My husband and I have been unschooling our kids for three years and we're realizing we have fundamentally different ideas about what 'letting them lead their learning' actually means — he thinks I'm too hands-off when our 10-year-old plays video games all day, and I think he's too anxious and keeps creating 'natural learning opportunities' that feel forced. We're both getting defensive about our approaches and the kids are starting to pick up on the tension.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people who share deep values about child-led learning are discovering that their instincts about trust, structure, and intervention pull in opposite directions.
“Where Are You with Unschooling and alternative education philosophy?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.