Two Canadian sisters, nine spectacular kids, no school.
I remember watching a video of Chinese entrepreneur, Jack Ma, speaking a couple of years ago and the message has stuck with me. He was criticizing the education systems of the world for being too focused on teaching kids to do tasks that a computer could do much better. He said that if we want... Continue Reading →
As an administrator of the local homeschooling group I often talk to people who are trying to decide whether to take their kids out of school. Many of these parents enrolled their kids in public school expecting that their child would make new friends, gain an education, and learn how to function in larger society... Continue Reading →
So in general I am a laissez faire type of mom. I started out that way beginning with my first pregnancy and have become even more so as time goes on and I see with hindsight how many things were not worth the worry I put into them. One of the things I don't... Continue Reading →
My homeschooling friend posted this article today by Ann Karako who has taught public school as well as homeschooled her own kids. I loved it so much I wanted to write a response as an unschooler and talk about why unschooling takes all her great points and brings them even farther! The article compares public... Continue Reading →
Over the course of the year 2018, three friends from my immediate circles have announced that they are getting or have gotten weight loss surgery. My friend who's having hers done soon said to me, "everyone's having it done these days. It's so common, really there's no reason not to!" Despite the willingness of so... Continue Reading →
This week is the ninth anniversary of the day I decided not to send my oldest child to Kindergarten. Where do the years go! This year she would be going into grade 7, and my youngest, who wasn't even born yet at that time, would be starting grade 1. At this time of year, when... Continue Reading →
[ Note from Amy: This is a guest post by my 10 year old son. He chose this creepy picture all by himself, hahaha] I think unschooling is fun. I still have lots of friends, I'm as smart as other kids, I spend more time with my family and friends, I don't have to spend... Continue Reading →
I sometimes regret that my kids won't have that classic small-town experience of having gone to school with the same people from kindergarten through high school, because in my fantasy-of-school, those experiences will become the basis of lifelong friendships. I see other kids walking home together from school, laughing and running in the June sunshine,... Continue Reading →
I thought I'd do a little round up of some things that my kids did without coercion this week! Kid 1: Participated in international art competition, learned about spending vs. saving her money, and made a new friend My oldest child (12 years old) is a talented artist and has been working hard with her... Continue Reading →
"Every kid starts out as a natural boorn scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact." -Carl Sagan Last week my 5 year old came in the house with a brown, dry ball of dead hydrangea flowers from last summer.... Continue Reading →
The Unschool Sisters 