Unschooling is learning based on the student's interests, needs, and goals. Parents are facilitators rather than teachers, helping their children to find resources for learning rather than being taught a canned curriculum. 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. ... http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:50:27 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:28:14 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/1089317-what-is-is-it-like-to-homeschool- Homeschooling was the best educational experience my child could ever have had. She was able to study exactly what she wanted to study at any moment.<br /> <br /> We were able to go in depth into some subjects just because she found it interesting and then go on to another subject when she was ready.<br /> <br /> She never needed to be cajoled <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><e... Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:27:35 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/1087224-can-unschoolers-be-accepted-to-college-are-there-alternatives-to-college-what-is-worldschooling- The answer is an adamant yes. Unschoolers are regularly accepted into colleges including the ivy league colleges. On the flip side there is a movement away from even colleges called World Schooling which is where college age students decide to roam the world learning about life rather than attend a college. Will this prepare you for a productive adulthood where you can make money and support yourself? Of course!<br /> Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:27:18 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/1069920-school-homeschool-or-unschool Children who are homeschooled exhibit no disruption in academic or social development, however, to make homeschooling work, parents must make the time commitment, the money commitment, and the lifestyle commitment to provide that academic environment for the child at home. Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:24:24 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/880191-do-your-children-feel-anxiety-from-all-the-constant-testing-is-there-another-way-for-children-to-le John Holt believed that "...the anxiety children feel at constantly being tested, their fear of failure, punishment, and disgrace, severely reduces their ability both to perceive and to remember, and drives them away from the material being studied into strategies for fooling teachers into thinking they know what they really don't know." Proponents assert that individualized, child-led learning is more efficient and respectful of children's time, takes advantage of their interests, and... Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:53:33 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/726411-unschooling-is-the-free-est-form-of-homeschooling-would-you-consider-unschooling-your-child- Could you trust your child to learn all that is necessary to become a productive member of society?<br /> Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:07:48 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/292502-are-we-still-unschooling- Though our children choose to attend school now, we know that it is a choice and thus they are still unschooling in a sense. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:16:07 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/24981-unschoolers-excell Having homeschooled my children for years, worked in both public and private schools, daycares and Afterschool programs, I have found that homeschoolers have excellent social skills and are the academically self sufficient as teens and young adults. If they choose to go to high school or college they excel, often entering far beyond their schooled peers. Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:50:45 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/21143-kindergarten-in-the-woods Maybe schools are starting to listen to Unschoolers? Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:15:12 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/17724-but-what-about-socialization- How do you respond when someone asks this all too frequent question? Schools are for fish. Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:38:25 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/14672-unschooling-news Message: Can one person teach a child? Can a parent know all there is to teach? Weigh in on the debate. Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:11:12 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/12883-flowers-are-red-by-harry-chapin Harry Chapin puts to music gut feelings we have about some of the reasons se unschool our children. Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:55:04 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/12200-not-back-to-school-celebrations Many homeschoolers celebrate at Walden Pond in Concord, Mass. with a picnic and swim on the first Friday in September. How do you celebrate? Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:11:13 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/10861-are-you-thinking-about-homeschooling- Homeschooling is becoming more and more popular. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:47:23 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/4748-picture-books-for-homeschoolers Looking for picture books that are accepting of homeschooling? I have just added a plexo where you can add your suggestion to the ones that I have found. Tue, 27 May 2008 09:01:58 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/3665-but-what-about-socialization- Are homeschoolers learning good socialization skills? Sat, 03 May 2008 08:37:20 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/3071-a-recovery-program-for-homeschool-split-personality-disorder Do you vacillate between child-led, developmentally appropriate, interest-initiated unschooling on one hand, and traditional, structured, academic-based education on the other? These mood-altering swings in methodology creep up unexpectedly on homeschooling parents and are often exacerbated by events beyond their control. I know. I am recovering from homeschool split-personality disorder. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:53:18 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/2647-should-homeschooling-be-banned- California courts recently banned parents from home schooling (without teaching credentials). Do you think parents are qualified to teach their kids? Should such a ban be considered in New Jersey? Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:25:16 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/1699-reaction-to-criminalizing-home-schoolers The court ruling has touched a nerve, especially among the parents of the estimated 166,000 children who are homeschooled in California. Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:41:11 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/1562-criminalizing-home-schoolers "Parents of the approximately 200,000 home-schooled children in California are reeling from the possibility that they may have to shutter their classrooms - and go back to school themselves - if they want to continue teaching their own kids." Read the article by Kristin Kloberdanz/Modesto Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:55:58 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/1305-but-what-about-socialization- How do you respond when someone asks this all too frequent question? Add your voice to the new Plexo list. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:56:43 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/wisest-teacher-ever/squidcast/1066-unschooling-news Can one person teach a child? Can a parent know all there is to teach? Weigh in on the debate. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:58:40 -0600