The unschooling handbook : how to use the whole world as your child's classroom / Mary Griffith.
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TextPublication details: New York: Three Rivers Press., c1998.Description: x, 230 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0761512764
- 9780761512769
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | 371.042 G854 | Available | 33111004983728 |
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To Unschoolers, Learning Is As Natural As Breathing
Did you know that a growing percentage of home schoolers are becoming unschoolers? The unschooling movement is founded on the principle that children learn best when they pursue their own natural curiosities and interests. Without bells, schedules, and rules about what to do and when, the knowledge they gain through mindful living and exploration is absorbed more easily and enthusiastically. Learning is a natural, inborn impulse, and the world is rich with lessons to be learned and puzzles to be solved.
Successful unschooling parents know how to stimulate and direct their children's learning impulse. Once you read this book, so will you!
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is unschooling and how can it possibly work? -- Resources: finding what you need -- TV or not TV (and other questions of technology) -- How can you tell they're listening? -- Reading and writing -- Math and problem-solving -- Science -- History -- The arts -- Changes as kids grow older -- Practical considerations -- Coping with doubts and challenges -- Is unschooling contagious?
A guide to the "unschooling" movement, based on the principle that children learn best when they pursue their own interests.