When you first step away from the school system, you leave behind all their built-in ways of measuring progress - the grades, the tests, the reading levels...In this week's mini-episode, I'm sharing the simple daily practice we use to record, track, and review progress in our family.
"I'm having a hard time striking the right balance between following my child's lead, and making sure they're also doing hard things and putting in effort."
You hear a lot about what you’ll need when you first choose to live life without school. The resources, curriculum options, books you should read, the local groups to join. But there's something else that matters more than any of that.
I've been thinking a lot about this line in my post from the other day: "We've created a world where a child's greatest achievement is being low maintenance."
With all the talk about following children's interests and nurturing their passions early, this is a common worry. But understanding what's really happening during this stage of childhood will completely change how you see your child's play.
In this episode I’m going to do something that might feel a bit uncomfortable. But if we want to move education forward in any real meaningful way, the kind of thinking I’m about to take you through is incredibly important. I’m going to take some of the...
This is her classroom. And the local farmers’ market. The library. The museum. Skate parks. Forest trails. The swimming pool. Her dance class, karate dojo, gymnastics hall. Her friend’s house. Her own house.It changes and grows, organically, as she does. Her classmates are anyone she meets and spends...
With so many families making the decision to leave the formal education system, and take their own path through life, it also means there are a whole lot of grandparents out there going… Hold on, what’s happening here?! We have a comprehensive, effective school system designed specifically to educate...
“I met a homeschooling family once, the kids were so weird!” Ever heard someone say that? Ever said it yourself? I get it - knowing that someone has taken a contrasting path through life can feel confronting, like their choices are directly questioning ours. It’s much more comfortable to...
The globally accepted definition of education is children being taught, and learning, in a classroom setting. But is that interesting, and inspiring? Will it help our children become independent, life-long learners, and the best version of themselves? Today, together, we’re going to give education a new definition. We’re...
