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Posted: Jan 18 2006 at 11:17pm | IP Logged Quote teachingmom
I just finished a book that was a great example of the unschooling lifestyle. It's Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott. As I read of Uncle Alec's year-long experiment with Rose, I realized that it was a case study for both unschooling and many of Charlotte Mason's philosophies. Very interesting.

(Lissa, I first learned of this book through a link from your blog to Semicolon's list of 100 books. Thanks!)

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Posted: Jan 19 2006 at 6:33am | IP Logged Quote Mary G
This is one of 14yod's favorite books! I'll ask her what she thought of the experiment.....

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Posted: Jan 19 2006 at 11:41am | IP Logged Quote Willa
My 15yo loved this book, too; and we had several discussions about Uncle Alec's "experiment"

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Posted: Jan 19 2006 at 12:54pm | IP Logged Quote Cay Gibson
Little Men is another Alcott book that engulfs the whole "unschooling" & CM mindset.    

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