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Unschooling


Unschooling is an educational philosophy based on the idea that children are natural learners, not needing to be led or filled with information, but learning best when they study what interests them in their own way and at their own pace. Unschooling involves letting a child choose when, how, and if to learn a specific topic. It is providing an atmosphere rich in resources, then letting the child learn what she chooses and needs to learn for her own life.As a general rule, unschoolers are homeschoolers, but not all homeschoolers are unschoolers. The main qualifier is whether education is parent-directed or child-directed (unschooling).


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Unschooling: Delight-Driven Learning - FAQs, articles, message board, and a "How To Answer Criticism" section.
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Unschooling.com - An online library, resources, message boards, and networking opportunities sponsored by Home Education Magazine.
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Family Unschoolers Network - Newsletter articles, reviews, resources, and message boards.
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Not Back To School Camp - An annual camp for unschooled teens in Oregon. Sports, vegetarian meals, workshops, and unschooled activities.
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Unschooling or Homeschooling: What's the Difference? - Gail Withrow explains the difference between unschooling and homeschooling. Unschooling is letting the child lead and control her own education. With homeschooling the ultimate control and responsibility for education rests with the parents, not with the child.
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Unschooling Support Center - The Homeschool Zone offers featured links, articles, reading resources, and meet-the-authors discussions.
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Unschooling Or Homeschooling? - Billy Greer compares the two terms and analyzing what makes unschooling unique. A Family Unschoolers Network article.
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Natural Learning Page - An essay taken from Amy Bell's internet presentation, defining unschooling as children determining what they learn, when they learn, how they learn, and why they learn.
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Libertarian Unschooling - On the politics of education.
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What Is Unschooling? - In this Home Education Learning Magazine essay, Karen Gibson explains unschooling as trusting that your child will learn what he needs to know for his own life, in his own time frame.
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Waldorf-Enlivened Unschooling - An information and family page from Terra So Luna's tribe. Included are book reviews, helpful hints for the elementary grades, why Waldorf fits perfectly with paganism, and calendar-based activities.
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Can a Christian Be an Unschooler? - A rebuttal by Patrick Farenga to Mary Hood's assertion that Christianity and unschooling don't mesh.
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Unschooling Sermon - A definition of unschooling from the pulpit of Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church.
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The Winona Farm - The Gallien family runs this retreat for unschooling families. Bike trips, canoe trips, farm work, and outdoor activities are available.
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Alternative Learning Foundation - ALF supports alternative learning concepts, and provides introductory information and resources.
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Why Christian Unschooling is an Oxymoron - One person's contrary view.
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What is Unschooling? - The Center for Unhindered Living offers its definition and the experience of its members.
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What the Bible Teaches to Home Schoolers - Unschooler RM Baseman argues that Christians must not educate their children in a restrictive, stiff and authoritarian manner.
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Yahoo! Groups: Elder Tree Pagan Homeschool - Support and ideas for Pagan educators, especially those unschooling.
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What God Thinks about Unschooling - Harvey Bluedorn of Trivium Pursuit argues that unschooling is incompatible with Christianity.
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Mary Griffith - Information on unschooling author's books, The Unschooling Handbook and The Homeschooling Handbook, essays, discussion, event calendar, biographical information, and speaker availability.
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Home Sweet Home-School - Resource links, articles, unschooling and encouragement forums, and virtual field trips.
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Waldorf Inspired Students at Home - Provides lesson plans and support materials for homeschooling based on the Waldorf model.
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The Unprocessed Child: Living Without School - Valerie Fitzenreiter's book which explains how she unschooled her daughter, Laurie Chancey, from birth to college.
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The Garden Gate School: Homeschool Away From Home - Original essays, writing contests for adults and children, and resources with an unschooling perspective.
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African-American Unschooling - A central resource point for Afro-centric unschooling.
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Homeschooling Reflections - A mentoring support book for those now unschooling from a mother of five.
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Home Taught - Gail Withrow argues that unschooling is not actually homeschooling.
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Live Free Learn Free - A print magazine for unschoolers and relaxed homeschoolers in which to share ideas, stories, and experiences. All material is written by readers.
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UnSchoolers Online - News, articles, links, support groups, and resources.
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Five Steps to Unschooling - In this Home Education Magazine article, Joyce Kurtak Fetteroll lays out the step by step path to unschooling.
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TexasUnschoolers.com - Statewide information hub for unschooling families.
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Yahoo! Groups: Muslims and Home Education - Muslims and Home Education is a support group for unschooling families, and a friendly forum for women to exchange ideas and suggestions.
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