Table of Contents - Life Learning May/June 2012

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Table of Contents
May/June 2012

Editorial by Wendy Priesnitz
The threat of living outside the norm.

Cover Story: Living and Learning in a Multigenerational Home by Christina Nichols
Unschooling can work well in a family of different generations, opinions, and experiences.

It's Not Important What "Those Guys" Think by Wendy Priesnitz
There are many different roles to play as we move toward a society without schools.

No Reading Pressure Here by Jeffrey Donolio
Children will learn to read on their own schedules if they are free from pressure and coercion.

Nonviolent Communication
How NVC can help us as parents and unschoolers.

Rocking the Boat Without Drowning Everybody by Stephanie Bachmann Mattei
Nonviolent communication principles help a mother redefine her personhood and her role in a self-educating family.

Bored? That's Okay by Wendy Priesnitz
Even unschooled children can experience boredom...and here's why you shouldn't worry.

Homeschool Community by David J. Walbert
We're not abandoning our community; we're learning how to build one.

Socializing Remy by David H. Albert
We socialize our dogs better than schools do our children.

The News Beat
What's current and interesting on the research and news front.

Focus on Media
Resources about alternatives in learning and parenting.

The Back Page
Making and mending things is a great way for families to work together, learn new skills, and save money.

The term life learning refers to a form of homeschooling that trusts children and avoids the trappings of school. It is sometimes called unschooling, radical unschooling, or natural learning. Life learning children live and learn naturally, with the support of their families, based on their own interests and their own timetables, and without curriculum, tests, or grades. Go here, here and here for a more comprehensive explanation.

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