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CHRISTIAN UNSCHOOLING JOURNEY


Unschooling Math
Math. Just the word seems to strike terror into the hearts of many homeschool moms, or even parents just trying to help out their child...
Katie Lawry
Mar 19, 20245 min read
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The Brave Learner
Julie Bogart, the creator of Brave Writer products and podcast, was one of the first homeschool influencers recommended to me when I...
Katie Lawry
Jan 28, 20243 min read
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Unschooling at Christmas
Monday we woke to a winter wonderland. Wind was spinning the snowflakes as they tumbled down to coat the ground with the pure white...
Katie Lawry
Dec 20, 20233 min read
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The Intentional Home
What kind of home do you want to create for your family? I’m not talking about designing your dream house with new kitchen cabinets and...
Katie Lawry
Nov 30, 20236 min read
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Responding to Fears Around Socialization
“What about socialization? How will they be socialized?” This is one of those questions that I often am asked about homeschooling. I...
Katie Lawry
Nov 4, 20236 min read
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How Children Fail
John Holt was a teacher who started asking himself why his students weren’t learning what he was teaching. This book brings you along...
Katie Lawry
Sep 23, 20233 min read
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The Self-Driven Child Review
As an unschooling parent, I can sometimes feel a little anxious wondering if I made the right decision in taking this less-worn path....
Katie Lawry
Sep 18, 20234 min read
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My Top 5 Favorite Podcasts
I love listening to Podcast because it is an easy way to take in information while I am working around the house. I can listen while I...
Katie Lawry
Sep 4, 20233 min read
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Better Late Than Early Reflection
Raymond Moore has a background working within the educational system at several levels, from a teacher to positions at the Federal level....
Katie Lawry
Aug 24, 20234 min read
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Is Unschooling Hedonistic and Foster Selfishness?
Unschooling is largely a secular dominated homeschooling philosophy. Some of the most common messages of radical unschooling seem...
Katie Lawry
Aug 13, 20236 min read
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Why We Do Read-Alouds
Lately I’ve been reflecting on one practice I wouldn’t dream of dropping, even as we transitioned to unschooling. My kids would revolt if...
Katie Lawry
Jul 24, 20234 min read
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What is Unschooling?
If a teacher spoke on a subject in a classroom, did learning happen? If the child marked a right answer on a test but forgot the...
Katie Lawry
Jul 14, 20235 min read
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What I Really Want My Children to Learn
I often am asked by people unfamiliar with homeschooling how I decide what to teach my children. I recognize that they are operating from...
Katie Lawry
Jun 13, 20236 min read
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Learning Through Living
It’s May, and we’ve started to see the graduation announcements and asking youths the ‘big questions’ of “what is your plan for next...
Katie Lawry
May 21, 20236 min read
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The Flowers
Spring is slowly starting to unfold. One warm week spurred a growth of buds on our cherry tree that have been expectantly holding their...
Katie Lawry
May 21, 20233 min read
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Parenting Musings
The term unschooler can often bring up an image of a family living very hands off, letting their children do as they please with no...
Katie Lawry
May 17, 20235 min read
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Deuteronomy - Raising Our Kids To Know God
The desire of my heart for my children, above all else, is that they come to know the Lord and love him. I’ve always felt a bit at a...
Katie Lawry
May 17, 20235 min read
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Schooling: The Hidden Agenda by Daniel Quinn
This article is talk given at a conference, but an interesting read that’s relatively quick compared to a book. He briefly covers some...
Katie Lawry
May 11, 20232 min read
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Finding Joy: A Christian's Journey to an Unschooled Life
When I read this book, we had just started unschooling a few months previously, and I was the only unschooler I knew. Every other book I...
Katie Lawry
May 11, 20232 min read
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Finding Our Path
One day, out of the blue, my husband came home excited about a podcast he had listened to where the host gave his own family’s reasons...
Katie Lawry
May 5, 20235 min read
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