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17Nov
3

When unschooling while working doesn’t work

I’m a huge advocate of working parents who homeschool. But sometimes, unschooling while working doesn’t work. Here’s what we do when those times come.

25Jun
6

10 things you should probably know about me, Joan Concilio

This week, as part of the iHomeschool Network’s 10 * in * 10 series, I’m sharing 10 things you should probably know about me, Joan Concilio, in all my slightly neurotic glory.

28May
6

10 little things that brighten my busiest days

This week, as part of the iHomeschool Network’s 10 * in * 10 series, I’m sharing 10 little things that brighten my busiest days juggling work, learning, family, home and life!

21May
8

9 must-read books that changed my life

This week, as part of the iHomeschool Network’s 10 * in * 10 series, I’m sharing 10 must-read books. Yes, with all I read, I CAN narrow it down to 10. I promise.

09May
27

The days that are anything but picture-perfect: When our unschooling is a hot mess

Sometimes, homeschool blogging can make it look like our family – or any blogging family – has it all together. Ha!! This is a post that looks at the many unschooling days full of pajamas, arguments and glazed eyeballs.

07May
6

10 things I’ve learned about myself in the past year and a half

As part of the iHomeschool Network’s 10 * in * 10 series, I’m sharing 10 things I’ve learned about myself during our homeschooling journey.

21Feb
61

What’s it like to homeschool as a night owl?

We are a family of night people, and there are a lot of misconceptions we’re struggling against, but we show how you can homeschool as a night owl!

15Feb
6

Mom learns, too: How I’ve gone back to college (sort of) to study astrobiology

Unschooling parents learn too – in fact, our job is in large part to be interestED and interestING. I’ve been taking an amazing free online course in astrobiology. What are you interested in today?

01Jan
8

The word I’m living by in 2013: Giving of the things it hurts to give

2013 is going to be a year of giving. Not just of money, but of the things that it hurts to part with even more.

09Aug
111

The ultimate guide to homeschooling for working moms

You CAN homeschool as a working mom. Here’s the ultimate guide to how we’ve made our house, our homeschool, our work and our personal lives fit together.

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Hi from the Conciliotto family – a collection of humans and cats starring Ashar, who has been learning with us at home since Feb. 29, 2012. We haven’t looked back since that “Leap Day Leap” out of public school.

We consider ourselves secular unschoolers, or life learners, and the coolest thing about our untraditional approach (besides the ability to stay up til 2 a.m. and sleep late!) is that we’re ALL learning in ways we’d never have expected.

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