Send her mail. “Living with Wild Abandon” is an original bi-weekly column appearing every other Tuesday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Breezy V. Stevens. Breezy is a long-time radical unschooler, an advocate for children’s rights, a crazy dog lady, a crafter in various mediums, a lover of all things tropical and beachy, and the designer of “EVC…
Tag: unschooling
The Myth of the Uninvolved Unschooler
Editor’s Pick. Written by Jamie Martin. I remember the first time I heard the term unschooling. I was standing on a street corner chatting with a homeschooling neighbor, who used the term. “What’s that?” I asked. While I can’t remember her exact definition, I remember my reaction–far from positive. It sounded to me as though…
My Search For Truth
Send him mail. “One Improved Unit” is an original bi-weekly column appearing every other Monday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OIU-only RSS feed available here. Life continues apace. As much as my kids are learning about their various interests, I’m learning about mine. Unschooling,…
New Topic: Improvement!
A topic we’ve been unintentionally covering here is self-improvement, or self-growth. One of my columns, Greg Diehl’s column, and frequently shared among the parenting and unschooling Editor’s Picks and other columns are insight on improving one’s self. Change beings from within. Becoming a better person can be challenging. Believe me, I know! I hope these…
When Did I Become an Unschooler?
Editor’s Pick. Written by Carolyn Morrison for GuiltFreeHomeschooling.org. I went to public school for my education. It was a rural school with Kindergarten through twelfth grade all in one rather small, three-story building. The teacher-to-student ratios were fairly low, since most classes rarely exceeded twenty students. Most of the teachers used traditional methods of oral…
No Matter What You Hear About it, Unschooling is Not All Unicorns and Rainbows
Send her mail. “Living with Wild Abandon” is an original bi-weekly column appearing every other Tuesday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Breezy V. Stevens. Breezy is a long-time radical unschooler, an advocate for children’s rights, a crazy dog lady, a crafter in various mediums, a lover of all things tropical and beachy, and the designer of “EVC…
I Didn’t Sign Up For This!
Send him mail. “One Improved Unit” is an original bi-weekly column appearing every other Monday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OIU-only RSS feed available here. My parenting has evolved considerably over the last two years. Where I’m at now is not where I thought…
Editor’s Picks
Since EVC launched, I’ve been sharing blog posts, articles, columns, and videos made by others that promote either voluntaryism, free markets, peaceful parenting, or radical unschooling. I originally shared them as “guest posts”, and since that wasn’t really accurate I changed to just “written by” with a link to read the full thing. This evolved again to…
The Unschooling Mindset
Presentation by Blake Boles.
To Anyone With Kids
Writes Robert Phillips, on my book Everything Voluntary: I was already familiar with the Voluntaryist argument for anti-statism, freed-market economics, etc.–and this book certainly did them justice. However, the reason I picked it up was to read the essays on non-violent parenting and unschooling. I found it very compelling; and so, I highly recommend this…