The Difference Between Homeschooling and Unschooling

Homeschooling and Unschooling

Until recently, I only had a hazy understanding of the difference between homeschooling and unschooling.  For clarification, I read Unschooling 101: Top 10 Questions About Learning Without School, by Sara McGrath. Here’s my current understanding: When we talk about homeschoolers, we’re talking about the broad category of students who learn outside of the full-time American school system. … Read more

Radical Unschooling

After investigating the difference between homeschooling and unschooling, I was curious about the definition of radical unschooling.  To get one educator’s take, I read Radical Unschooling: A Revolution Has Begun, by Dayna Martin.  Here’s Martin’s definition: Radical unschooling, which expands unschooling philosophy to parenting, means you extend that same trust to other areas of your child’s life, like foods, media, … Read more