David Albert

Linda Dobson's "Art of Education" is terrific. It will stretch you in new
ways, as she is clear that real education is far different from the
"conditioning" that takes place under the same name in schools.

I'd also highly recommend Nancy Wallace's "Child's Work: Taking Children's
Choices Seriously". I know of no book (including my own) which is more
respectful of the knowledge quests of children. (you can read more about it
on my website - www.skylarksings.com)

2 1/2 is a great age to begin thinking clearly about what kind of education
you want for your child. That way, you don't immediately get caught in the
rut of thinking that "education" begins with kindergarten, or that somehow
education is somehow different from helping your son fulfill his life's
path. For regardless of what the future may hold, learning is a "quality of
life" issue both for your son and your family in the here and now.

Congratulations on choosing a direction!

David Albert

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"Tiffany K. Wayne" wrote:

> From: "Tiffany K. Wayne" <tiff@...>
>
> Hi, all. I am new to the list and new to the idea of unschooling. My
> son is just 2-1/2 and my husb. and I just recently realized that
> unschooling is what we want for his "education." It was such a
> "lightbulb moment" (as Oprah would say!) when I realized what this would
>
> mean for our son, our home life, our careers, and it just feels so
> right. I was never interested in homeschooling, i.e. following a school
>
> curriculum at home, but when I started thinking about unschooling I
> realized that was really the alternative to education that I was looking
>
> for, but unable to articulate.

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