unschooling resources

Websites specific to BC, Canada:
BC Ministry of Education - their page about homeschooling in BC
BC Homeschool Association
BC Home Learners' Association
Greater Vancouver Home Learners

Blogs & Websites I Like:
Christian Unschooling
The Natural Child Project
Pat Farenga: Learning Without Schooling

Parenting Books I Recommend:
Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn
Parent Effectiveness Training by Dr. Thomas Gordon
Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber

Unschooling Books I Recommend:
Teach Your Own by John Holt
How Children Learn by John Holt
How Children Fail by John Holt
Learning All the Time by John Holt
Weapons of Mass Instruction by John Taylor Gatto
Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto
The Unschooling Handbook by Mary Griffith
What Really Matters by David H. Albert & Joyce Reed
Dismantling the Inner School by David H. Albert
And the Skylark Sings with Me by David H. Albert

Books On My To-Read List:
Everything else ever written by John Holt
Parenting a Free Child by Rue Kream
Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves by Naomi Aldort
Hold on to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld
Connection Parenting by Pam Leo

Great Documentaries:
"Waiting for Superman" (it's about the American school system, but is quite eye-opening; it is available on Netflix)

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