Here’s to the wild ones
The restless, loud ones. The rule bending, breaking ones. The ones we tell to sit down, slow down, quiet down, calm down, back down. The… Read More »Here’s to the wild ones
Primrose June’s birth story (home birth)
September 12, 2019 – a lovely spring day, the first time in months you could genuinely use the word ‘warm’, and the day we officially… Read More »Primrose June’s birth story (home birth)
What does an unschooler’s classroom look like?
This is her classroom. And the local farmers’ market. The library. The museum. Skate parks. Forest trails. The swimming pool. Her friend’s homes. Her own… Read More »What does an unschooler’s classroom look like?
How will you make sure your home educated child isn’t falling behind?
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?
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?
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?
“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?
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?
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?
“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?
