
A Child’s Definition of Unschooling: “I Don’t Get Bossed Around”
It’s officially been a year since I started my unschooling experiment! Instead of writing my own post, I thought I would interview my kids and

It’s officially been a year since I started my unschooling experiment! Instead of writing my own post, I thought I would interview my kids and

Unschooling is an unconventional choice for anyone. But for many people of color, and particularly for Asian Americans like me, unschooling is not just unconventional;

Unschooling makes sense when you have a child who has a clear sense of direction. Someone like Chloe Kim, for instance. Or Lang Lang. Or

When I first started this Unschooling Experiment, I had a hard time letting go of math. Math was something too foundational, too systematic, too essential

There’s unschooling. And then there’s unschooling in China. In the city where I live, it is common to have upwards of 45 kids in one

In my last post, I wrote about 6 problems with school: compliance conformity general knowledge standardized testing the classroom setting extrinsic motivation There are many

Back in high school, I graduated at the top of my class. I maxed out my schedule with as many AP classes as I could

This was my first week of unschooling… which is a misleading statement in two ways. Firstly, because there’s technically no beginning and end with unschooling
While many families are busy with back-to-school preparations, my family is getting ready for our first year of full-time homeschooling. But it’s not your typical

Hello! I’m Iris. Welcome to my new blog: Untigering! Untigering is for all the tiger moms and dads out there who are trying to be