Unschooling Blog
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Embracing Inquisitiveness
Our children have an innate ability to learn. When our children learn without school and curriculum based learning they are free to follow their own curiosity. They are intrinsically motivated to engage with whatever interests them, to question, and observe, and to...
Trusting the Learning Process (Part One)
Children are born with a natural ability to learn. They are naturally curious, interactive, engaged, exploratory, and playful. They learn, amongst other things, to recognise their main care givers, they learn to crawl and walk, and they learn to feed themselves. They...
Heirachy of Needs
Abraham Maslow first wrote about the Heirachy of Needs in his paper " A Theory of Human Motivation" in 1943. It was a psychological theory based on the need for good mental health, which was a revolutionary approach to looking at psychological conditions at the time....
Loving Ourselves in the Midst of Unschooling
Unschooling focuses on creating a peaceful family environment where learning can flourish. We talk a lot about how to support our children and nurture our relationships. It takes planning and forethought and effort. We pour our energy into facilitating our children's...
Kind (and other key words)
Here are some words that you will come across repeatedly whilst reading about Unschooling: Love Love your children on purpose. Unconditionally. Even when they are struggling and emotional and aggressive. Choose a loving atmosphere. Create loving moments. Love them all...
Giving from our Resources
Unschooling is a form of Home Educating. It is a whole life embracing approach to family living. It is a 24/7 investment. There is no 'two hours of curriculum' and 'one hour of daily clubs' and the educational boxes have been ticked and completed for the day. It...
Make Your Brain Sparkle
Your brain is wired to learn. It is constantly seeking to connect new information with existing ideas. It does this by passing electrochemical signals all over your brain. Your brain is made up of neurons. It is the neurons that awaken with electrical activity when...
How to Play
Children like to play. Left to their own devices children will play all day. It is the way as humans that we are designed to investigate the world around us. It is the way we are designed to grow in knowledge and skills. It is the way we learn. Supporting our children...
Run with Sparkle
In my previous post Home Made Deep Learning I proposed that cultivating a life where new connections can be forged and learning embedded is partially reliant on the adults presenting opportunities for children to engage with new ideas. Running with Sparkle really...
