After much research and lurking on unschooling boards, Cheo and I have decided that we will unschool Zoe. Wikipedia defines unschooling as "a range of educational philosophies and practices centered on allowing children to learn through their natural life experiences, including child directed play, game play, household responsibilities, work experience, and social interaction, rather than through a more traditional school curriculum. Unschooling encourages exploration of activities led by the children themselves, facilitated by the adults."
Zoe is 5yo and is as excited about learning as anyone I know. As we begin our unschooling adventure, I cannot help but think that it will be a wonderful, amazing journey in which Cheo and I will learn as much as our dear daughter.
It's been about 2 weeks since we started, and she has already surprised me by walking around counting by 5's and stating matter-of-factly that 7 days is a week. I'm sure it helps that Cheo and I have a great love of learning which probably has rubbed off on Zoe. We believe life is an adventure to be enjoyed with the people you love, and we try to fill each day with love and happy memories. It will be interesting to look back on this blog in a few years and see how far we've gone and what amazing things have filled our life.
I'm very excited to be on this journey with you!
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