... truth, it has not been proven at all. In fact, for decades, families who have chosen to "unschool" their children, or to send them to the Sudbury Valley School (which is, essentially, an "unschool" school) have been proving the opposite (see, for example, my August 13, 2008, post). Children who are provided the tools for ...

Last weekend I devoured yet another education book. This one detailed the *lives* of graduates from that *unschool* Sudbury Valley - the one that has absolutely no grades, assignments, or curriculum. See that prior post - Book Rec - ... of the time allow them to follow their own curiosities. I've got one more book to read on Sudbury Valley. So y'all can expect one more post on this unschool.

... carnival! You may have already read here that in a few years, my husband will retire from the Navy. We're going to sell our house and buy a boat to live on, traveling around the world as I homeschool/unschool our three children, currently 4, 6 and 8. I really haven't done a lot of research on it yet, and I need to get started. It's on my mind a lot, so my question for you this week ...

... to pray. What I do know, is that I want to have that same fire and passion within my own heart for my own prayers to light the fire of spirit in others. Me? Well, I am not there yet. I have to "unschool" myself. My upbringing in the church was that of reverence. Again, there is nothing wrong with that. Yet, it just didn't feel right for me. Yet, I have a long way to go before I can ...

... (or impartial evaluator). -Scrap the 8-3 (or 7:30-2:30) school day and start classes at 9am or later for older students, whose body clocks indicate they work better at later hours. -"Unschool" children.  Let them choose what they want to learn, rather than forcing things down their throats. I could list a thousand more, but I think you get the point.  I'm guessing that ...

The Stone Age Techie is putting together a paper about why we homeschool (or unschool, or whatever you call it at your house). The deadline to take her simple survey is the end of October. I hope you’ll participate by emailing her at whywehsatyahoodotcom. I can’t wait to read her results!