The Motivated Child, Part One: Developing Autonomy
As parents, we all want our children to be driven, curious, and motivated to learn. In this four part series, we’ll go deep on exploring how to develop drive in our children.
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Does Unschooling Create Lazy Children?
It’s a common perception: unschooling is a lazy form of parenting that results in lazy children. That they'll use the autonomy they’re given to opt out of much of life.
Are Parents Qualified To Teach Their Children?
Being a trained teacher involves a lot of things. But it’s important to understand that a good deal of that training relates to skills that apply specifically to a school setting...
The Word 'Educate' Doesn't Mean What You Think It Does
I have a short but incredibly empowering tidbit for you today: If you look at most current definitions of the word ‘educate’, they will talk about the act or process of imparting knowledge or skill. They will focus on systematic instruction, teaching, and schooling. But the Latin word it came...
Can We Really Trust Children?
Educationally, we seem to have decided that children are almost entirely incompetent. Are they?
No School Today, Kids?
Somehow the four walls of a room within a school building have become our gold standard learning space. Really think about that for a second.