false 247698 1 Unschooling, a homeschooling method based on the belief that kids learn best when allowed to pursue their natural curiosities and interests, is practiced by 10 to 15 percent of the estimated 1.5 million homeschoolers in the United States. There is no curriculum or master plan for allowing children to decide when, what, and how they will learn, but veteran homeschooler Mary Griffith comes as close as you can get in this slim manual. Written in a conversational, salon-style manner, <I>The Unschooling Handbook</I> is liberally peppered with anecdotes and practical advice from unschoolers, identified by their first names and home states. The book also includes resources such as one teenager's sample "transcript," a typical weekly log of a third-grader's activities, and helpful lists of magazines, online mailing lists, Web sites, and catalogs. Griffith, a board member of the Homeschool Association of California (and the author of <I>The Homeschooling Handbook</I>), names Margaret Mead and Thomas Edison as two examples of those who have profited from unschooled childhoods, and further claims that research validates support for this controversial form of education. The "evidence" she cites, however, is predominantly theoretical writings from noted educators about the benefits of child-centered learning. The handbook suffers from a mild case of the Lake Wobegone syndrome--every unschooled children is seen as an above-average self-starter on the verge of genius--yet despite this overly rosy approach, the book is a well-organized guide for homeschoolers and other families contemplating the "un" life. <I>--Jodi Mailander Farrell</I> 239994 29 4 1998 The Unschooling Handbook : How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom total:111|5:26|4:49|3:29|2:7|1:0| 111 427 228 23 4 2 false false Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 16:15:14 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 16:30:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Fri Dec 21 08:14:44 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 01 10:27:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Sep 23 05:39:33 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 06:45:01 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu Feb 28 09:55:34 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 18:13:26 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Apr 06 09:20:49 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 20:35:44 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 09:20:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 09:34:17 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 09:34:57 -0700 2009
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this year it is really making me think differently - that and learning more about project-based learning. it's a tricky thing sometimes to find the right learning environment fo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 19:53:33 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 19:55:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Feb 10 21:31:11 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 21:33:31 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Feb 04 14:44:30 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 14:45:59 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Dec 16 20:33:39 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 13:30:13 -0800 2008 This book is full of information, explanation, reassurance, encouragement, resources, additional reading, experiences and more.
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