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Anon mom writes: ***it’s possible that there is a racial subtext to these situations (I am not white)*** I am white, so I do not speak from personal experience, but I would imagine that sometimes it

A person can feel unwelcome for a host of different reasons. Some may have something to do with others and some may be about yourself. Feelings are not facts. A person can feel unwelcome even though

I have been thinking about this post a lot, for some reason. Maybe it’s because I realise it’s something I have never had to deal with in a public space and wonder how it would be. Difficult, I

My family has gone to these events since my daughter was 2. It is at a nature center. And they loved my daughter .. then when the twins were born I started to bring them too.? The twins are more

I rarely read these emails any more, since my 3 unschoolers are now grown and have moved out and live on their own. But something prompted me to read this email and I thought maybe you would like to

I haven't posted in a long time but have been reading. This message thread caught my attention and I have some thoughts but I am not sure if it fits within the realm of unschooling. I have moved away

The Anon OP wrote ==What do you think the unschooling approach is when a parent is out with a child and is told that their family is not welcome in a certain space?== I think it depends. If the Mom

I don't understand what this means. Could you clarify please?? "?bc of my supposed older daughter's past prime example"

I think there are people who should not take a job working with children bc they don't have the patience for diversity.? I feel that we would be asked to leave the free monthly science events, but bc

I was asked to post this anonymously. ?I don't know what country the family is in, so let's not argue legalities. I don't know. Strident, political responses can be found just anywhere. ?Let's don't

Another podcast, longer, about unschoolers and college: https://livingjoyfully.ca/blog/2019/09/eu192-unschooling-to-college-with-amy-milstein/

Two things to listen to, both about 15 minutes long. https://whateveramen.libsyn.com/going-to-college Going to College and Alternatives to College https://whateveramen.libsyn.com/college-alternatives

Here in Canada the federal government encourages parents to save for their children's college or university (there's a difference here) by offering the Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP). The

How important is a college degree??I think it depends. My husband works in IT. He took a few college courses, but never finished, and never obtained a degree. He got a job installing data cables.

I have had times when I have seen my son, (at the age of eight and nine), choose to do things the most difficult way he could think of. Then become upset, and struggle and rail against the task. I

Hi All, My trainer just shared this article - I thought it was perfect to share among fellow unschoolers. And may help parents new to unschooling to take a breath and observe when they’re struggling

Stephanie's points are good ones. Things have gone up since the early 2000s, but there will be people pressing you to send kids to university who might have gone a long time ago.? Grandparents.?

Harvard offers classes through its extension program. I don’t know what MIT offers aside from its free online course materials, but maybe they have a degree honoring extension program as well. I

This is great -- thank you for the links Sandra. I also take your point about the actual value of a degree versus the cost of a degree. That makes me think, how important IS a college degree? (I'm

It would probably help to check the archives here for stories. There are some things on my website, too. https://sandradodd.com/college (that has links to two other pages, too) I've just finished a