These are some brief notes from a talk I gave at the North East Unschooling Conference on August 22, 2013.
7 Habits of Highly Happy Unschoolers
(Based on «7 Habits of Highly Effective People» by Steven Covey)
Habit 1: Be Proactive
Don’t be stuck in reaction mode. Move on from reacting to: government pushing you around, parental control when you were young, bad school situations that you suffered yourself, or negative experiences your child had in school.
Being proactive means having the imagination and confidence to make your own choices. If you choose unschooling then remember that it IS a choice. You could send the kids to school like everybody else. Happy unschoolers recognize that they’ve made an alternative choice and it is up to them to choose how to carry through on it.
Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind
What is the point of unschooling? Figure that…
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