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1. Unschooling and Whole Life Learning Radical unschooling, or whole life unschooling, extends the philosophy of unschooling to all of life. Whole life unschoolers extend the freedom to follow one's own curiosity and desire in learning to the freedom to follow one's own lead in al...
2. Unschooling: A Lifestyle of Learning A practical handbook on learning without school. Let's imagine a life without school. In the absence of school, what do children do? They play. That is, they do what brings them joy. They do what calls to them. They do what they need to do to get fro...
3. Evelyn Saenz: Lensography of a Teacher My passion is teaching and finding ways to teach children in fun, hands-on, creative ways. The unit studies I make on Squidoo reflect my view that learning should be integrated and no skills should be taught in isolation. I believe that each topic s...
4. ★ Homeschool Quotes ★ WE LEARN NOT FOR SCHOOL, BUT FOR LIFE. These life-learning, life-affirming quotations will help you find the right words to explain your homeschool lifestyle to skeptics ... or help you take the homeschooling plunge ... or maybe help you remember why...
5. Alternative Learning Systems & Experimental Education Public schools perform much worse at edifying students than private or home schools. They are the wrong environment to facilitate learning. The excuse is public schools help students learn social skills - like how to follow orders. Primary and secon...
6. How to Give Homeschool Grades How do you give a grade for a class if you haven't given a test? What is the difference between a grade on a transcript and a grade on a test?  How do you provide a college with a transcript full of grades if you've never graded in your life?&nb...
7. Sand Dollars: Math on the Beach One day at the beach in Costa Rica my daughter and I were digging in the sand making sandcastles when we ran across a live sand dollar. Finding a dead exoskeleton would have been exciting but finding a live sand dollar was unbelievable! We held it i...
8. Unit Studies Headquarters Unit Studies: Fun, Active, and Creative Learning Join our group to share your ideas for making learning fun, active and creative for all. Reading each of the lenses in this group will help each of us discover new ideas and inspire new lenses. Please...
9. Homeschool "Curriculum" -- What To Teach... And How The cool thing about Homeschooling is that you are not TIED or CHAINED to a curriculum determined by *Ivory-Tower* "Boards of Education" such that your children will become Bored of Education! Sure, you can buy curriculum specifically design...
10. The HomeScholar, Homeschool Consultant Greetings!  This lens introduces Lee Binz, The HomeScholar.  Lee and her husband Matt homeschooled their two boys, Kevin and Alex, from elementary through High School.  Upon their graduation in 2006, both boys received four-year, full...
11. Homeschool FAQ Do you have questions about whether you should homeschool, or how you can? You've come to the right place. Here is an extensive list of questions and answers, with links to some of the best resources on the web. I hope to expand this lens significan...
12. Homeschool T's and Gear Say it loud, say it proud: we homeschool and you should too! Here is where you'll find what you need to let the world know what you do and why. From lighthearted to revolutionary, you'll find a design to express your homeschool spirit. T-shirts and t...
13. My Child is Obsessed with Lego! I had Lego when I was a kid. All I made was houses. In fact, it was the same house over and over again. I had some basic blocks, a door, a few windows and two base-plates (one for the foundation and one for the roof). I got bored with it pretty quick...
14. Unschooling ROCKS! I first heard about unschooling almost a decade ago, when I started exploring alternative education options for my older son, who I knew would not do well in a traditional school setting (he was a toddler at the time). It wasn't long before I stumble...
15. 'Five in a Row' Literature-Based Unit Studies: Easy, Inexpensive, Fun! As an educator, mother, and homeschooler, I have a rave review for all you new (and seasoned) homeschoolers out there. Five in a Row is the best, easiest, most fun, and cheapest homeschool curriculum, guaranteed to prevent teacher/student burnout! I...
16. Don't Teach That Child to Read! Well, stress no more Many of us homeschoolers, who are just beginning the exciting and often scary adventure of teaching our children, understandably become anxious at the prospect of teaching our babies to read, let alone solve simultaneous equatio...
17. Homeschooling in Seattle A place to collect useful articles, links, and resources for Seattle and Eastside homeschooling families.
18. Teachers Who Teach from the Heart This lens will tell you about some famous and not so famous teachers, methods of teaching and ways to engage children in learning. Think about the great teachers you have known who truly care about children. They inspire children to do their best an...
19. A hectic, urban family's homeschooling journey Every family's homeschooling experience is different, and seeing how different families approach it gives you confidence that you can do it, too. So I wanted to share my experiences of how we integrate our busy working life with our very relaxed home...
20. John Holt: Unschooling After teaching for several years, striving to keep children engaged and focused on what he was trying to teach, John Holt realized that children learn best when the are learning what they want to learn. He also realized that this could not be accompl...