Deschooling Facebook Live Resources

Rachel Miller & Shannon Stoltz hosted a Facebook Live in the Texas Unschoolers Group on Monday, October 26th to talk about Deschooling. The replay is available to watch in the group. We covered: What is Deschooling? Why is Deschooling necessary? How long does Deschooling take? What does Deschooling look like? What do we DO while … Continue reading “Deschooling Facebook Live Resources”

Deschooling

DESCHOOLING FOR CHILDREN Sometimes you’ll hear, even in traditional homeschooling circles, the phrase, “You should deschool one month for every year your child was in school.” This concept of deschooling is generally for the child. It’s basically taking an extended Summer Vacation of decompressing from all the stresses, expectations, schedules, etc. of school. One of … Continue reading “Deschooling”

Deschooling – Why It’s Important

If you’ve started down the homeschooling path, or are about to,  you’ve probably heard the term deschooling. You may have heard people talking about it at a homeschool group gathering or read about it online. It may have been suggested on a Facebook group or other online community. But what does it mean? You may … Continue reading “Deschooling – Why It’s Important”

Testing

This was adapted from a discussion in the Texas Unschoolers Facebook Group. There is NO legal requirement for Testing/Evaluation in Texas. Texas Homeschool Laws If our Unschooler wants to take tests – why shouldn’t they? I thought Unschooling was letting them do what they want? There’s nuances to this. Yes. We should support our unschoolers. … Continue reading “Testing”

Math

Many parents with a bit (or a lot) of math anxiety don’t even realize how they stiffen up and withdraw when their children innocently draw their attention to something math related. Make a conscious effort to do the opposite.  Pam SorooshianGetting Past Your Own Math Anxiety It’s amazing how many parents will read about Unschooling, … Continue reading “Math”

How do they learn… ?

As you gain greater comfort with the unschooling lifestyle, you start to find that breaking everything down into distinct subjects – and trying to find or create learning in every moment – is extremely limiting. Reading is writing is history is art is geography. Learning is in large part the process of making connections, following … Continue reading “How do they learn… ?”

TexUns on Social Media

You can connect with us on social media here: Please note that we’re most active on Facebook. Posts to our Instagram and Twitter accounts are identical to what is on our Facebook Page. Feel free to select whatever platform you prefer. The YouTube page is still under construction. We also invite you to join us … Continue reading “TexUns on Social Media”

FAQ

Texas Homeschool Laws New Unschoolers Deschooling How Do They Learn… ? Record Keeping and Transcripts

What is Unschooling?

The term “Unschooling” was coined in the 70’s by educator John Holt. “It’s not that I feel that school is a good idea gone wrong, but a wrong idea from the word go. It’s a nutty notion that we can have a place where nothing but learning happens, cut off from the rest of life.” … Continue reading “What is Unschooling?”

New Unschoolers

Welcome!  We’re happy you’ve found us and we look forward to supporting & encouraging you as you learn more about Unschooling, specifically the nuances of Unschooling in Texas. Below are links we think you’ll find especially helpful to start: Texas Homeschool Laws What is Unschooling? Deschooling Texas Regional Unschooling Groups