HB #6- Unschool Yourself!

September 30, 2008 at 5:52 am | In Podcasts | 2 Comments
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What you’ll find in this episode:

Unschooling ourselves- pursuing our life learning alongside our children

Compartmentalizing our passions as “somedays”

Stagnation vs. continued learning

Selfish desires- feeding ourselves to feed our families 

Mentor! Do what you love!

Changing the family mentality

Examples of pursuits

Start small! 

Music selection: Just Older- Bon Jovi

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HB #5- Recognize and Reconcile

September 28, 2008 at 2:47 am | In Podcasts | 2 Comments
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My heartfelt gratitude for the Rethinking Education Conference and my conversations with Dayna Martin which were pivotal in my understanding and working through of my own judgment. 

What you’ll find in this episode:

‘Reconcile’ (v.) – To bring (oneself) to accept

Stages: 1) defensiveness, 2) judgment/self-righteousness, 3) understanding

We ‘know’ we’re right…. so do they! 

Be strong and solid in what your goal is for your family.

Unschooling- not everyone wants to do this! Support educational reform. Vote!

Gentle parenting- set an example. Be true to yourself and model positive parent-child interactions. Everyone is doing the best they know how to do.

Seek support!- Read, attend, form/join a tribe! 

Music selection: Respect- Train

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HB #4- Sleep with Butterflies

September 28, 2008 at 2:46 am | In Podcasts | 1 Comment
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What you’ll find in this episode:

Sleep with Butterflies- Unschooling sleep

Exploring child-led sleep patterns

Frustration/anger surrounding bedtime- mythical vs. actual bedtime scenarios

Quiet minds, focused play

‘Adult’ time

Coping with grouchy days

Free kids are happy kids

Music selection: Sleeps With Butterflies- Tori Amos / Bubbly- Colbie Caillat

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HB #3- Free-Range Children

September 28, 2008 at 2:43 am | In Podcasts | Leave a Comment
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What you’ll find in this episode:

Free-Range Children- Unschooling Food

Children regulating their own caloric intake by choosing when and what to eat.

What about the family meal?

Setting the stage for unschooling food.

Music selection: Intelligent People- Rob Dickinson

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HB #2- Finding the Real World

September 28, 2008 at 2:42 am | In Podcasts | 1 Comment
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What you’ll find in this episode:

Finding the Real World- Coming to Unschooling the Parent Way

Come along as Sarah talks about how the Parent family chose unschooling and scrapped social/educational norms.

Music selection: No Such Thing- John Mayer

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HB #1- General Unschooling

September 28, 2008 at 2:38 am | In Podcasts | Leave a Comment
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What you’ll find in this episode:

A general discussion of the whats, whys, and hows of unschooling.

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