Me, An Unschooler?
By Lynn, on May 14th, 2007
I’m not sure, but I think I might be a rebel, unschooling mom at heart. (I need a smilie here for me laughing!) It’s only because life threw us a few curve balls, in the midst of which I had to let my kids sort of do their own thing, and by golly they have learned quite a bit without me doing anything except making sure they had a safe place in which to learn with plenty of books and educational things to do!
I am currently reading The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education . I haven’t finished the book yet, but I am enjoying it and I can already say for sure that Grace Llewellyn is passionate about unschooling. This may be a good book to start with if you suspect you’re an unschooler, are standing at the jump-off, and want someone to give you a bit of a push.
I quote her from a chapter called School is Not for Learning: “The mind will be free, or it will be dead.” I know firsthand what it’s like to pull two nearly-dead kids from public school and bring them home. Not a pretty sight.
So far the book speaks of how public schools interfere with real freedom on so many levels. I’ll post more when I’m done with the book.
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About Lynn 
Approaching-50 mother of four. Thrifter. Content with lots of clothes bought for very little money. Loves retro. (That could be styles from the 40s and 50s. And sometimes stuff even older than that. And sometimes stuff from all time, all mixed up together!) Bluffs about decluttering but secretly loves STUFF. Goes through stages. Has standing and staring spells before rearranging the entire home. Just because. Tune in each day to see what new outfit comes home from G.W. Boutique next. (That's Goodwill, by the way.) Oh, and she owns a spoiled beagle named Annie. And this blog.
Grab A Button <div align="center"><a href="http://www.amothersjournal.com" title="A Mother's Journal ~ A Bit of Birdsong"><img src="http://www.innatelygray.com/images/abitofbirdsong_120_200.jpg" alt="A Mother's Journal ~ A Bit of Birdsong" style="border:none;" /></a></div> The Players
Lil Ol' Me
Son Daniel, 23
Son, Big Joe, 21
Son, John, 17
Daughter, Michaela, 13
Annie Fatso Beagle
My Symphony
To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never. In a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common. This is to be my symphony.
William Henry Channing
1810-1884
What You Do Sow a thought, reap an action.
Sow an action, reap a habit.
Sow a habit, reap a character.
Sow a character, reap a destiny.
Contact Me 
I would  for you to leave a comment, but you can also e-mail me at lynn AT thehealthyhomeschool.com
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