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  • Sponge, Computer or incomprehensible blob of amazingness?
    Two metaphors that have evolved to reflect the workings of the human mind are “a child’s brain is like a sponge” and “the brain is like a computer.” Although well-intentioned, the limitations of these models have resulted in educational practices that fail to address the true nature of how children learn, and subsequently lend themselves […]
  • Write something, win something
    The Unschooler’s Emporium is having a drawing for $50 worth of products from their site. They sell unschooling related Tshirts, paintings, books, eBooks, and other products made by unschoolers, for unschoolers. To enter the drawing, submit an original article, to be published on their blog, using one of the following topics: - What does Unschooling […]
  • A Valedictorian speaks out against schooling
    If you haven’t read Erica Goldson’s Valedictorian speech, go check it out.  Basically, she “calls out” the insane practice of institutionalized education, as she experienced it. SIDE NOTE- Kelly Hallordson, an unschooling mom and blogger, was able to sit down with Erica shortly after this speech hit the interwebs and recorded their conversation, at a […]
  • Are you that parent?
    Are you the one who breaks the conventional parenting wisdom and just lets your kids be kids?  You’re in good company.  When Flo Gascon confessed that she’s the mom who let her kids eat ice cream for breakfast, unschoolers from all over the world fought over who got the “That mom” title.  Soon, I imagine […]
  • Free John Taylor Gatto book – The Underground History of American Education
    I know a lot of people have been passing around The Public School Nightmare: Why fix a system designed to destroy individual thought? It’s a good thing, the post is informative and enlightening. But it’s just the tip of the iceberg.  It’s part of John Taylor Gatto’s The Underground History of American Education, which is […]

Articles About Secular Homeschooling Resources

Secular Homeschooling Resources Find Secular Homeschool Curriculum and Support Groups Secular Homeschooling Curriculum – Secular Homeschool Resources Secular homeschool support groups are available in every state and in the U.K. Find secular homeschool resources including secular homeschooling curriculum.   Non religious families who choose to educate at home can have a hard time finding secular homeschooling [...]

July 23rd, 2010 | Category: secular curriculum | Leave a comment

God Says “No Flu Shots” I’m sure of it.

I’m very NOT interested in religion, just the constant pursuit of that which is right, fair and kind to everyone (in deed that is, nasty thoughts about people at the grocery store are in no way against my secular morals) So I wonder if religious people ever second-guess their allegiance with man-made institutions like governments, [...]

October 21st, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized, secular curriculum | 5 comments

Secular Homeschool Curriculum

Calvert School. Calvert is one of the oldest homeschool curriculum companies in existence, they distribute materials all over the country, and they’ve done so for over 100 years. They offer subject-by-subject courses, or entire boxed sets for the whole year. They publish a lot of their own textbooks, they also use a fair amount of [...]

May 29th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: secular curriculum | Leave a comment

Free Classics Online – Reading List for Kids

If you’re looking to build up your home library or to review books before you buy, or if you want to print the classics yourself (perhaps in a large double-spaced font for note-taking and easy focusing) then you’ll want to check out these links: Free Books Online; Classics Classics Online And here are reading lists [...]

March 20th, 2008 | Category: Downloadable Resources, Free Curriculum Resources, secular curriculum | Leave a comment

Secular History text to download

History Odyssey Middle Ages Levels One and Two. Why do I buy these anymore? We never stick to anyone else’s schedule. Maybe that’s not the point. We do love using their list of what supplementary activities we should be using. Last year (this year still) I got the History Odyssey Ancients Levels 1 and 3 [...]

February 13th, 2008 | Category: Downloadable Resources, secular curriculum | Leave a comment

Secular Classical history, year 2

The Story of the World book 2,  I also got for next year’s history lessons. I’m planning ahead. Now we have all 4 books. SOTW has an activity book, and I did order it but I’m thinking it’s back ordered or something, they didn’t send it. The reason for using History Odyssey AND Story of the [...]

February 13th, 2008 | Category: secular curriculum | Leave a comment