Unschooling Examiner

Learn Mandarin for Chinese New Year

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:18:42 -0700

February 14 is Chinese New Year and Mandarin Chinese is the most-spoken language on Earth. Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks told The Seattle Times “If my kids were of very young ages today, I would be asking them, and encouraging them, t...

Announcing Rethinking Everything magazine, unschooling and more

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:13:25 -0700

Children's gardening class at Novelty Hill Farm

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:40:47 -0700

Children ages 8 to 11 can learn to grow their own vegetables. Use tools, play games, make crafts, and get dirty. Topics Soil science Digging beds Starting seeds What plants need Composting Useful critters...

Homeschooling in the news for February, local and global

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:53:36 -0700

Homeschoolers make news: local homeschoolers, services for homeschoolers, and homeschoolers around the world. Local Homeschooling News Seattle-Area Family Completes Quest to Visit All 50 States in RV (PRWeb, Feb 5, 2010) The Bacon family...

Rain Fordyce on the unschooling label, free book giveaway

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:30:47 -0700

In her article, "Authentic Family Living" (Who's News, Feb 2010, p.12), Rain Perry Fordyce, Port Townsend author of the children's picture book, I Am Learning All the Time (Homeschool Adventure Books, 2008), examines the potentia...

Autodidactic Radical Gathering of Homeschoolers 2010

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:03:36 -0700

The Autodidactic Radical Gathering of Homeschoolers (ARGH), a gathering organized by Ren Allen and Laura Bowman, by and for unschoolers of all ages, will take place in the Tri-Cities area of Tennessee. Participant-created activities make every eve...

Online hub for the unschooling lifestyle

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:27:33 -0700

The Unschooling Lifestyle website has a new look. The new site includes articles, reviews, reading recommendations, videos, and links to a host of unschooling, life learning, and natural learning resources. UL serves as home to the book, Unschooli...

Unschooling in review across Examiner

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:00:47 -0700

The topic of unschooling across Examiner: Former Concordia professor writes on unschooling (Montreal Parenting and Education Examiner, Jan 23) For the Sake of Our Children is the English translation of Comme des invitées de marque,...

The economy of compulsory schooling

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:03:46 -0700

By compelling parents to send their children to public schools and taking issue with alternatives, the government protects its financial relationship with corporations. Georgetown University Law Center's Robin L. West argues for the crimin...

Homeschooling high school seminar and Janice M Hedin scholarship

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:28:53 -0700

Janice Hedin, longtime homeschooling parent and advocate of two children whose first day of "school" was college, will present at the WHO-sponsored Homeschooling High School seminar. Janice serves on the Washington Homeschool Organizatio...

Emergency room simulation volunteer opportunity for homeschoolers

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:53:24 -0700

Valley Medical Center in Renton needs volunteers of all ages to act as patients in emergency room training simulations. No acting experience required. Some sessions may be filmed for future educational and advertising purposes. Picture Grays A...

Kids turn words into cartoons with Wordtoons

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:46:10 -0700

Professional cartoonist, Wayne Logue, has created a new product for children called Wordtoons. Four-year-old unschooler, Ilana, recently tested the product and gave it a thumbs up. With Wordtoons, children who enjoy printing and drawing can combin...

Register early for LIFE is Good 2010 Vancouver unschooling conference

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:10:24 -0700

Each year unschoolers gather to celebrate and support Learning In Freedom Everyday at LIFE is Good. Register early through January 31. Where: Vancouver, Washington, Red Lion Hotel When: Memorial Day weekend, May 27-30, 2010 Features incl...

Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement in Seattle

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:30:40 -0700

The Seattle Times put together a special interest page for Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement. Features include Study guide for parents and teachers Lesson plans and other education projects Ten years of rea...

Homeschooling in the news for January

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:19:56 -0700

Homeschoolers make news: local homeschoolers, services for homeschoolers, and homeschoolers around the world. Local Homeschooling News Kennewick homeschoolers build wheelbarrow winter gardens (The News Tribune, Jan 18, 2010) Students ...

Online homeschooling, high school diploma, free laptop

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:21:44 -0700

Virtual high school/Virtual Home School Washington homeschoolers who enroll as part-time students in virtual school programs can retain their homeschool status.Considerations for Seattle and Washington Homeschoolers In Washington state, virtual scho...

Caricature of homeschooling published in scholarly journal

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:29:35 -0700

Joe Carter's January 14, 2009 First Things article, "How Fundamentalist, Patriarchal, Uneducated Homeschoolers Who Live on Tarps in Parking Lots with Their Eight Kids are Harming America," refers to Robin West's essay, "The ...

Homeschooling 101: Can you homeschool someone else's child?

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:43:29 -0700

Home education laws vary from state to state with regard to who can homeschool a child. In Washington state, for example, parents must file a Declaration of Intent to homeschool. By doing so, they agree to take responsibility for their child's...

New unschooling documentary

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:15:24 -0700

Artifact Pictures: "Unschooling is a thoughtful, intriguing conversation with Bob Kay, Philadelphia psychiatrist and education advocate, about the human capacity and desire to learn, the history and limitations of the school system, and how w...

Free online technology school open to homeschoolers

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:22:58 -0700

Giant Campus of Seattle, Washington, an accredited, public and tuition-free online school that provides technology courses to Washington state high school students, including homeschoolers, offers courses in game design, game modding...