Unschooling Journal May 31-June 6, 2020

June is here and with it, Ethan has finished his school year with SelfDesign. We just received his year end summary from his Learning Consultant and it was nice to read a recap of Ethan’s activities and achievements. He has accomplished so much this past school year and reading the summary reaffirmed our decision to homeschool Ethan.

Perhaps we’re lucky in that Ethan is relatively self-sufficient when it comes to exploring his learning. But I still feel that any child can thrive in this type of unschooling environment. It’s not always easy and there are certainly times when there’s conflict between child and parents. However, all of it seems worth it when we read someone else’s words describing what Ethan has been able to do and who he is.

With that, here is what Ethan was up to this past week.