Unschooling - Alternative Mama

5 Homeschooling Myths Busted

March 25, 2011 By Alternative Mama 8 Comments

Since we became a homeschooling/unschooling family – or rather, since we decided not to send our children to school– I have heard a lot of myths about educating children at home. Thankfully I have not had to defend our decision very much as we have a supportive family and live in a generally … [Read more...]

Reward Charts: The Update

February 28, 2011 By Alternative Mama 5 Comments

You may remember a recent post of mine talking about reward charts, why I didn’t believe in them and why I was about to start using one to help my son with potty learning. Well, we made the chart. And now the chart is in the bin. Oh, he was excited enough about the idea of it. He loved … [Read more...]