Hard Times

Clips from interviews with Sandra Dodd that didn't get put elsewhere.

Extra bits and pieces that didn't get included anywhere else.

Unschooling can repair damage done by traditional parenting and schooling approaches.

While my kids were in school, we could easily go several days without laughing together. When we were unschooling, hardly an hour would go by without at least a giggle.

How does unschooling affect sibling dynamics? 

Where did it come from? And where is it going?

Sometimes people worry that, if children don’t follow a set curriculum, they will have gaps in their education, or that they will be behind.   Is this a valid concern?

What do unschoolers do when they encounter hard times?

For many people, unschooling as a single parent would be way too hard. But today we hear from some “solo mums” who are unschooling successfully, with joy, learning, abundance and partnership. Katie O’Connor is the director of the Talking Stick Learning Center. Danielle Owens is on the board of DrMomma.org and Saving our Sons. Brie Jontry teaches online classes for West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Tanya Marinelli runs Wellness and Empowerment Camps for Kids.    Lainie Liberti facilitates World School Retreats for unschooling teens.

When relatives don’t support unschooling… what then?