1st Edition

This is Homeschooling Stories of Unconventional Learning Practices On the Road and In Nature

Edited By Katie Rybakova Mathews Copyright 2023
180 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

180 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

180 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

The number of homeschooling families has grown in recent years, along with the number of methods for learning at home. In this timely book, you’ll meet diverse families that are engaging in the day-to-day work of a variety of approaches, including self-directed learning, unschooling, nature-based education, farmschooling, wildschooling, and worldschooling. Chapters and interludes are written by... Read more

Preface: A Battle Cry from the Homeschooling Community

Chapter 1: From Structured to Stepping Back Ginny Yurich

Chapter 2: The Greenhouse Effect Joel Salatin

Chapter 3: A Unique Education: Unschooling to Adulthood Ben Riley & Gina Riley

Chapter 4: The ParentChild Apprenticeship: Navigating Learning with Little to No Curriculum

Katie Rybakova Mathews

Chapter 5: Self-Directed Education: An Interview with Dr. Peter Gray Katie Rybakova Mathews

Interlude: The Science Behind Nature-based Learning Michael R. Barnes

Chapter 6: Wildschooling Nicolette Sowder

Chapter 7: The Journey of a Soulful Artist Monet Poe

Chapter 8: Weaving Unschooling and Forest Schooling in Australia: How it Works for Our Families Nicki Farrell & Vicci Oliver

Chapter 9: A Balance of Screentime and "Green-time": An Interview with Linda McGurk Katie Rybakova Mathews

Interlude: Shared Lessons for Democracy? Robert Kunzman

Chapter 10: Trust in Your Journey: Lessons from a Worldschooling Family George Kaponay

Chapter 11: The True Advantage of Worldschooling: Time Alyson Long

Chapter 12: From Surfing to Schooling: There is More to Homeschool Than Worksheets

Robyn Robledo

Interlude: Mindfulness for Home Educators Hunter Clarke-Fields

I Am Isabelle Robledo

Conclusion Katie Rybakova Mathews

Biography

Katie Rybakova Mathews is a city-turned-country girl with a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Florida State University. She is an Associate Professor of Education at Thomas College and owns a homestead with her husband Eddie where they are raising two girls in the beautiful state of Maine along with Nigerian Dwarf goats and Salmon Faverolle chickens. Her expertise lies in literacy, technology, and young adult literature.

With contributors Nicolette Sowder, Hunter Clarke-Fields, Joel Salatin, Robert Kunzman, Ginny Yurich, Gina Riley, Ben Riley, Robyn Robledo, Monet Poe, George Kaponay, Michael R. Barnes, Nicki Farrell, Vicci Oliver, and Alyson Long.