Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The days are about to look very different for most parents in a few weeks as schools let out for the summer. But for Christina ...

Unschooling is an educational trend that allows kids to choose the topics they'd like to learn, and their own method of learning, whether its through art, outdoor play, or other activities For ...

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn”. – Alvin Toffler, American writer and futurist. In one of India’s ...

In Buncombe County, more than 600 children may be fully or partially unschooled. The age when a child learns to read is not a top concern. Parents who unschool say they must defend their decision to ...

Parents who unschool their children are accustomed to defending their decision: To their in-laws, to their spouses, to other parents. And sometimes to themselves. “There's always going to be those ...

A fringe group of parents think following your child’s learning instincts, rather than setting them a standard educational pattern, is the best way to foster their growth. The trend, known as ...

Overwhelming. That’s the word you hear when you ask homeschooling parents about the resources available to them today. The homeschooling and unschooling movements, along with the open-education ...

Kori Simmons teaches her children at home, but doesn’t follow a curriculum. She doesn’t give many written tests or traditional homework. And she provides lots of educational flexibility for each child ...

Julie Bogart, homeschooling advocate and author of The Brave Learner, says the method de-emphasizes the importance of curriculum. Unschooling “is the belief that children learn best in the context of ...

The days are about to look very different for most parents in a few weeks as schools let out for the summer. But for Christina Franco, 39, summer days in her upstate New York home are no different ...