Comments on: Principles of Unschooling

By: Carol Ann Wiley

Carol Ann Wiley — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:58:22 +0000

I found your site as I was doing my Google "unschooling" surfin' and searchin" this morning based on a link made to my "people should have a license to have children" site. I love the concept of unschooling and as a retired person who is always looking for new ways to learn new things; I think that unschooling applies not just to young people; but should apply to all ages throughout life. The more we can focus on our "unschooling" and adopt Pam's Principles of Unschooling, the more we will do to improve our longevity and our quality of same. I have a blog for retired and want to be retired people and want to include a link on it to your site. I will send you an email when the post with link has been added. Thanks so much for adding to my unschooling this morning. Carol Ann Wileys last blog post..People should have a license to have children

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:17:27 +0000

Great post! thanks. Sherrys last blog post..Mud, Sticks, Water, and Rocks...

By: Joanne

Joanne — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:31:00 +0000

I’m glad you enjoyed it. Pam is great and she’s helped so many people really understand unschooling. Even after years of unschooling, I still love reading this stuff.

By: Sandy Feet

Sandy Feet — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:24:00 +0000

I am so grateful to all the places I can go on the web and get renewed inspiration for unschooling. This is a great post of Pam’s quotes. Your site helps me too.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:19:00 +0000

Your welcome Rachel. I totally understand what you mean about school creeping in. My kids have friends that go to school and when they talk about tests and grades, I find myself thinking “Oh yeah, right-I forgot about that”. lol

By: Rachel R.

Rachel R. — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:50:00 +0000

Thanks for this post. I am a veteran unschooler, but whoa, how the typical educational style of the world can creep into our lives...it is almost insidious.
Especially when you spend time around homeschoolers who school-at-home.

I'm going to print this out and stick it where I can read it everyday. Thanks again.

~Peace

By: coolest asian in the universe

coolest asian in the universe — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:22:00 +0000

Unschooling is a brand new idea for me. Thank you.

By: Jeremy Hobbs

Jeremy Hobbs — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:30:00 +0000

Since I grown older and a bit wiser, it amazes me how ridiculous our educational system is. Some students are just not going to excel in certain subjects, yet we force feed it to them anyhow, ruining their confidence (and GPA). Why not find what they’re good at early, advance them in that/those subject(s), and just make sure they understand the ‘basics’ of the other areas?

Why does an auto mechanic need to know trig? Or a botanist need to know how to write a short story?

By: Ladybug Mommy Maria

Ladybug Mommy Maria — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 03:04:00 +0000

I really like this post!

Thank you!