Unschooling… Have you heard of it? Have you wondered what it really looks like? Has it piqued your interest from time to time? If you answered yes, you are in luck. Today we are getting an up close look at un-schooling. Believe me letting go of the “norm” and putting trust in your kids interests to guide you is HUGE. However, I’m a firm believer that sometimes this is exactly what you might need. Whether you adapt this style occasionally as a break from your normal homeschool routine or un-schooling is your everyday life. I am sure you’ll enjoy a look into how un-schooling can work in the real world.

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Unschooling
Erin is an un-schooling mom of two nature loving kids and here is a peek into her homeschooling life.
Hello all, I’m Erin… drinker of coffee, knitter of knits, and keeper of our home. I’m also a homeschooler! I home-school our 8 year old son and have done so for the past 3 years. We also have a 3 year old daughter who, although too young to actually “homeschool”, still wants to do everything that her brother does. Our style of homeschool is probably best described as eclectic and un-schooling. I, however, see our homeschool as simply following our children’s interests, while keeping their curiosity sparked and their love of learning alive and bright. Our homeschool is filled with nature walks, music, and books! That’s my romanticized version of our home-school at any rate. The reality is that most days I’m just trying to keep up with our children as they bounce from one subject to another with 1,000,000,001 questions that need answering, combustible energy that needs burning, and endless books and experiments strewn all over our home.

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You are my spirit animal! I love this so much. We currently live in Bahrain (military orders) but will be back in the US by 2021. We’ve traveled around in Europe and are hopeful to travel Asia now as well (we’ll see?). But, this is my ideal for our unschooling journey! Although we live right on the water now, it’s a million degrees outside and we just can’t spend our days in 120* weather! I plan to keep up with your blog as we continue this journey <3
Thanks again!
It sounds like a wonderful life and a wonderful education. We’ve done a bit of unschooling and Charlotte Mason and Teaching Textbooks along with lots of volunteering and real life. It’s not what I originally planned, but it’s what’s worked with our life and limited resources.
Blessings from Harvest Lane Cottage!
This sounds lovely… And I am certain this method would work for our kids too… Anyone out there unschool four kids of varying ages? Any tips on managing four separate interests?
Late response but my boys are 8.5, almost 6 and almost 3. Number four is due in the spring. It is an adventure to unschool them as they are so different. The biggest tip I can give is to learn how each of them learn and connect to the world. That makes strewing resources so much easier. I try to spend some time each week observing them as individuals to discover their interests and methods and make brief notes of what they have been up to. Not only does this give me a starting point for finding things (books, shows, toys, etc) to encourage their interests, it also gives me a written record of their learning journey for my own enjoyment as well as to share with my home school facilitator. It doesnt have to be complicated at all.
A couple unschooling blogs I love are Stories of an Uschooling Family and These Temporary Tents.
Perfectly said!
Thank you.? We are just doing what works for our kids and our family. ?