Chloe Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 but not unschooling. I have a neighbor interested in learning more about homeschooling. The appeal to them is allowing the child to follow their interests, but not necessarily unschool. What would be a good book to recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Many people like "project based homeschooling." It works better with multiple children from what I got out reading the book, but it is a methodology some use. "Leadership Education" I believe is the name of the major book outlining DeMille's Thomas Jefferson Education which focuses on mentoring instead of teaching. "The Teenage Liberation Handbook" is what unschooling used to be, not the radical unschooling of now. It is a fantastic resource that is much more unschooling as interest led learning with parental guidance/mentoring. It might be worth a look. We unschool early 90's late 80's style. I couldn't unschool the way people do now. An evolution of that term might be in order, for just that reason. The term has really dramatically shifted from what John Holt originally discussed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chloe Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 I'm not sure if it makes a difference, but I thought I should also mention that this would be for a Christian family in the UK. Their oldest just turned five, but started school at four. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chloe Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 Many people like "project based homeschooling." It works better with multiple children from what I got out reading the book, but it is a methodology some use. "Leadership Education" I believe is the name of the major book outlining DeMille's Thomas Jefferson Education which focuses on mentoring instead of teaching. "The Teenage Liberation Handbook" is what unschooling used to be, not the radical unschooling of now. It is a fantastic resource that is much more unschooling as interest led learning with parental guidance/mentoring. It might be worth a look. We unschool early 90's late 80's style. I couldn't unschool the way people do now. An evolution of that term might be in order, for just that reason. The term has really dramatically shifted from what John Holt originally discussed. Thank you! Yes, John Holt was who I immediately thought of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chloe Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 Any other recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 The big thread by 8 FilltheHeart on delight-driven education is the best reading I can recommend. It's not a book, but very nuts&bolts and inspirational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 The Hundred Languages of Children (Reggio Emilia approach.) It's written more for school teachers, but there is a lot for parents to glean as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konglish Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 The big thread by 8 FilltheHeart on delight-driven education is the best reading I can recommend. It's not a book, but very nuts&bolts and inspirational. Link? Is this the real tea-time one??? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Link? Is this the real tea-time one??? Thanks! Yeah. http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/173293-interest-driven-education-and-real-tea-time/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deee Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 There is a British book called Free Range Education that might be helpful. Lots of parents giving the experiences of their families. The idea of an 80's style unschooling is interesting. In Australia the term "natural learning" seems to be preferred over unschooling. In my experience (lots of them in our homeschooling group) Most of them use child led, active learning, and are devotees of Holt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Better Than School and Child's Work by Nancy Wallce. She was part of the John Holt crowd and like PP mentioned, their version of unschooling has nothing to do with modern unschooling (unlearning, in my not so humble opinion...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maela Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I'm really enjoying this thread! I'd heard of John Holt and The Teenage Liberation Handbook, but not the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konglish Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Thanks 4blessingmom. I've read that thread several times. It's a good one. I was kind of hoping there was another one I hadn't read yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 There is a Christian unschooling book I read once that was an interesting perspective. Might've been this one but I can't remember for sure: http://www.amazon.com/Christian-Unschooling-Growing-Children-Freedom/dp/1891400223 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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