With many parents facing the daunting task of home schooling their kids, some parents may be looking for alternatives to traditional learning!
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Alanis Morissette Is Practicing 'Unschooling' With Her Kids
The process Alanis has adopted is called "unschooling" and it's growing popularity with many new parents!
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She recently spoke to Health.com about it!
As you may know, Alanis has three children: eldest son, Ever, daughter Onyx and baby boy, Winter!
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Are those rockstar kid names or NAH????
Alanis told the publication she plans on "unschooling" all three of her children.
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"Unschooling, for me, is child-led education," she explained.
I know right? I'm fascinated as well!
She continued: "So if there’s some agenda like, 'Let’s play with these magnet tiles,' and my daughter is like, [expletive] those tiles. I want to put glitter on that thing and cut the tree and put the thing,’ boom — we do that.”
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"I basically get inside their eyeballs,” she continued.
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"I’m constantly watching their eyes and what they’re pulled toward, and then we do the deep dive."
She explained that she and her husband Mario “Souleye” Treadway use their home as an educational playground.
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"My husband and I create pods all over the house — here’s where the spelling area is, and here’s where the fake animals are,” she explained.
"There’s probably a better definition of unschooling, but there’s no rigidity to it."
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This type of flexible learning means Alanis can never really "check out" of teaching time.
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"If my son is going to bed late on tour and he asks me three really huge, existential questions, there’s no, 'Ah, we’ll talk about it in the morning.' That is the moment,'" she explained.
"Unschooling is 24/7. When I share with people that I unschool, a lot of people I’m close with say they’d love to do it but just can’t."
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But don't worry, Alanis is waaaay too cool to judge parents who don't unschool their kids.
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"I get it. I’m like, 'Yes. I understand, and I think it’s a smart choice not to do it.' It’s a major commitment."
What do you think of Alanis' unschooling technique? Would you consider it for your own children?
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