​ https://reddit.com/link/1c2khqk/video/zvyomazw54uc1/player Hello friends! I'm hosting a few free community painting classes for creative kids. Many of us can't get to an art center as much as we might like because of schedules or it just being too far away. My hope is that these community classes can be a way for creative kids to connect and explore in a safe space that's convenient for mom and dad. If your family loves to paint or draw, drop on by! Details ? Homeschoolers age 7-14, totally free ?️ We'll be painting... Picasso Portraits with Watercolor! ? Tuesdays and Wednesdays ? At Ho ..read more

What are some invitation to learn set ups you have around your house? For example, I have a bunch of learning placemats for my preschooler including one to practice writing. I set out a dry erase marker and leave the placemat there all day so it’s easily available if she’s interested in learning to write submitted by /u/Nurturedbynature77 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hey all! Trying to understand how something like math, mathematical thinking, which is useful in adult life (we all have to do our taxes and need some financial literacy) is picked up by unschoolers. Would love to hear from anyone with personal experience. What triggered an interest? Any anecdotes about aversion or apathy flipping to interest based on some incident or episode. Thanks! submitted by /u/Csai [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

17f Hey guys so all together I've spent just a little under a year in school. 11 months in 2nd grade and two days in 7th (yes laughable I know.) Story time about my pathetic life. I spent most of my tween and teen years not studying at all, playing video games and doing drugs. Not really fully realizing that I need to prepare for my future and not just fuck off. My parents did the drugs w me so I didn't have a parental figure telling me to shoot for success and study. They were actually more than happy to take me out of school. I'm not mad at them anymore because I know that I should've tried ..read more

I want to know can you unschool yourself? I don't have kids or anything but when I do I want to do that for them, but I want to learn more things like that myself but idk how and I was wondering if anyone could help. submitted by /u/Angel_Eyes_15 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hey everyone! I have made posts here semi-regularly about a tool I have been working on to try and make education more personalized, as this was the biggest thing I felt was missing when I started homeschooling(with a very strong unschooling vibe) about 3 years ago. I felt like I had just left the public school system just to get a knock-off of the same curriculum, rebadged as 'homeschooling'. I think technology, and the unrestricted paradigm of homeschooling/unschooling, can do so much more for students in how they learn than has been done so far. If TikTok and YouTube can personalize dumb v ..read more

Hi! I am about to give birth to my first child and I am looking for some books to read during maternity leave. Drop your favorites or the ones you have found most helpful below! submitted by /u/flutterbyhill [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi all! I'm Ben, I'm a 19 year old grown unschooler and filmmaker. I'm writing here because I attended Not Back To School Camp last year and it was a truly wonderful, and dare I say, life changing experience. It brought a wonderful community of people and a new range of new experiences into my life! I would sincerely recommend it other unschoolers. They're in the early bird state of sign-ups right now, so I would definitely check it out if you may be interested. Happy to answer any questions based on my personal experience : ) submitted by /u/BenRareman [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hey Everyone! I am a 17-year-old homeschooled student working on making a tool for homeschoolers. I am trying to drill down on what is most important to be working on to improve the tool: What's the biggest hurdle with your homeschooling/unschooling experience as it relates to shaping your kids' intellectual/character development? This is a reoccurring theme when talking to both parents and kids, a disconnect here, so is there anything that would be useful to help solve this? If you can spare a sentence of feedback, I would GREATLY appreciate it :) submitted by /u/Chaos_Studios [visit reddit ..read more

I wanted to share Learnyx, an AI-powered reading app that enables children to read about any topic at any reading level, resulting in deeply personalized reading experiences. As a parent you can easily see what your child is reading about, create assignments to guide their learning and track their performance. Right now Learnyx is offering a free beta for families and is looking for feedback on how to improve the platform. If you’re interested in trying out a cutting-edge app like this, you should sign up! submitted by /u/SwordfishOk8998 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more