Sue Patterson's Guide to Unschooling and Homeschooling

When I first started with social media, I was so excited at the opportunity to connect with so many other unschoolers. I was no longer limited geo...

Lots of people really like the idea of allowing children to learn freely. Although the unschooling philosophy sounds good, they haven’t completely...

When we first start to think about unschooling, it’s scary for most of us. We’re so used to relying on “experts” to handle everything. The idea o...

QUESTION: I guess I don’t really understand what “deschooling” is. I thought if we took a week of relaxing, we’d be ready to jump into unschoolin...

  Deschooling is a word that’s often tossed about in homeschooling/unschooling circles. But before long, it’s relegated to the back burner when wo...

Unschooling is a type of homeschooling that focuses on learning rather than teaching, following the child's natural curiosity rather than traditio...

Sometimes unschoolers get mixed messages about recordkeeping. States vary on their requirements for homeschoolers – including unschoolers – to mai...

  Whether you’re just starting out, unsure about your homeschooling “method,” or struggling along the path, these 12 tips may be just what you ne...

  When people begin to homeschool in a less-traditional way, they often worry if they are doing enough, providing enough, educating enough. Good ...

These five tips will help you no matter what you face on your homeschooling journey – and beyond, really. Sometimes we can get so caught up in the...

  Sometimes it helps to get really clear what we believe about unschooling. Here’s my list of 25 items that are important in my own personal Unsc...

This time of year, the whole country is focused on giving up playtime and getting kids ready to go back to school. Some homeschoolers/unschoolers...