2010 @ 12:29 am | delete
    I am discovering unschooling.. interesting it came out when I was a kid in the 70's and desperately wanted to be unschooled -:) It is amazing so few people have heard of it.
  • Tipi Oct 4, 2010 @ 8:42 am | delete
    Marsha, you do make very interesting lens that are personal and I always learn something new from you. Thanks!
  • eclecticeducation Oct 1, 2010 @ 11:07 am | delete
    We are not unschoolers, we are eclectic, but we do have times when we "unschool" like if the kids are doing something really interesting and it is educational, I just let them continue instead of insisting that they do their other school work. We get off on tangents a lot. I feel it's more important to learn than to follow a curriculum. I had trouble with that at first, like I would tell my oldest son (when he was younger) to put away his book and get on his school work, then I realized what I was doing. lol!!! Great lens. Blessed by a Squid Angel.
  • theraggededge Jul 23, 2010 @ 12:43 pm | delete
    We unschool - I usually have no idea what my kids are doing LOL! I have never taught my 8 yr old daughter to read properly, yet she can read like an adult and form perfect sentences with correct punctuation. I never worry whether they are learning or not - they can't help themselves. Unschooling requires that we trust our kids to know what's best for them.

    Good lens - and I can see you are going through the deschooling process yourself!

    Blessed :-)
  • tandemonimom Apr 25, 2009 @ 7:22 pm | delete
    Love this lens! Congrats on your journey with Jasmine - sounds like things are going great! And Welcome to The Homeschooling Group!
  • GrowWear Feb 14, 2009 @ 6:06 pm | delete
    Much success with this for you and your daughter. Unschooling seems to be a viable option in this day and age.
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Feb 8, 2009 @ 3:37 pm | delete
    Never heard the term before. Interesting. 4 grandkids with you. My head exploded at that point! ***** stars for the lens and supporting what you are doing.
  • alteredkat Feb 3, 2009 @ 8:26 pm | delete
    Interesting read so far...look forward to checking in often.
    Thanks for popping into my lens recently...I was wondering about you just the other day.
    Take care
  • Jimmie Feb 2, 2009 @ 8:46 pm | delete
    The mini office is great! :-)
    I think that your descriptions of what you and Jasmine did each week for "school" will be very helpful for others who are wanting to know what unschooling looks like.
  • Elsie Duggan Jan 31, 2009 @ 10:15 pm | delete
    I think you are doing a wonderful job with your daughter. Kids that can't pay attention in school really need one to one tutoring which is what seems to be going on here. She is learning life's skills, helping around the house, and I am sure she is further advanced than she would be scholastically than if she were in regular school, good luck with her, I find this very interesting.
  • Karen M. (cyclonewriter from Gather) Jan 31, 2009 @ 7:51 pm | delete
    This was very interesting to me...I thank you for opening your home to us.
  • Barkely Jan 31, 2009 @ 6:24 pm | delete
    Very interesting lens, my sister home schools, but I've never thought I'd be able to be focused enough to try it with my son. Maybe "unschooling" is the answer? Hmmm.
  • kerley03 ( from Gahter) Jan 31, 2009 @ 2:46 pm | delete
    love this lens. Seems to me you and your dd are doing great with unschooling.
    we too are unschoolers and love it.
    Love the Kansas Lapbooks as well :)
  • OhMe Jan 27, 2009 @ 3:11 pm | delete
    This is a very interesting lens. I had never heard of "unschooling" and found this fascinating. Good luck. It reads like to me that you have a good start.
  • Sarunas Jan 25, 2009 @ 1:32 pm | delete
    I love this type of lenses ;DD
    Really great lens.
    FIVE STARS from me.
    Keep it up.
  • jpetals Jan 18, 2009 @ 8:17 pm | delete
    I am very interested in unschooling. You may want to use squidoo and search the term lapbooking or lapbook. Although I am just learning about them myself, they are geared towards children who learn from home. Very interesting lens!!
  • Snozzle Jan 18, 2009 @ 3:44 am | delete
    I've never heard the word 'unschooling' before - fascinating. Good luck with your 'adventure'.

    Mike.
  • EverythingMouse Jan 15, 2009 @ 10:54 am | delete
    We homeschool - not sure if you would define what we do as unschooling but I think we move more and more towards it as time goes on. I think it takes courage to break free from curriculum and we are some of the way there! I enjoyed the video and it gave me some things to think about.

    All the best with making those next 9 lenses and for Giant Squid status next time!
  • Evelyn_Saenz Jan 13, 2009 @ 2:39 pm | delete
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  • Evelyn_Saenz Jan 13, 2009 @ 2:32 pm | delete
    There is an amazing amount of learning that goes on when children are allowed to learn when, where and what they want to learn. Keeping a running blog of what she is learning will certainly help you see the progress.

    Love the video. Unschooling is the Education of a Lifetime.
  • groovyoldlady Jan 12, 2009 @ 10:18 am | delete
    We don't "Unschool" per se, but I am open to letting my girls give me input on what they're interested in. For instance, my 7 year-old wants to study chocolate. Personally I'm thrilled! However, I am the one who chooses the avenues for doing that study. In other words, they pick a topic and I pick the "stuff". :D Of course if I didn't plan to write poetry and one of them wanted to write a poem about chocolate instead of, oh...2 paragrahs on the history thereof, I'd say "Go for it!"
  • LindaJM Jan 12, 2009 @ 8:55 am | delete
    I think unschooling is a wonderful way to learn.

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My name is Marsha and I am now a married woman, as of July 30 2011, residing in Kansas. I have 1 child left at home. We are a home school family.
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