We spent several weeks in La Crosse, Wisconsin, spending time with Justin’s family. He’s posted those highlights here. After La Crosse, we headed back across Wisconsin to a small town an hour outside Green Bay. Zeb’s Gramma flew into town and we met her at her brother’s home for five beautiful days. Tom and Mary [...]
Posts Tagged ‘examples of unschooling’
Inspiration Monday – #notbacktoschool Edition!
Bench Monday – Not Back To School Edition: No shoes, no school, no limits on where we can go! For many of us parents, it’s that time of year again: uncrowded museums and theaters, awesome off-season travel deals and great prices on art supplies and notebooks. Yup! It’s NOT Back To School Time! Just like [...]
Overachievers, Vilifying Interests and Owning It
Zeb took a serious interest in the Jr Ranger Program offered through our National Parks while we were in Indiana. Our first park and his first badge has come from Lincoln National Park in Southern Indiana. According to his age, he was required to finish five pages of the program and a list of tasks [...]
Strewing Life at the Parthenon
One of the key efforts of an unschooling parent is something usually referred to as “strewing”: keeping interesting things “strewn” throughout your home that may be of interest to your child. It’s one of the ways often described to create a rich environment and it’s one of the habits I thought we might miss on [...]
Playing, Parents and Podcasts (On My!)
It seems like everywhere we go is better than the last…or maybe our excitement is simply renewed with each turn of the key? We’ve been chilling in DFW since last week and despite the humidity (can I overstate how much it sucks?) we’ve had a blast with the unschoolers in this area. If you’re looking [...]
