What is Unschooling?

Do not train children in learning by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.” -Plato Self-directed education - or unschooling, as it’s commonly called - is a method of home… Continue reading What is Unschooling?

7 Tips to Make it Through Pandemic Schooling

Once COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, back in March, schools shut down, college campuses became ghost towns, and, most states/districts have announced their transition to distance/virtual learning for the remainder of the school year. Although the U.S. was “late to the [pandemic] party”, we are feeling similar physical, mental, and financial effects as the rest… Continue reading 7 Tips to Make it Through Pandemic Schooling

Introducing…Unschooling in DC!

Welcome to our page and thanks for reading our first blog post!!! As you might've guessed, we are a family (Mom, Dad, Big Bruh, Little Bruh) of self-directed learners (aka “unschoolers”). We started this journey in the middle of the 2018-2019 school year (Woohoo to Year 2!). In January 2019, Big Bruh went back to… Continue reading Introducing…Unschooling in DC!