We want a homeschool teen’s perspective on homeschooling high school, following interests, socialization, unschooling a classical education, and pursuing her life’s passions.
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All articles filed in Deschool your Homeschool
Deschooling means letting go of old ideas about school. We change how we think about learning, so families can build learning that fits their interests. It focuses on trusting kids’ natural curiosity and making learning a part of daily life, instead of following strict school plans.
a Perspective Shift on the Art and Science of an Education
There’s an art and science in medicine, I’ve been told. If one could type symptoms into the Google bar and spit out a diagnosis, would medical doctors be required? There’s a certain experience and constant exposure that surrounds the assessment and diagnoses in medicine that can’t be captured in the Google bar. Let’s get a…
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How to Encourage Independence in your Homeschool
Self-directed learning, a new term evolving from the unschool movement, enables our children to independently learn. In my early homeschool years, I lapped up all things John Holt and John Taylor Gatto. These unschool founders radically shifted my homeschool from a top-down approach. I radically unschooled for six solid months and learned that children learn,…
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How to Simplify your Homeschool (Because Complexity ain’t Fun)!
Can you simplify your homeschool life? Or maybe I should ask: WHY make homeschool simple? Cause you got no time for complicated. And complexity ain’t fun. So how to simplify your homeschool because complexity ain’t fun? First of all, we can’t do all the things, so we’ll have to simplify our homeschools. So you have…
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choosing the right homeschool curriculum
Curriculum fairs. The mere mention of these two words makes my heart skip a beat. Good or bad heartbeat skipping, you ask? Both. Thousands of square feet of books, books, books. The only thing the curriculum fair is missing is a cafe kiosk. So how to choose the right homeschool curriculum? I’ve noticed the expectant…
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how to incorporate play into your homeschool day
The seasonal homeschool shifts demand a shift in routine. The easiest way to get buy-in from the kids when you’re shifting the homeschool seasons? Incorporate play into your day. How to incorporate play to your homeschool day? At times like the end of February and routine is getting a little too…well, routine. Or when we’re…
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