Photos by Kat Fetteroll

Joyce Fetteroll on Unschooling and another thing or two Kat (who's 14) is taking guitar lessons for the first time. Her teacher was impressed that she could read and play the notes without looking at the fret bar and wondered how she could do that if she'd never played before. Kat replied "Three years of playing video games!" She said he laughed. Joyce

Pushing vs. Allowing

Products of Education
A description (new 10/18/04) of schools as factories, and students as products.
Fun, and a little scary, and a lot inspiring.

Transcript of Joyce's presentation at the 2002 Live & Learn Conference

Five Steps to Unschooling

"I'm Joyce Fetteroll. Unschooling mom. Writer. Artist. Computer nerd....I was born in Pittsburgh in 1956. I grew up hungry for what didn't exist: fantasy and science fiction for kids...." read more

Some reasons that "Follow Your Heart" can be very bad advice.

"Always say yes. Or some form of yes."

Logic and decisionmaking

That Balloon Analogy...
The lists are for help in letting go of fears, not for hanging on to them.

Being your Child's Partner
to questions about control and power struggles

"Look for the delight in life and it will infect your kids"
response to "What if they aren't interested in learning?"

Do Thoughts Count?—Response to a mom who said her son was lazy.

Can TV be "an addiction"? What about addiction?

"When Does Independence Arrive?" —a beautiful response to that question

Am I Homeschooling for the Right Reasons?
Joyce, in response to that question, quoted on a site for Christian homeschoolers in the U.K., South Africa and Australia (backup copy)

About the formation of friendships outside (and inside) school (backup copy)

Joyce's Own Page on Unschooling and Thoughtful Parenting:

Joyfully Rejoycing             Take me to any one of Joyce's Pages!