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How Children Learn (Classics in Child Development) How Children Learn (Classics in Child Development)
by (shelved 28 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,565 ratings — published 1967
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The Unschooling Handbook : How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom The Unschooling Handbook : How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,460 ratings — published 1998
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Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book Of Homeschooling Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book Of Homeschooling (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,728 ratings — published 1981
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The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,368 ratings — published 1991
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Learning All the Time Learning All the Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,419 ratings — published 1989
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Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.14 — 12,332 ratings — published 2002
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How Children Fail (Classics in Child Development) How Children Fail (Classics in Child Development)
by (shelved 22 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,011 ratings — published 1964
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The Unschooling Unmanual The Unschooling Unmanual (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.94 — 379 ratings — published 2008
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Home Grown: Adventures in Parenting off the Beaten Path, Unschooling, and Reconnecting with the Natural World Home Grown: Adventures in Parenting off the Beaten Path, Unschooling, and Reconnecting with the Natural World (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,666 ratings — published 2014
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Free to Learn: Five Ideas for a Joyful Unschooling Life Free to Learn: Five Ideas for a Joyful Unschooling Life (ebook)
by (shelved 16 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.00 — 336 ratings — published 2012
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Sandra Dodd's Big Book of Unschooling Sandra Dodd's Big Book of Unschooling (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.17 — 241 ratings — published 2009
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Parenting a Free Child: An Unschooled Life Parenting a Free Child: An Unschooled Life
by (shelved 12 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.22 — 94 ratings — published 2005
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Instead of Education: Ways to Help People Do Things Better Instead of Education: Ways to Help People Do Things Better (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.08 — 559 ratings — published 1977
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Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,164 ratings — published 2019
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Free to Live: Create a Thriving Unschooling Home Free to Live: Create a Thriving Unschooling Home (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.09 — 127 ratings — published 2013
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Radical Unschooling: A Revolution Has Begun Radical Unschooling: A Revolution Has Begun (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.62 — 221 ratings — published 2009
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Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.47 — 544 ratings — published
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Unschooling Rules: 55 Ways to Unlearn What We Know About Schools and Rediscover Education Unschooling Rules: 55 Ways to Unlearn What We Know About Schools and Rediscover Education (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,070 ratings — published 2010
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Free Range Learning How Homeschooling Changes Everything Free Range Learning How Homeschooling Changes Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.90 — 433 ratings — published 2010
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The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education (ebook)
by (shelved 8 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.31 — 10,695 ratings — published 2019
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Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,477 ratings — published 2008
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Guerrilla Learning: How to Give Your Kids a Real Education With or Without School Guerrilla Learning: How to Give Your Kids a Real Education With or Without School (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.90 — 510 ratings — published 2001
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Homeschooling Our Children Unschooling Ourselves Homeschooling Our Children Unschooling Ourselves (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.92 — 292 ratings — published 2002
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The Unprocessed Child: Living Without School The Unprocessed Child: Living Without School (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.68 — 88 ratings — published 2003
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The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.17 — 6,526 ratings — published 2019
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What is Unschooling?: Living and Learning without School What is Unschooling?: Living and Learning without School (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.96 — 323 ratings — published
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Escape from Childhood Escape from Childhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.03 — 265 ratings — published 1974
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Deschooling Society Deschooling Society (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,512 ratings — published 1971
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Real Lives: Eleven Teenagers Who Don't Go to School Tell Their Own Stories Real Lives: Eleven Teenagers Who Don't Go to School Tell Their Own Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.87 — 135 ratings — published 1993
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Changing Our Minds: How children can take control of their own learning Changing Our Minds: How children can take control of their own learning (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.32 — 383 ratings — published
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Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School? Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School? (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.26 — 275 ratings — published
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Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.17 — 5,821 ratings — published 2016
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Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.16 — 9,098 ratings — published 2005
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Deschooling Our Lives Deschooling Our Lives (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.07 — 119 ratings — published 1995
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The Unschooling Journey: A Field Guide The Unschooling Journey: A Field Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.29 — 48 ratings — published
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Life through the Lens of Unschooling: A Living Joyfully Companion Life through the Lens of Unschooling: A Living Joyfully Companion (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.39 — 57 ratings — published 2014
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College Without High School: A Teenager's Guide to Skipping High School and Going to College College Without High School: A Teenager's Guide to Skipping High School and Going to College (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.14 — 192 ratings — published 2009
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Natural Born Learners: Unschooling and Autonomy in Education. Natural Born Learners: Unschooling and Autonomy in Education. (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.74 — 107 ratings — published 2014
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Everywhere All the Time: A New Deschooling Reader Everywhere All the Time: A New Deschooling Reader (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.43 — 56 ratings — published 2008
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Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts With Worry Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts With Worry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.88 — 7,820 ratings — published 2009
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Freedom and Beyond (Innovators in Education) Freedom and Beyond (Innovators in Education)
by (shelved 4 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.18 — 119 ratings — published 1972
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A Little Way of Homeschooling A Little Way of Homeschooling (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.25 — 190 ratings — published 2011
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Moving a Puddle, and Other Essays Moving a Puddle, and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.64 — 36 ratings — published 2006
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Teach Your Own: The Indispensable Guide to Living and Learning with Children at Home Teach Your Own: The Indispensable Guide to Living and Learning with Children at Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.92 — 274 ratings — published
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Sage Homeschooling: Wild and Free (Sage Family Book 4) Sage Homeschooling: Wild and Free (Sage Family Book 4)
by (shelved 3 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.10 — 137 ratings — published
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Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child Rearing Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child Rearing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,299 ratings — published 1960
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Passion-Driven Education: How to Use Your Child's Interests to Ignite a Lifelong Love of Learning Passion-Driven Education: How to Use Your Child's Interests to Ignite a Lifelong Love of Learning (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.28 — 373 ratings — published 2016
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Turning Points: 35 Visionaries in Education Tell Their Own Storires Turning Points: 35 Visionaries in Education Tell Their Own Storires (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as unschooling)
avg rating 4.09 — 22 ratings — published 2010
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an unschooling manifesto: how one family found the freedom to live their dreams an unschooling manifesto: how one family found the freedom to live their dreams (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as unschooling)
avg rating 3.99 — 90 ratings — published 2014
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Kytka Hilmar-Jezek
“Through Unschooling, families rediscover the intrinsic value of spending time together, engaging in shared learning experiences, and celebrating the beauty of each family member's unique journey. It offers an opportunity to break free from the constraints of rigid schedules, standardized curricula, and external expectations, fostering an environment where curiosity, creativity, and exploration thrive.”
Kytka Hilmar-Jezek, The Smartest Kids: Don't Go to School

Kytka Hilmar-Jezek
“For most Unschoolers, socialization is not just a box to check—it's a vital aspect of their educational journey. They believe in genuine human connections, fostering relationships that transcend age, wealth, power, and social status. Rather than confining their children to the narrow confines of same-age interactions, Unschooling parents encourage them to engage with individuals from all walks of life.”
Kytka Hilmar-Jezek, The Smartest Kids: Don't Go to School

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