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May 8, 2010

Everyday is Mothers Day Happy Mothers Day!

Every second of everyday a Mother is made and a human life conceived see the miracle of  life and Motherhood watch the video with music On Eagles Wings sung by my cousin Nokomis..

Everyday is Mothers Day, Happy Mothers Day today, tomorrow, everyday!
Celebrate life, celebrate Mothers..

Apr 30, 2010

What is Unschooling? Video By Dayna Leigh Martin

This is a great video that really explains unschooling as well as her experiences with unschooling...




Radical Unschooling - A Revolution Has Begun

Apr 26, 2010

I like To Think Of Unschooling As "Consequential Learning"

Message From A New Unschooling Mom

         I like to think of unschooling as "consequential learning." Learning is a consequence of life and life is a consequence of learning. For us, our daughter is six and so far unschooling is working for us. She sees the logic and reasons behind learning something to accomplish something else. When she learned how to write her name, she used all capital letters. She saw no need to write lower case letters - "Mom, I can already write my name." I could have forced her to practice writing lower case, create issues and a hate for writing. Instead she later wanted to learn how to write lower case letters because she saw how that is how most words are written and she wants to "sign" her name. She had practiced writing lower case letters for almost two hours on her own. Now when I point out that she hasn't practiced in a bit, she will sometime during the day practice in her books. Of course, I leave them conveniently open and ready for her. No fighting! That is just one example of how she is involved in her learning. She also watches PBS shows and we spring off them for extra activities - things she is interested in. I believe it does take an involved parent(s) to see and observe their children to take advantage of learning opportunites based on their child's interests when they happen. Or to let daily life activities teach, for example, as in math and science in cooking . Perhaps when she is older she may require or want a more structured approach. Perhaps...


Unschooling Mom from Michigan

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