Unschoolers Check-In - Cloth Diapers & Parenting Community

AmberP · 02-22-2013, 02:08 AM

Are there enough of us here that we could start up a thread?

If not, I need to find a good unschooling support group or forum. I just need to be around others who feel the same way I do. Dh isn't completely on board with it, but he sees the sense of it with our eldest DD. I think it is just so far out of the realm of what he has been exposed to, that he is having a hard time comprehending how it might actually work.

bqmomma · 02-22-2013, 06:51 AM

My curiosity is piqued! Can you fill me in on what unschooling is all about? I have a 2-yr-old and a 10-month-old, so we still have time to make decisions about their education. Thanks, mama!

noahs naturally · 02-22-2013, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by AmberP

Are there enough of us here that we could start up a thread?

If not, I need to find a good unschooling support group or forum. I just need to be around others who feel the same way I do. Dh isn't completely on board with it, but he sees the sense of it with our eldest DD. I think it is just so far out of the realm of what he has been exposed to, that he is having a hard time comprehending how it might actually work.

There's a Yahoo! group called Always Learning and also a Facebook group called "Radical Unschooling" that you can check out.

babyfever2012 · 02-22-2013, 07:03 PM

RainandRedemption · 02-22-2013, 09:15 PM

IDK if we are unschoolers right now... since technically we are starting some of the K activities and reading for the curriculum we're using next year. It's a Charlotte Mason curriculum. Since we're not being really scheduled about anything right now it feels like unschooling.

lizgrace07 · 02-22-2013, 11:27 PM

We are unschoolers.

I've found some good groups on facebook... one for unschoolers in our local metro area and one for Catholic unschoolers. But I'd chat here too.

AmberP · 02-23-2013, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by bqmomma

My curiosity is piqued! Can you fill me in on what unschooling is all about? I have a 2-yr-old and a 10-month-old, so we still have time to make decisions about their education. Thanks, mama!

I have a crap time trying to explain Unschooling, so here are a couple links to people who can explain it better than I can.

http://www.holtgws.com/unschooling.html
http://zenhabits.net/unschool/

AmberP · 02-23-2013, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by noahs naturally

There's a Yahoo! group called Always Learning and also a Facebook group called "Radical Unschooling" that you can check out.

Thanks, I will check them out =) I have tried several times not to be a radical unschooler, but I pretty much failed at it.

I'm about ready to sell all of the curriculum I've purchased and be done with it.

mommadeeof4+ · 02-23-2013, 12:31 PM

Idk what I am lol but i would be interested in chatting on here too!

AmberP · 02-24-2013, 12:48 AM

I have been reading a lot more of the Sandra Dodd Unschooling articles and watched an interview with her. I am fascinated, even if I don't 100% agree all of the time.

02-22-2013, 02:08 AM	#1
AmberP Registered Users Join Date: May 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 6,421 Ratings: 15 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Unschoolers Check-In Are there enough of us here that we could start up a thread? If not, I need to find a good unschooling support group or forum. I just need to be around others who feel the same way I do. Dh isn't completely on board with it, but he sees the sense of it with our eldest DD. I think it is just so far out of the realm of what he has been exposed to, that he is having a hard time comprehending how it might actually work. __________________ Unschooling, mama to Ryleigh 01/06, Sean 01/10 and Kellen 8/13

02-22-2013, 06:51 AM	#2
bqmomma Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 43 Ratings: 3 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Unschoolers Check-In My curiosity is piqued! Can you fill me in on what unschooling is all about? I have a 2-yr-old and a 10-month-old, so we still have time to make decisions about their education. Thanks, mama!

02-22-2013, 07:03 PM	#4
babyfever2012 Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Southern California Posts: 469 Ratings: 21 Feedback: 100%	Re: Unschoolers Check-In __________________ Wife to -M-, mommy to -S- born June '12, and due April '14.

02-22-2013, 09:15 PM	#5
RainandRedemption Registered Users Formerly: windandrainmama Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 6,072 Ratings: 64 Feedback: 100%	Re: Unschoolers Check-In IDK if we are unschoolers right now... since technically we are starting some of the K activities and reading for the curriculum we're using next year. It's a Charlotte Mason curriculum. Since we're not being really scheduled about anything right now it feels like unschooling. __________________ * Jen~ happy, homeschooling mom to two * Expecting #3 in Aug 2013! * * Trade with me! *

02-22-2013, 11:27 PM	#6
lizgrace07 Registered Users Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,233 Ratings: 125 Feedback: 100%	Re: Unschoolers Check-In We are unschoolers. I've found some good groups on facebook... one for unschoolers in our local metro area and one for Catholic unschoolers. But I'd chat here too. __________________ Catholic wife to the very best hubby in the world and mama to four boys: John-Paul, William, Oliver, and Teddy.