Unschooling books

I wanted to share a few unschooling books I could find around the house, and what I think of them. I love talking about unschooling, and just talking in general, so if you have any ideas, suggestions, questions etc., please comment and let me know! :-)

SevenAwesomeNBTSCers channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/SevenAwesomeNBTSCers

My blog: http://yes-i-can-write.blogspot.com/

Books I mention:
-Real Lives edited by Grace Llewellyn
-Walking on Water by Derrick Jensen
-Teach Your Own by John Holt
-Everywhere All The Time edited by Matt Hern
-The Teenage Liberation Handbook by Grace Llewellyn
-The Unschooling Handbook by Mary Griffith

A couple of cool unschooling links:

Not Back To School Camp: http://nbtsc.org/home.htm

LOTS of info on radical unschooling, put together by Sandra Dodd: http://www.sandradodd.com/unschooling

Some basic info on unschooling: http://www.unschooling.com/

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• unschooling
• homeschooling
• deschooling
• freeschooling
• books
• blogs
• vlogs

[xander7ful]

I love this video & agree with everything in it except for your statement that unschooling and government don't mix & that you'd have to be a green liberal to do unschooling. Abraham Lincoln, if I remember correctly, was self-taught and yet he became President. And maybe a greater percentage of unschoolers ARE liberals or greenies, but why couldn't it work for children and young people who are ultra-right wingers? It's the philosophy and the structure (or un-structure) that matters.

[catzie690]

@xander7ful I never said "unschooling & government don't mix." I shared MY views on unschooling & government, & expressed surprise that more people don't make similar connections between issues that I have.

Also? I am NOT a liberal. At all. I expressly state that I'm an (green) anarchist, which is VERY different from "liberal"!

I agree that unschooling works for people with a wide variety of political opinions and worldviews.

[catzie690]

@dac8555 Umm... I'm not talking about unschooling as something I want to do with my kids (though I do), I was unschooled myself, and I *am* grown! I don't hate my parents. Instead, I'm eternally grateful to them!

Unschooling in it's modern form has been around since the 70's. Many, many grown unschoolers have proven the success of the unschooling philosophy. Your comment is based on ignorance & fear, which is sad. Instead, try looking into things before condemning them.

[pennilesscripple]

i'm glad you are here, doing what you do

[GeekyMex]

I am currently reading through the teenage liberation handbook and I have to say I am really enjoying it. I am a really picky reader and usually stick with humour or science fiction books, but the way that this book is structured makes me enjoy it.

[generalheadquarters]

First of all, I want to thank you for posting all these videos on unschooling. Great idea!

We are currently thinking of unschooling our two children (11 and 8).

However, we strongly feel that our kids, and really any kids, learn much of what there is to learn by being part of some sort of community of peers, i.e., other kids.

How do unschoolers deal with this issue? Did/do you have more or less daily interaction with others your age? If not, what's your take on this issue?

[shioswsey]

@catzie690 Thanks! ;) I was also starting to think he/she might just be a troll (or perhaps just hoping!) I can understand some innitial confusion/ignorance, but it's hard to believe someone's honest reaction to being proven wrong could be, "Well I think you made up that evidence." Hard to take seriously anymore...lol.

I notice (s)he responded to you but didn't touch the video I linked. I guess that wasn't an easy enough target. Oh well. :p

[catzie690]

@shioswsey I don't like arguing with idiots or trolls (and dac8555 seems to be both) so I'm not responding much, but I really love your responses to him/her! Just thought I'd mention that. :-P

[shioswsey]

@dac8555 Untrue:

Doing what you want automaticly excludes learning or even getting a formal ed.

Unschoolers cannot attend college without prior formal ed.

Decisions about schooling have to be made once and adheared to for life.

Deciding to get a formal ed. later rather than sooner will put the learner at a disadvantage.

Having information presented to you is the only (or best) way to learn.

I could go on but there's a character limit...

[shioswsey]

@dac8555 lol. If you refuse to believe that anyone who was unschooled ever attended college and they are all just lying about it then nothing will change your mind.

Some unschoolers have some type of formal education before honestly enrolling in college - some don't. I'm sure you'll say that any amount of formal ed before college somehow means they aren't unschoolers, but here you've missed the point. It's not about shunning education - it's about FREEDOM TO CHOOSE.

[dac8555]

@catzie690- which claims are untrue? You are a grown unschooler huh? You never went to school in your life? really? you just stayed at home all day and did only what you want and nothing else? really? how do people with no education get into college? I think you porbably know homeschoolers that have gone to college...not unschoolers.

[shioswsey]

@dac8555 Agreed - if you learned anything about this you wouldn't be making such claims. "Information doesn't just appear in their brains" Who said it did?

Do all non-unschoolers go to college? I didn't. Are all PS kids even literate? You're applying much higher standards to unschoolers just because it's different. Beyond that, college isn't some sole measure of intelligence or even always a desirable goal.

watch?v=kp-6VgpcQ-8&feature=ch­annel

There's one. Want more? Try google.