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Sandra Dodd's Big Book Of Unschooling (2009)

by Sandra Dodd(Favorite Author)

4.34 of 5 Votes: 3

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English

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Nonfiction

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lulu

review 1: I can't help but admire an author who causes me to seriously question my values even if I fundamentally disagree on a number of points. I loved the challenge of reading this book and will adopt some of her wisdom into my parenting style. I might have rated it higher if I didn't place it in the category of parenting books written by parents of compliant children who therefore think it must be what they did that made their kids so compliant and what other parents are doing wrong that causes non-compliance. Or in this case I suppose the author would disagree with the term "compliance" altogether and maybe instead call it "joy" or "kindness." But we all know the things we want for our kids to be as adults, whatever we call them.
review 2: What an AMAZING book! ... more I've been interested in the concept of unschooling for a while now, but I've never seen it so well explained as in this book. Like the author says, unschooling is really an extension of Attachment Parenting. This book isn't only about an educational philosophy - it's about a whole new way of parenting (at least, new to me!). So many of the parents I know - even the Attachment Parents - limit their children's choices in many ways (mostly in the areas of TV and food). But this book makes such a good case for letting your children make as many decisions about their lives as is safe and possible. After years of feeling guilty about the amount of TV my daughter watches, I'm finally realizing how much she actually LEARNS from the shows. And I'm interacting with her more when she's watching - explaining new concepts and answering questions.I highly recommend this book to any parent, or anyone who wants to know more about unschooling. less

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