I got an e-mail from a mom considering unschooling but feeling uncertain with doubts. I wrote her back with encouragement, reasons to unschool, and advice on how to get started unschooling. I asked if I could share our e-mails on my blog and she said: “I would love for you to share our dialogue with […]
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Announcing Worldschool Travel Tour: Japan in Summer, 2010!
September 14th, 2009(Please check-out the itinerary for this trip to see what sort of things we’ll do, plus see photos from the 2009 Japan trip here!) Experience Japan with Worldschool Travel Tours in summer, 2010 when the festivals are happening and fireworks are flying! This trip is especially for homeschooling and unschooling young adults and teens who […]
True freedom in life and education: doing what you really want
September 10th, 2009Something I really started thinking about when I was unschooling high school was the nature of true freedom. Basically, I came to the conclusion that lack of restrictions was not enough: to be truly free we need to know the truth and be able to do what we truly want deep down inside. Years later […]
Back from Northeast Unschooling Conference 2009
September 2nd, 2009I just got back from the Northeast Unschooling Conference this past weekend and I had a blast! There were a couple things I didn’t like during the conference but looking back now I’m just really happy about all the things I did enjoy. The first day, as I already blogged about there were few people […]
Day One at Northeast Unschooling Conference and Untraditional Adult Paths Discussion
August 27th, 2009Just got back from the first day of the Northeast Unschooling Conference! Small turnout at my Travel Presentation but I think there will be a bigger crowd at the Untraditional Adult Paths discussion I’m leading with Idzie on Saturday 2-3pm. I noticed that my travel presentation was one of the first scheduled events and I […]
Worldschool Stories: Selling My Books at the Northeast Unschooling Conference
August 27th, 2009I put together a couple small books for the Northeast Unschooling Conference that include writings about unschooling, homeschooling and travel tales from around the world entitled: Worldschool Stories. One book includes the first rap/poem I performed, “Whole Education Without Getting Schooled”, my first speech One the Importance of Whole Soul Safety or The Real Reason to […]
7 Reasons to Send Your Child to School and 1 Reason To Unschool
August 20th, 2009A mother explains the seven reasons she’s decided to send her child to school this year even though many of her friends have chosen unschooling/homeschooling. Eli Gerzon responds to each reason and gives his one reason to unschool: your child has a beautiful light and school will damage it and the bond you have with her.
Typical Day As Unschooling Teen in High School
August 19th, 2009Eli Gerzon talks about a typical day as an unschooling teenager. Literature group and other classes organized by homeschoolers, classes at local community college, learning from reading, writing, and walking in the woods. Some unschoolers take a full college workload, some take no classes.
Unschoolers Reclaiming Homeschooling Term
August 14th, 2009I’ve thought a lot about all the terms for homeschooling: unschooling, worldschooling, self-education, life learning, autodidact, etc. I just read a post defending the term “unschooling”. Idzie’s a grown unschooler from Montreal who has a very cool blog called I’m Unschooled. Yes, I Can Write. She makes some very interesting points in this post. When […]
Upcoming Unschooling Conferences 2009-2010
August 14th, 2009A list of unschooling conferences in and around Boston, Dallas, Texas, San Diego, California, Maryland, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, New Jersey, Bermuda, Sante Fe, New Mexico, northern Ohio, Columbia, South Carolina, and Illinois welcoming all unschoolers, homeschoolers, and anyone interested.
