Never let your schooling interrupt your education.
Written by Purva Brown of The Classical Unschooler Well, it happened. The moment I had been waiting for has come. I'm homeschooling three children. Funny thing is, it's not that much more work. Math & Other Morning Musings This was the year my oldest daughter officially became a tween and …
Purva’s homeschool day in the life (with a 6-, 9- and 10-year old)Read More
Written by Purva Brown of The Classical Unschooler "This might be the first year I will not be making a single new year's resolution," I announced to my husband recently. He seemed nonplussed. "Good," he said. "About time." "But I think it's sad that I've become so cynical," I retorted. …
Written by Purva Brown A few months ago, an old friend of mine visited from India. We had stayed in touch through Facebook, so even after a decade it felt like we knew each other, and the conversation flowed smoothly. The one thing she could not wrap her mind around, though, was …
BOO! The scariest thing about homeschooling that isn’tRead More
Written by Purva Brown of The Classical Unschooler When I first made the decision to homeschool, I dreaded August and September. Looking through my Facebook feed once brought me to tears. It had been an especially rough day. The children were little and making messes. I hadn't had a break; I had …
Written by Purva Brown of The Classical Unschooler My children are an optimistic bunch. The other day, I caught one of them staring at the computer screen. And the look on his face was pure anguish. "What's wrong?" I asked. "I can't do this!" He pointed to the online math he was working …
