Radical Unschooling - A Revolution Has Begun
Dayna discusses radical unschooling and living a life without limits – yet living a healthy, balanced life. Discover how to treat children with the love and respect they deserve. Dayna steps outside of mainstream thinking and into a mindset that’s natural, not forced – a partnership with our children. We’re not here to mold our children, but to be in relationship with them – to be their partner.
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Radical Unschooling - A Revolution Has Begun. This is the MUST READ, Revised Edition from Dayna Martin. Here's what the experts are saying... In my heart of hearts, I've always been a Radical Unschooler. There is no doubt in my mind that families … More...
Dayna Martin has been inspiring others for over a decade by sharing her experience through natural birth, attachment parenting and Unschooling. Author of, Radical Unschooling: A Revolution Has Begun, and her newest book, Sexy Birth. She's … More...
Hi there! I love this … I am sad though and I feel that it might be too late for me as a parent of a 9 year old boy and a 6 year old girl. I recently put my son back in school because I thought he is now ready for it(I home schooled him for 2 1/2 years)…however I don’t exactly feel right about doing it…in one way I feel he will actually thrive more academically and socially and he does love that part of school (friends) , however he is not reading and shows no interest in it and I am quite slack on helping him practice (life gets busy) that I put him in school hoping they could do a better job. Then I come across your lifestyle and totally conect with it but feel as though its too late…help!
I am very interested in really knowing what you really mean. I have a child with a persuasive development disorder and was wondering if this may work better for him. He hates not having a routine though and the more you give him the more he pushes and has more behavior problems. If this would work as apposed to me having to teach and teach and bore him, I would love it. I hate standing in front of him and saying well you just are not doing that the right way. You have to do it one way and only that way really kind of annoys me. We already live a out of the box lifestyle anyway so it’s not like we are worried what others think. He has high aspirations already at just 8 years old. He plans to be an archaeologist or an egyptologist when he grows up because ancient history is his passion. He is also passionate about helping the environment. Sorry to bore you with all of this but I just want to learn more about ways to help him get the most out of his life. Thanks
Shasta, I, also, have a 10 year old son with PDD-NOS. Because of the limitations placed upon him at public school, I’ve decided to home-school him. Unschooling is the method I have chosen because I truly believe that my son will find his way to learn. I’m not so sure that radical unschooling is the way for us because some routine is important to him.
Thanks for sharing!
Just had to stop watching to tell you that I actually do communicate with my spouse that way – not in a chipper, fake way, but by communicating my pleasure when he does something good, even if it’s little like doing the dishes when I’m too tired. He does the same for me, letting me know when I’m doing something he appreciates. Both of us need that kind of reinforcement or we can feel like the things we’re doing are invisible to the other person. You might think it’s condescending, but many marriage therapists (who have also written books on the subject) disagree.
I love unschooling. I have a mixed approach with my sons where half is directed by me via a curriculum and the other half is child-led exploration. This works for us because, like Brenda above, my boys have attention issues and need routine to keep them grounded. On the other hand, they’re very creative and love to follow their passions. But I don’t believe that unschooling means not training your children. I think people have attached stigmas to certain words, but the truth is that we all train and manipulate each other to survive. It’s human nature. When you thank someone for opening the door for you (maybe your arms are full of groceries), you’re training her to do the same thing again next time someone is standing at a door with arms full. I agree with your premise, that we should respect our children and especially embrace our children’s choices and sense of self. I just disagree with the concept that verbal reinforcement is somehow wrong because we don’t want to “train” each other.
Thanks for the work you’re doing in freeing people from the tired old system that’s stealing our children’s creativity!