Category: Happy Unschooling Life

Life Learning and Homeschooling Might Not Be What you Think Sometimes people think homeschoolers casually and nonchalantly decide not to send their kids to school. Sometimes people think we don’t understand the education system, academics, or how it all works. Sometimes people think we are a simple-folk-a-livin’ in a bubble. That very well may be…

This piece was originally published on a different blog by the same author in 2012. Deciding to Homeschool and a Marriage My husband and I have so much to work on in our relationship. Here though, is the commonality that keeps us moving forward: Owen (almost 6) did a very short stint in preschool. On…

This piece was published on a different blog by the same author in 2016. It happens every year. Fall rolls around and kids go back to school. Many of my fellow homeschool families are busy forming schedules and registering for classes. For us though, Fall is just like Summer, which is just like Spring, which…

A few Halloweens ago my two kids were ready to head out the door about 30 minutes before we were scheduled to leave for trick or treat, just like they are every year. As we were walking around that night I said to my husband “well, I guess it’s not true that they never want…

I am often asked how we started Unschooling, what Unschooling is, and how one can get started with Unschooling. It’s a complex question with a reaaaallllly long answer. It has taken me years to get to a place where I feel like we are Unschooling well. It has taken reading, watching, listening, trying, and debunking…