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How will you make sure your home educated child isn’t falling behind?

  • by StarkRavingDad
  • September 19, 2019December 27, 2020
  • 1 Comment

I really struggled with that question in our early days. I spent hours checking the level my kids should be at across the core academic… Read More »How will you make sure your home educated child isn’t falling behind?

Are we providing the framework our children need to live intentionally?

  • by StarkRavingDad
  • September 19, 2019September 19, 2019

Being in the moment – we do it so naturally as children, but the more we grow up the more we struggle with it. In… Read More »Are we providing the framework our children need to live intentionally?

How can you be sure you’re teaching your child to a high enough standard?

  • by StarkRavingDad
  • September 19, 2019December 27, 2020

I’ll never forget the first time I was asked that question as a home educating dad. I fumbled my way through a rambling response that… Read More »How can you be sure you’re teaching your child to a high enough standard?

How will you make sure your home educated child is prepared for the real world?

  • by StarkRavingDad
  • September 19, 2019December 27, 2020
  • 1 Comment

“The real world” As a home educating family you hear this term a lot, usually as part of a phrase that’s questioning whether your children… Read More »How will you make sure your home educated child is prepared for the real world?

How will you make sure your home educated child is socialised?

  • by StarkRavingDad
  • September 19, 2019December 27, 2020

To answer that, let me present two models of social development. Model One: Children are gathered into small groups, their age and home address the… Read More »How will you make sure your home educated child is socialised?

Are home educating parents just too sensitive to their children’s discomfort?

  • by StarkRavingDad
  • September 19, 2019December 27, 2020

Back when we started talking openly about wrapping up our young children’s time in the school system – a time, for one of them, that… Read More »Are home educating parents just too sensitive to their children’s discomfort?

No school today, kids?

  • by StarkRavingDad
  • September 19, 2019December 27, 2020

“No school today, kids?” “Nope, we’re unschoolers! This is our school!” After a bit more small talk, the person passing us on the track leaned… Read More »No school today, kids?

Are you worried your home educated kids will turn out weird?

  • by StarkRavingDad
  • September 19, 2019December 27, 2020

“Aren’t homeschooled and unschooled children a bit…weird? Don’t you worry yours will grow up like that?” Firstly – yes, that is a question I have… Read More »Are you worried your home educated kids will turn out weird?

Are homeschooling parents qualified to teach their children?

  • by StarkRavingDad
  • September 19, 2019December 27, 2020
  • 2 Comments

I’m often asked if I believe that parents are qualified to teach their children, particularly when they start getting a bit older. The answer to… Read More »Are homeschooling parents qualified to teach their children?

Why don’t we measure job performance as generally as we measure our children?

  • by StarkRavingDad
  • September 19, 2019December 27, 2020

I’ve been thinking about the way our children are measured throughout the years, and how it would look if we did something similar for adults.… Read More »Why don’t we measure job performance as generally as we measure our children?

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Thanks for stopping by my blog! I’m an unschooling father of four – two boys, two girls – aged 12, 10, 5 and 10 months. I *love* giving a voice to the challenges, struggles, hopes and dreams we have as parents every day – especially when it comes to schooling and alternative education.

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