Oh we're unschooling right now.
I've seen this quite a few times on boards that are rigorous in nature meaning workbooks or textbooks. The problem is, that's not really what they are doing. They're taking a vacation and don't want everyone to jump on them so they say we're "unschooling" which is the nebulous term for "I give up right now". Maybe the kids are watching tons of TV and the mom is doing her thing. While it's true that could be unschooling, that's generally not what's going on. Unschooling is sharing life with the kids not separating from them and letting them do "whatever". It's them watching something and you stopping what you're doing and watching with them. Or you finding something interesting and saying "hey, does anyone want to watch this with me? It looks really interesting."
It's not leaving them to their own devices and walking away. I would venture to say that's unparenting not unschooling.
Unschooling isn't "doing nothing" or "vacation". It's the joy of a relationship of being a family and blending together. Everyone's interests are shared and enjoyed or at the very least respected.
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