This Is The Child {short film}
This is the child. The one we say is too loud, too quiet, too distracted, too active, too shy, too stubborn, too immature, too disruptive, too slow…or just, too difficult.… MoreThis Is The Child {short film}
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The homeschool curriculum you should be using
After sharing parts of our children’s school exemption applications last week, a lot of you replied asking about the specific curriculum we swear by. If that was you, you’re far… MoreThe homeschool curriculum you should be using
Allowing our children to grow
Imagine you are walking through a forest. You pass patches of flowers, flax bushes, ferns, and vines. You follow a line of low shrubs, your eyes drawn up into the… MoreAllowing our children to grow
The screen time conversation we SHOULD be having
“Screens have given us access to more information, resources and inspiration than we’ve had in any other time in human history. They entertain us, educate us and connect us. They… MoreThe screen time conversation we SHOULD be having
Meet the children behind the standardised test
The three children sat at their desks, waiting. The first was deep in his imagination. In his mind he was turning rough shapes into creatures, the way he does on… MoreMeet the children behind the standardised test
Our children are running a race that doesn’t exist
Children are very good at being in the moment. Adults, usually, are not. Not because we don’t want to be, but because we don’t really know how to anymore. From… MoreOur children are running a race that doesn’t exist
Are we asking our children to learn too much?
We’ve become completely obsessed with pushing children along a path of learning. Subjects, tests, benchmarks, progress, grades, awards, expectations, pressure…these words have become synonymous with childhood, and the age we… MoreAre we asking our children to learn too much?
Why we’re not homeschooling during the COVID-19 pandemic
There’s a global spotlight on homeschooling right now. Parents across the world are waking up to a life where schools, for a time, effectively do not exist. While it’s wonderful… MoreWhy we’re not homeschooling during the COVID-19 pandemic
Homeschooling during the coronavirus pandemic
Gosh, what a week. Not just for some of us, but for all of us. Whatever happens from here, however this thing plays out, the coronavirus has already impacted the… MoreHomeschooling during the coronavirus pandemic
Turning the oh-you-homeschool questions around
As a home educating family we’re regularly asked to justify the educational choice we’ve made for our children. It comes in the form of pointed questions, both from people we… MoreTurning the oh-you-homeschool questions around
