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Sandra Dodd has been writing and speaking about radical unschooling since the early 1990s, when she and her husband began unschooling their three children in New Mexico. Her website, SandraDodd.com, is one of the oldest and most comprehensive resources on unschooling available. She is the author of The Big Book of Unschooling and Sandra Dodd's Big Book of Unschooling, and has spoken at unschooling conferences worldwide. All three of her children were unschooled through their teens and have gone on to fulfilling adult lives.
Key Ideas
- →Radical unschooling extends self-direction to all areas of life — not just academics
- →Trust: the foundation of the unschooling relationship between parent and child
- →Joyful parenting and learning are inseparable in a well-functioning unschooling family
- →Children learn best when their curiosity is honored and their interests are supported