18: An Unschooling Experience

Review "Such a beautiful book." Dr. Gina Riley"Readers interested in radically student-focused home schooling will find inspiration in this reflective memoir." Publishers Weekly"A solid memoir about working outside the traditional educational system."— Kirkus Reviews Reviewed by Daniel D Staats for Readers' Favorite"What do you think of when you hear the word "homeschool"? Prepare to change your thoughts. Marta is an unschooling mom and shares her experiences in the book 18: An Unschooling Experience. For anyone considering keeping their child(ren) at home for their education, this book is a must. Many parents desire to homeschool but are afraid. This book will calm their fears and give them a myriad of ideas on making it work." "Marta shares the many adventures that she and her children share while homeschooling. This book will help explain to others what homeschooling is, and why it is a viable alternative to the traditional approach to schooling.""Marta has written an encouraging and motivating book for those who homeschool or desire to homeschool. In 18: An Unschooling Experience, even those who do not wish to homeschool will find the stories and memories in this book heartwarming. The writing is simple to understand and folksy. Reading this book is like sitting down with the author and learning how she accomplished what seems to many to be an impossible task. Marta gently guides the reader through the minefields of homeschooling. Many fear starting to homeschool, but reading this book will lay your fears to rest. Even though Marta has a degree in education and taught in public school, she does not come across as a teacher giving lectures. Instead, she writes with compassion and understanding." booklife by Publishers WeeklyIn thissharply focused memoir, Obiols, a former elementary school teacher,demonstrates what an "unschooling" education looks like for herparticular family and its particular needs—and why this unorthodox formof teaching children has, in her experience, proven so fruitful.Unschooling, of course, is a form of curriculum-free home schooleducation tailored to a child's interests. On the occasion of her oldest child (and student) turning 18, Obiols has penned this inviting account of what she's learned about guiding her children toward what they mostwanted to learn."Basically, Konji learned and is still learning when he wants tolearn," Obiols writes of her younger son, whose passions have led him to geography, especially atlases and tall buildings, studies that have led to learning about architecture, government, and other countries.Reading about topics that stir their passions is supplemented withstimulating play and organized activities in the community, such assoccer, track, and free classes at a local arts center. Obiols seesunschooling as a route to letting kids discover what they want and needto know, without bureaucracy or the misery that Obiols and her olderkids so often experienced in schools. Whether her kids want to go tocollege she leaves up to them, though she's eager to help them eitherway. 18

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