The Unschooling Journey: A Field Guide - Softcover

Laricchia, Pam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0994055552 ISBN 13: 9780994055552

Publisher: Living Joyfully Enterprises, 2018

Synopsis

You are the HERO of your story. What story do you want to tell about being a parent? Do you want something different for your family? Are you ready to answer the call to unschooling? When Pam’s three children left school back in 2002, she had no idea that one decision would lead her to question so much of the conventional wisdom around learning and parenting. Nor that she would find new answers that made so much more sense! Her children are now all adults, and she can confidently say the journey has been incredible and life-changing—but by no means easy. Inspired by Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey framework, The Unschooling Journey is a weave of myths, contemporary stories, and tales from Pam’s journey. It's not a "how to" book—no two paths through the world unschooling have the same twists and turns—yet having a general sense of where you are on your journey can bring valuable insight as you navigate the challenges that will inevitably appear. She shares this book as a field guide to the stages and characters you are likely to encounter in some form on your unschooling journey. Characters such as the heralds and guides who call us forward and help us choose our next step. The tricksters and monsters who are determined to confuse and scare us at every turn. And the gods and goddesses who shake us to the core and inspire our inner journey until, at last, we capture the holy grail of our quest: unschooling with confidence and grace. In The Unschooling Journey, you’ll discover: - The value of approaching your journey with insatiable curiosity—beginner’s mind - How living and learning weave together to create a meaningful tapestry of lifelong learning and joy - The hidden depths of self-awareness—for ourselves and our children—that come when we move away from control as a parenting tool - The profound impact of judgement and shame, and how to find your way to kindness and compassion with your children - That unschooling, like life, is a practice, and there is real magic in its messiness Together, let’s explore your unschooling journey. THIS EDITION IS ALSO A JOURNAL. You’ll find plenty of room to document your journey along the way. There are coloring pages for contemplation, journal pages for writing down your thoughts, and even blank pages for doodling and sketching.

About this title

About the Author

A long-time unschooling mom from Ontario, Canada--her kids left school in 2002 and are now grown--she writes regularly for The Natural Parent Magazine and has been published in Toronto Life, Life Learning Magazine, The Homeschooler, Our Schools / Our Selves, and the peer-reviewed Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. She's also written five books about unschooling: What is Unschooling?, Free to Learn, Free to Live, Life through the Lens of Unschooling, and The Unschooling Journey. Join Pam to explore unschooling at livingjoyfully.ca.

Review

"In The Unschooling Journey: A Field Guide, Pam Laricchia extends an invitation to frame our deschooling process as a hero's journey. This deep and beautiful storying of the transition into unschooling pulls from literary hero monomyths to inspire new meaning for our own journeys off the mainstream path and into connection, trust, and adventure with our children."

~ Rachel Rainbolt, M.A., Sage Parenting Coach and author of Sage Homeschooling

"Every journey deserves a journal. This one is a treasure.

This is the book I wished I'd had years ago when we began unschooling our two children. Beautifully illustrated and full of wisdom and encouragement, Pam's latest book accompanies us through the stages of our own journey guided by examples rooted in storytelling, legends, and mythology, as well as her many years of experience unschooling her own children. Its meaning crosses the threshold of learning with freedom and unfolds in ways that ask us to seriously question and playfully explore the lives we live with our children."

~ Ellen Rowland, author of Everything I thought I Knew: An Exploration of Life and Learning

Edition details

• Publisher: Living Joyfully Enterprises
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0994055552
• ISBN 13: 9780994055552
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 302
• Illustrator: Bharadwaj Hema