Never let your schooling interrupt your education.
We blame it on Little House on the Prairie
We learned to bake a pie over an open fire, churn butter, wash dishes with a corn cob, care for critters, and it was all school.
Look around your community. Where can you volunteer, make some family memories, and do school at the same time?
Did you know that at least 100,000 kids in the US are considered “unschooled?” And after Good Morning America’s segment on unschooling last week, outraged educators and concerned grandparents are linking arms.
But what’s the truth? What’s it like to be unschooled? What are those parents thinking?!
As a mom of three unschooled kids, including one who became a National Merit Scholar, allow me to explain.
When you don’t have a traditional homeschool, when everyone is following their passions–how do you keep track of everything?
What if you have to provide “proof of learning” at the end of the year?
I have a couple of ideas. [Read more...]
Albert Einstein once said, “It is, in fact, nothing short a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom.”
I like the plant analogy, especially here at the beginning of spring. Our innate desire to learn is like a seedling.
You don’t have to convince it to grow. You don’t even have to show it how to grow. All it needs is the right conditions and it will produce flowers or fruits or vegetables.
That’s another thing about plants–there are a million varieties!
That led me to ponder… [Read more...]
When we began homeschooling, I was very idealistic. My kids were going to enjoy their childhood, nurture their love of learning, and be free from school stress. They would grow up to be emotionally healthy adults with every chance to succeed.
Then we hit the first roadblock: ME. Having little children at home 24/7 was exhausting. Realizing their educational future rested on my shoulders was terrifying. Accepting the full responsibility of their emotional development was crushing. At least parents who send their kids to school have someone to blame if things go wrong.
Let’s face it, homeschooling is not for cowards. [Read more...]
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