Blogs

5 Unschooling Principles to Practice in Any Context

I’m often asked what unschooling or deschooling principles families can practice even if their children attend traditional school. While I

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Iris Chen June 27, 2021
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Unschooling Untigering

Parenting in a Climate of Anti-Asian Racism

It’s been quite a week. In the aftermath of the Atlanta shootings that killed 8 people, 6 of whom were

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Iris Chen March 20, 2021
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Parenting Untigering

Parenting is Political

Election Day in the U.S. is almost here. If you haven't already, get out there and VOTE! This is my

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Iris Chen October 31, 2020
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Parenting Unschooling

4 Ways the Schoolish Mindset Hinders the Raising of Self-Driven Children

In William Stixrud and Ned Johnson's book, The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control

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Iris Chen September 15, 2020
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Parenting Unschooling

42 Freedoms of Unschooling

I recently listened to Zakiyya Ismail’s Ted Talk about how education is a practice of freedom (go check it out!).

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Iris Chen February 14, 2020
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Unschooling

How Permissive Parenting Can Be a Tool of Oppression

As an untigering mother and unschooler, I often criticize the coercive authoritarian parenting that I grew up with and practiced

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Iris Chen October 7, 2019
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Parenting Untigering

How to Learn Piano (or Anything!) the Untigering Way

Like almost every good Asian kid, I grew up playing piano. Not well, mind you, but I faithfully wound that

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Iris Chen June 4, 2019
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Unschooling Untigering

Books We Read Aloud in 2018

In our house, we love books. Most mornings are spent curled up on the couch, the boys playing on iPads

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Iris Chen December 29, 2018
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Unschooling Untigering

My Child Asked Me to Limit His Screen Time. I Said No.

Have you ever had a child ask you to impose rules? Usually, they’re chafing against the restrictions, pushing the limits,

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Iris Chen November 20, 2018
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Parenting Unschooling