Unschooling, a homeschooling
method based on the belief that kids learn best when
allowed to pursue their natural curiosities and interests,
is practiced by 10 to 15 percent of the estimated 1.5
million homeschoolers in the United States. There is
no curriculum or master plan for allowing children to
decide when, what, and how they will learn, but veteran
homeschooler Mary Griffith comes as close as you can
get in this slim manual.
Written in a conversational, salon-style manner, The
Unschooling Handbook is liberally peppered with
anecdotes and practical advice from unschoolers, identified
by their first names and home states. The book also
includes resources such as one teenager's sample "transcript,"
a typical weekly log of a third-grader's activities,
and helpful lists of magazines, online mailing lists,
Web sites, and catalogs.
