Ep.14 Raising Free Thinkers feat. Rev. Christina Mooney
Hey friends! You will absolutely love this week's episode. Join us as I chat with the beautiful and wise Reverend Christina Mooney, as she shares her family's experience with public school, deschooling and unschooling. Reverend Christina Mooney is a native Californian and veteran unschooler with over 20 years of experience in independent education. Although she knew early on that independent education was right for her family, it was only after her older children had a series of negative experiences in the public school system that she took advantage of California's compulsory education laws to establish her family's private home school.
Since then, Christina has successfully graduated several adult unschoolers. She coaches, educates, and provides consulting services for families in California and across the nation. She is currently educating her younger children, including one that has special needs while advising her unschool graduates who are now prospering in the world today.
In This Episode
In this episode Christina shares her personal experience with the ways of compulsory learning at public schools through her youth in comparison to the experiences of her children. Since making the decision to unschool her children, Christina has witnessed a number of benefits and advantages that her children have experienced. There is no one-size-fits all approach in her unschool family. All of her children have experienced a warm and safe environment, flexibility, freedom, purposeful learning, accommodations, and support through an independent education.
What We Mentioned
California homeschool regulations
Concerns and issues in public schools
Truancy laws and penalties for families
Observing learning styles
Restrictions in public schools
Mental health days in public school
How to withdraw your children
Defining what is socialization
Affordable resources
Writing prompts and math drills
Technology usage in unschool
Sports and afterschool programs
Resources We Mentioned
African Centered Homeschoolers
Black Homeschooling Families of California
Boys And Girls Club
Friends of Cabrini
Jibrial Muhammad "19 Keys" Thought Leader
Reverend Christina Mooney empowers us to customize for our children. There are many ways to tailor unschooling for children who are gifted, advanced, behind, or considered to be diverse learners. Christina suggests that we should always choose what works and to observe the viewpoints of our children. Do not lock your children into arbitrary learning methods. Liberate your children by giving them the opportunity to choose.
Connect with Reverend Christina Mooney and Nigritian Academy by email at nigritianacademy@gmail.com. Subscribe to the Friends of Cabrini Podcast on Google, Spotify, and Apple. Follow the Friends of Cabrini Podcast on social media.
