Let 'em go Barefoot

Let 'em go Barefoot

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Should We Rethink the Idea of Friendships for Our Kids?
Insights on the book Hold Onto Your Kids, Peer Orientation, & Our Children's Attachment Needs
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Missy Willis, M.Ed.
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Embracing Midlife with an Unschooling Mindset
According to the longevity data of the United States, I am closer to my death than I am to my birth.
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Missy Willis, M.Ed.
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Unschoolers Are Uniquely Positioned to Follow the Science of Learning (& Human Development)
Will the Unschooling Philosophy Become the Gold Standard?
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Missy Willis, M.Ed.
The Case for Living the Self-Directed Life
Can't It Be Summertime All Year Long?
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Missy Willis, M.Ed.
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Are You "Ego-Schooling"?
Don't Get Too Wrapped Up in What You Want Vs. What's Best for Your Unique Children
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Missy Willis, M.Ed.
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Painful Childhood Experiences and Mature Perspective
Why Integrating Our Past Helps Us & Future Generations
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Missy Willis, M.Ed.
Make the High School Diploma Mean Something Again
Moving to the college prep model ignored our differences and the real need for multiple path support during and after the high school years.
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Missy Willis, M.Ed.
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Can Parents Really Teach Their Own?
Supporting Your Child's Natural Love of Learning Without Going to School
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Missy Willis, M.Ed.
The Great Educational Awakening is Here
Are you in?
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Missy Willis, M.Ed.
Are Unschoolers Bringing Back Vintage Kindergarten?
A Fresh Look at an Older Study: "Is Kindergarten the New First Grade?" and Should We Be Doing All This Academic Stuff Early Anway?
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Missy Willis, M.Ed.
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A Brief History of Public School, the Department of Education, and a Prediction About What's Next
Could this be the decade we'll refer to as the Great Schooling Overhaul?
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Missy Willis, M.Ed.
The Day My Unschooled Teen Built His Own Computer
Why free play, interests, and letting them show us the way can lead to great things
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Missy Willis, M.Ed.
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