Sue Patterson's Guide to Unschooling and Homeschooling

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

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...

This week, I spoke with a journalist who ​was working on an article for USA Today about unschooling. She specifically wanted to know what kinds o...

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...