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There’s a nagging question that sits under almost every thought we have about our children’s learning. How do we know this is working? What does success even look like when we're walking a road so different from the one we knew?
We all know the standard way we're taught to solve problems at school. Start with a clear definition of the problem, follow a proven process, arrive at the right answer. It's clean, it's predictable, it’s measurable…and it's almost entirely useless in real life. Especially in a professional context.
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.
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.
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.
Have you ever watched your child completely absorbed in something they love, and felt that familiar tension rise up? That voice inside you that says 'yes, but... when are we going to do some real work, and some real learning?'
