We need to devise a plan for engaging emotional challenges with our homeschool teenagers. I share five principles that have served our family.
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All articles filed in Child-Inspired Learning
Child-inspired learning shifts the focus from rigid, teacher-directed curricula to fostering a learning environment driven by a child’s natural curiosity and interests. It recognizes that deep, lasting understanding arises from exploration and engagement initiated by the child, rather than solely from prescribed lessons.
why you should teach kids to handwrite (in 23 easy ways)
Do we even need to learn to handwrite? I’ll share 23 easy ways you can introduce it in your homeschool. Teaching kids to handwrite is an ongoing debate in the school world. Some would argue no. As I weighed the pros and cons, I determined that teaching my kids how to handwrite would mean they…
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How to Do a Child-Led Education and Include your Children
There isn’t one right way to educate a child, but if the home-education doesn’t focus on child-led education, things need to change.
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Deschool Your Homeschool: for Individualization & Connection
Your home is not a school: though it would appear that is what you’re after since, ya know, it’s implied in the word, homeschool? The most important aspect of homeschooling is the relationship between the parent and the child. A sure sign that your home is not a school. Our goal is to listen to…
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What Kids Need to Know Before They Homeschool High School
How do we help kids transitioning into homeschool high school?
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How to Unschool High School
A homeschool family considering how to unschool high school is a different kind of homeschool family, but will it work?
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