The American Schoolhouse

I hate labels and "Un-schooling" seems to be the dirty word in the home school community.  Maybe because the "Un" next to the word "schooling" in many common minds means not educating, but that is far from the truth.  In the true meaning of this label, the word schooling tends to mean a formal method of education, somewhere between classical and classroom.  My suggestion is we call it practicum - a word from the the Latin that we can draw the idea of a practical education.  Often you'll hear of ones practicum after graduating with a degree and in conjunction with learning or mastering a trade.  I suggest to you that each and every activity we pursue in everyday life with our children is just that, a moment for education. During that walk next to the pond a discussion could emerges that you discuss the inner workings of an aquatic habitat, or the trip to the grocery store practical math is used when we compare products by weight and price to determine...