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 ...

Recently, I was helping my kindergartener with his school bug project—a task that should have been fun (researching stink bugs! The dream assignment for a 5-year-old boy!). But as he struggled to ...

What happens when traditional schooling is replaced by child-led learning? If someone had asked me about my thoughts on "unschooling" my kids just a few short weeks ago, I likely would have rolled my ...

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 ...

A growing number of families are “unschooling” their children. But the self-directed education based on activities and life experiences chosen by their child rather than parents or teachers has faced ...

In the fall of 2016, as her daughter struggled through a disastrous first two weeks in middle school, Emily Harding-Morick searched for a way out. In class, students sat in desks far apart from one ...

For some neurodivergent (ND) kids, going to school can be a nightmare. It can be stressful and overwhelming, and can cause meltdowns and withdrawal. The damage caused by “outside school” isn’t ...