The homeschool “school room”
Like many homeschooling families that transition from regular public school, we went through a phrase of trying “school at home”. I saw pictures online of beautiful “homeschool school-rooms”, with the children sat at desks or tables, the black boards, bookcases, the educational posters and nature art and thought that was what we needed and I […]
Read MorePodcasts for deschooling
Podcasts have been instrumental in my deschooling journey. They have calmed anxieties – especially in the early days – and introduced me to so many new ideas and incredible people. We wouldn’t be where we are in our journey without them. Listening to a podcast in the car, or when I’m walking on my own […]
Read MoreTech & Screen Time as Differently Wired Unschoolers
Technology! We use a LOT of tech in our home education. In fact, when asked recently on the Homeschool Together podcast what was the one thing is our homeschool I couldn’t do without, I answered “the internet”. However, tech and screen time are often controversial topics in homeschooling and even unschooling groups – both from […]
Read MoreThe HomeSchooling Starter Guide: book review
The Homeschooling Starter Guide by Dr Gina Riley is a new book that is approachable and easy-to-read, and that aims to give new homeschoolers everything they need to know to homeschool their kids. Gina Riley PhD is a researcher, a clinical professor and program coordinator of the Adolescent Special Education Program at City University of […]
Read MoreTop Five Tips for New Homeschoolers
It’s that time of year, when thoughts turn to the new academic year in the UK and US, with some US schools starting back any day now, and school supplies up front in the shops. But what if you’ve made the decision to homeschool/home educate this year? After 3 1/2 years, I finally don’t feel […]
Read MoreDeschooling. What is it? Do I need to do it…and how?
Our eldest did 2 1/2 years in an English Primary School before we started homeschooling. My husband and I both have a traditional education background from early years to university, and I’m a former School Governor (bit like an American School Board). A “schooled” mindset is a big part of our past! Deschooling has been […]
Read MoreDifferently Wired: book review
“Imagine, if you will, what your life would be like if fear, worry, or guilt were no longer part of your day-to-day parenting experience. If you could talk openly about your kid’s wiring without concern that they’d be ostracized or perceived as “less than”. Imagine sending your child to any school or camp or club […]
Read MoreLearning to Read as an Unschooler
We’ve seen our kids, who are now 10 and 7 1/2, learn to read in very different ways. It’s so interesting to compare them now, when we’re the other side of that journey. Our eldest did 3 years of British state primary before we started homeschooling. She was pushed to be reading at 5 and […]
Read MoreHomeschool socialisation
“But what about socialisation?” is such a common question to get asked of families who have chosen to home educate. As a society, we have been conditioned to think that being in an enforced group of same age children is the normal way for children to live and socialise. School, after school club, group classes…more […]
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