Pam Sorooshian on Unschooling and Learning
ABOUT PAM:At her blog "Cocking a Snook," JJ Ross wrote:
Our articulate, introspective friend Pam Sorooshian is a real-life unschooling inspiration to so many loving parents. As her own three daughters grew into (very smart and well-socialized!) young women, we've been privileged to see Pam focus more of her prodigious compassion, intelligence and educator skills on helping younger moms understand and begin living by unschooling principles.
Like Sandra Dodd, I think this is Pam's calling, her mission—her way to help make the real world a better place not in the gauzy possible future, but right this minute.
She's really good at it, too. At least she sure does get to me!
Pam in 2009, on how she found unschooling (at 10:40, if the video starts elsewhere):
I am also truly thankful for all those who have chosen to think and talk and experiment and risk and explore and observe and disclose and analyze how learning can happen naturally, sweetly and so - interestingly 🙂 - without schooling.
What will you regret? [In French, in brief: Que regretterez-vous ?]
Love, Love, Love—a very brief look at the use, care and treatment of love in unschooling.
Unschooling is not "Child-Led Learning"
In Spanish: Unschooling no es "Child-led-learning". (or here, if that link is gone)
Be Their Parent NOT Their Friend?
"How to Be a Good Unschooler"
In Portuguese: Como Ser um Bom "Unschooler"
In Czech:Jak být dobrým unschoolerem
Principles of Unschooling
In Portuguese: Principios do "Unschooling"
Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
I LIVE THEREFORE I LEARN: Living an Unschooling Life
In French: Je vis donc j’apprends – Une vie unschooling, traduit de l’anglais par Claire R.Reasons to Homeschool
Games and Math: what mathematicians really do
Commentary on Roya's experience with college math in "Teens Who Didn't Study Math"
How My Children Learned to Read This is linked and referenced in many places on the web.
If you can read Japanese, a blog quotes Pam (in Japanese) and if you can read German, try
Wie meine Kinder Lesen gelernt haben.
Saying Yes to Children (third item on the left is Pam's).
Role Playing Games as Part of a Rich Life
Pam is quoted at the bottom of this blog post by Melissa Wiley.
February 6, 2010 Chat Transcript, featuring Pam
Pam has a blog: Learning Happens.wordpress.com [and another blog!]
