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Sandra Dodd, born July 24, 1953, is an American writer and educational researcher known for her pioneering work in the unschooling movement. As a mother of three, she developed her educational philosophy through personal parenting experience and extensive research. She has authored several influential books on child-led learning and is recognized as a leading voice in the alternative education community.

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“For those orderly folks who have life all neatly arranged in their heads, who do more accepting than questioning, unschooling is a disturbing thing.”

Order Accepting Folks Questioning Disturbing Orderly Unschooling Disturbing Things

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“The best function of the school in my head, as it turns out, is to remind me where not to dwell. I did my time in and around school, and learned things painstakingly and grudgingly that my children later learned while laughing and playing and singing.”

Children School Turns Laughing Singing Function My Children My Time

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“Some people can't leave school because they're carrying it around like a snail and his shell. They live there, still. School became an ingrown, hard part of them. They still define themselves by their school failures and successes.”

People Stills Hard School Learning Shells Success And Failure Snail

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“People learn by playing, thinking and amazing themselves. They learn while they're laughing at something surprising, and they learn while they're wondering "What the heck is this!?"”

People Thinking Wonder Laughing Surprising

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“Kids who are in school just visit life sometimes, and then they have to stop to do homework or go to sleep early or get to school on time. They're constantly reminded they are preparing 'for real life,' while being isolated from it.”

Real Sometimes Kids School Sleep Real Life Isolated Preparing Going To Sleep Homework

Book:Sandra Dodd's Big Book of Unschooling

Source: Sandra Dodd's Big Book of Unschooling

“Given a rich environment, learning becomes like the air—it’s in and around us.”

Given Rich Environment Air

Book:Sandra Dodd's Big Book of Unschooling

Source: Sandra Dodd's Big Book of Unschooling

“When learning is recognized in the fabric of life and encouraged, when families make their decisions based on what leads to more interesting and educational ends, children learn without effort, often without even knowing it, and parents learn along with them.”

Children Ends Parent Decision Interesting Effort Knowing Educational Fabric Fabric Of Life

Book:Sandra Dodd's Big Book of Unschooling

Source: Sandra Dodd's Big Book of Unschooling

“If your child is more important than your vision of your child, life becomes easier.”

Ifs Children Important Vision Easier Our Children Your Children

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“When a child’s life is full of sights, sounds, tastes, smells, textures, people and places, he will learn. When he feels safe and loved, he will learn. When parents begin to recover from their own ideas of what learning should look like (what they remember from school), then they begin a new life of natural learning, too.”

People Feels Should Looks Children Ideas School Remember Life Is Parent Sound Natural Taste Safe Sight Smell New Life Texture

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“School kids don't know the world is a million times bigger than school's version of it.”

Knows World Kids School Millions Bigger Versions

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“Unschooling is creating an environment in which children can learn easily and naturally all the time.”

Children Environment Creating Unschooling

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“Stop thinking schoolishly. Stop acting teacherishly. Stop talking about learning as though it's separate from life.”

Thinking Acting Talking

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Born: July 24, 1953
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