Unschooling IS NOT Un-parenting.
While Unschooling can involve RE-parenting ourself, more a matter of mental healing, to be able to let go of our schoolishness, parenting is still necessary!
As parents, we are the first teachers our kids come to respect for modeling how to live life on Earth.
We don't let go of the role "teacher" as unschooling parents. Rather, we don't completely outsource the responsibility.
Unschooling Is:
seeing differently
naming differently
responding differently
when our kids engage the world and learn from moments school refuses to recognize.
Today my kid complained about it feeling like all they did for 3 hours was sit in their room. Yet at 7 y/o they got up on their own, used the loo, cooked breakfast and lunch for themselves at the same time, dressed themselves and watched the clock to be sure they were ready before 10AM to travel to their Parkour lesson and be on time.
To this I say:
When we see, name, and respond differently, not everything looks like learning. Sometimes kids/adults just need to practice functional development... it's what sticks.
Not memorization for a test,
worksheets to pass time,
or tasks that feel like "work".