Reschooling Posts // February 19-25, 2023
The Not-So-Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Feb 22, 2023 from Untigering
The other day, as a P.E. requirement for the charter school that he is enrolled in, KK (my 13yo) had to participate in a physical fitness test. Now, you’ve got to understand, as an unschooling family, we don’t do P.E. class. We also don’t do tests. For exercise, KK takes walks and plays handball and rollerblades and jumps on the trampoline and a host of other activities, but he has never had to do a push-up or curl-up. He has never had to run a timed mile. Those are not generally skills that children spontaneously do.
Knowing If Your Child is Gifted
Feb 22, 2023 from Raising Lifelong Learners
So you have a bright learner. Maybe he has a vivid imagination. Maybe he scores well on achievement tests. Maybe you notice exceptionally early cognitive abilities or strong interests. But there’s a difference between bright kids and gifted kids. Let’s talk about how to identify gifted learners.
How Can We Build FEARLESS Learners?
Feb 20, 2023 from Honey! I’m Homeschooling the Kids
Kohila Sivas is the founder of Fearless Learners by SuccessCodes, where all children can learn and grow fearless with a Learning Success Coach by their side. Kohila's certified Learning Success coaches make learning easy with their proven holistic coaching methodology which is a unique and superior alternative to tutoring and teaching.
Life without school v. Just life
Feb 20, 2023 from Radical Mothering
I’m not managing to write these with any regularity, which is kind of annoying, but there we go. Here are some thoughts I had after some recent conversations I’ve been having with more seasoned unschoolers about what life without school can truly look like. For a few years, I felt that the role of school was very much a back-up role. School has been there, on the sidelines, ready to sub in; it’s been something to bash but also kind of maybe look towards in moments of doubt; it has been the person prompting when the actor forgets their lines, as if our life were a play and I were a rather forgetful actress.
But How Will they Learn Social Skills Without School?
Feb 20, 2023 from Think Again
But what about socialisation? If you have a child who doesn’t go to school, this is one of the first things you’’ll be asked. To the point where it becomes a bit of a cliche. You hear it and sigh. It's like people can't imagine how social development happens outside school. Which is odd, because those of us who did attend school have usually been told by a teacher that ‘You’re not here to socialise’ when we were trying to have a good chat with our friend.
Creating a Life without School with Sara Macdonald
Feb 19, 2023 from Consent-Based Everything
Fran chats to Sara about all things living and learning without school, including the ways we see children, how we respect consent when things need to get done, "non-negotiable", building community and of course the every-present question of: how will they learn if we don't force them? ;)
