A fringe group of parents think following your child’s learning instincts, rather than setting them a standard educational pattern, is the best way to foster their growth. The trend, known as ...

Unschooling has its roots in the educational reform movements of the 1960s and ’70s, popularized by educator John Holt. Its ...

The days are about to look very different for most parents in a few weeks as schools let out for the summer. But for Christina Franco, 39, summer days in her upstate New York home are no different ...

Unschooling is an educational philosophy that relies on a child’s innate curiosity and desire to learn. In families that practice unschooling, students do not attend school and do not follow any set ...

It didn’t prepare me academically, but it did make me resourceful. When you grow up having to make things work with nothing, you develop a kind of survival intelligence," one former student said.

Holt coined the term unschooling and founded the magazine Growing Without Schooling in the 1970s, and Pat continued to publish the magazine after Holt's death, from 1985 until 2001. Pat is a very ...

What happens when traditional schooling is replaced by child-led learning? If someone had asked me about my thoughts on "unschooling" my kids just a few short weeks ago, I likely would have rolled my ...

“We don’t teach our children anything,” the spiritual influencer Mami Onami proclaims in a TikTok. “Anything that they learn is in response to either their interest or their questions.” She has ...

Unschooling is an educational trend that allows kids to choose the topics they'd like to learn, and their own method of learning, whether its through art, outdoor play, or other activities For ...

DETROIT, Michigan (WXYZ) — It’s August and many Michigan parents are in their back-to-school era. In some families, school never stopped for the summer. Their ...

Homeschool coach Amanda Schenkenberger explains 'unschooling,' saying the trend allows children's interests and curiosity to ...