This week, I spoke with a journalist who was working on an article for USA Today about unschooling. She specifically wanted to know what kinds of challenges unschoolers face. She described the readership as generally more interested in … Continue reading
I’m so excited to share this fabulous show with you!
I interviewed Jared Martin, Rose Sorooshian-Harrington and Michael Patterson for this 2-hour live show, For the Love of Learning. I’ve known all three of these young people since they were very little – and one is even my … Continue reading
I’m hosting a program that will be live-streamed on Monday(April 18, 2016) in the evening. It’s called FOR THE LOVE OF LEARNING and is typically hosted by Lainie Liberti. She is homeschooling her own teen and has been traveling around the world for … Continue reading
Here’s a look at the adorable cabin where I spent my weekend and wrote this post! I was at the Texas Unschoolers’ Conference in the beautiful Hill Country – surrounded by families who wanted to invest their time and money in creating connections … Continue reading
A lot of articles are circulating about teens getting into college. What I think is really interesting for the homeschooling/unschooling community is that many of these articles are discussing how the path to college is … Continue reading
Whether you’re just starting out, unsure about your homeschooling “method,” or struggling along the path, these 12 tips may be just what you need to help you focus on what really matters. There’s no reason to reinvent the wheel. … Continue reading
I heard Peter Gray speak at the Texas Unschoolers’ Conference last spring. I’d heard him speak before, but this time seemed different. He’s a very casual speaker, sitting on the table and sharing what he knows about children, … Continue reading
The term, Unschooling, often bothers people. They make the incorrect assumption that unschooling means anti-learning or anti-education. Far from it! It simply means that “the learning” may not look may not resemble the familiar ways we learned in a school.
I’ll have more here for you. But in the … Continue reading
Regardless of our age, some people find it easy to reach out to others and make connections, while others struggle. We’ve seen it with our kids, and we know it for ourselves too.
I read a blogpost from The Hands-Free Mama called, The Hands Who Want to … Continue reading
If you’re worried about how you (and your teen!) are going to survive the teen years together – this book is for you! Over the years, I asked young people who didn’t go to school, the questions that I’ve … Continue reading
1 Focus on the Learning instead of the Teaching.
When you notice that you’re thinking about planning lessons, turning interesting movies into “educational experiences,” creating a cute school room in your house – these are all examples that you’re losing touch with the most important focus: The Learner and … Continue reading
QUESTION: 
I’m so excited to start the year with my newsletter, Sue’s Notes! I think I’ve been promising a newsletter to people since the FIRST time I spoke at the Texas Unschoolers’ Conference! I’ve been holding on to all of these names from clipboard sign ups, and … Continue reading
A lot of people have been enjoying their kids throughout the holiday break and are NOT looking forward to sending them back to school. And this isn’t just the parents, … Continue reading
What are we all looking for?
More joy. More happiness. Right?
So I’ve been reading some easy ways to bring happiness to the forefront of my brain and I want to share it here … Continue reading
My New Course!
