Comments on: The Unprocessed Child: Living Without School

By: Yalitza

Yalitza — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:57:59 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
What an insightful book for a parent to read – “Unprocessing”, Unschooling or not!
WOW! Where do I begin? I loved this book! Not because I agreed with everything written in it but just because it was written.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:44:43 +0000

2.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I’d hoped
We have been “unschooling” since birth- not radically, but very child led. I was disappointed in the broad generalizations made by this author seemingly based on her expierience…

By: Batzorig

Batzorig — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:51:59 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Honest, introspective and informative.
The book is easy to read, informative and gives the reader of good idea of how unschooling works. I would read again and would pass on to others.

By: Iorwerth

Iorwerth — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:13:54 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
An inspiring memoir
a very interesting account of one womans dedication to finding an alternative to educate her child -
Anyone interested in pursuing alternative education should really read…

By: Huey

Huey — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:50:31 +0000

1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing and hypocritical
I am an ultra AP/unschooling mom, and I expected this book to further cement my decision to unschool.

By: Jaelyn

Jaelyn — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:51:26 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
A beautiful testament to what we can achieve when we open our hearts and trust our children.
In the Summer of 2006 a radical unschool mom lent me a book called The Unprocessed Child by Valerie Fitzenreiter.

By: Umed

Umed — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:33:12 +0000

3.0 out of 5 stars
way far left
I do not agree with her method. As a look into her slice of life it is very interesting. I do not agree that a child should decide when they want to learn to read.

By: Ty

Ty — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:38:55 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
a good read not a handbook
This is not a how to book or a resource book it is about one woman raising her daughter. Although some parts are a little more hard core then i am going to do with my own children…

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:38:15 +0000

1.0 out of 5 stars
The only book I have ever thrown in the trash
We are an AP family, homeschoolers, with a definite leaning toward unschooling. I expected to love this book, and yet it ended up going in the trash because I couldn’t even bear…

By: Oswald

Oswald — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:14:57 +0000

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, yet preachy
This was the first "unschooling" book I have read and the beginning had me hooked. I think the author has some very interesting things to say about a child's ability to...