What Is Christian Unschooling?
by TERI J. BROWN and ELISSA M. WAHL Ed. note: The following excerpt, from the book, Christian Unschooling, by Teri J. Brown and Elissa M. Wahl, published by Champion Press, Ltd., hopes to shed light upon this relatively new approach to homeschooling. Although the term might at first glance appear to be an oxymoron, Teri and Elissa show the opposite to be the case. Once one understands the definition of “unschooling” it is clear that a family can be Christian and unschooling, happily and to everyone’s benefit. Introduction It’s amazing how many books have been started with a conversation. This book is no exception. Elissa and I were “talking,” online, about being a Christian and an unschooler and how isolating that felt at times. I was telling her that I felt estranged from my Christian homeschooling friends because of my educational philosophies and isolated from many of my unschooling peers because of my faith. She told me that she had felt the same way, but was realizing that there w
