Reschooling Posts // June 11-17 2023
Cops Stop Girl, 6, From Walking a Few Blocks to Store in Michigan Suburb
June 15, 2023 from Free Range Kids
Her parents had prepared her for ALMOST everything. When Tom D’s daughter, age 6, asked if she could walk to get a Gatorade all by herself, her parents said yes. Then they gave her some money, her mom’s phone so she could be tracked, her dad’s number for emergencies, and a hand-drawn map – even though the store was just a few blocks away.
Homeschool Reading Support For Dyslexic Learners
June 14, 2023 from Different By Design Learning
Homeschooling a child with dyslexia can be overwhelming. As a parent of a profoundly dyslexic child, I have struggled for years to find homeschool reading support, appropriate for educating a struggling reader at home.
Podcast: Party Schooling with Lise McGuinness
June 14, 2023 from Brave Writer
Get ready for an entertaining journey into homeschooling on this episode of our podcast! We delve into an inspiring approach to education that proves learning can be: fun, dynamic, and full of joy!
1.40 reverse planning with Andria
June 14, 2023 from The Unschool Files
in this conversation with Andria of The Humorous Homeschooler on Tik Tok, we talk about her journey from sex Ed school teacher to this unschoolish, reverse planning, tik tok bestie that she is!
Quality time is a patriarchal, capitalist myth.
June 13, 2023 from Radical Mothering
I don’t know what it is about the idea of quality time that has always bothered me, long before I started to unpick it. Perhaps it’s because as a stay at home mother to babies and toddlers, it was implied to me more than once that all the days and nights I spent with my child, all the night wakings, the nappy changes, the feeding and bathing and dressing, the meltdowns I sat through, didn’t “count” as quality time.
Magnificent Music Games
June 13, 2023 from Raising Lifelong Learners
My oldest daughter is always singing. Always. She’d love to make it to Broadway one day, but in the meantime, she remains active in our local musical theater productions, takes voice lessons, and performs as she walks around the house. Music is a language she speaks fluently and has embraced with her whole heart.
Let Kids Surprise You
June 12, 2023 from Brave Writer
Give your kids the chance to surprise you. The next time someone asks you to look at what they are reading, doing, seeing, STOP—and read, watch, be interested. Get inside that amazing mind of your child. It is all mystery and surprise in there! Let your child interrupt your life long enough to surprise you!
A Tale Of Everyday Parenting
June 12, 2023 from Think Again
When I arrived in the bakery queue there was a small boy standing alone in front of me. He was crying. His parents were standing awkwardly nearby. ’Go ahead’ the mother said to me. Then she said to the man, “I’ll handle this, see you at home”, and she came to stand next to the little boy.
The Unschooling Journey
June 12, 2023 from Let 'em go Barefoot
I was recently interviewed by Robyn of Honey! I’m Homeschooling the Kids to share my thoughts about unschooling from childhood to adulthood. Here’s a summary:
Nothing Worth Learning Can Be Taught
June 11, 2023 from Freedom to Learn
I find myself increasingly annoyed by the frequent equation of teaching with learning, heard not just from school authorities but also from journalists and others who seem to assume, thoughtlessly, that learning is something that occurs chiefly if not entirely in school and is the product of teaching.
Homeschool FOMO: Missing Out On Milestones
June 11, 2023 from Happiness is Here
Every so often someone will say to me that it’s hard seeing all the back-to-school photos or graduation photos their friends are posting. While they are happy for them, it also makes them wonder if their own children are missing out because they have chosen to homeschool, or unschool. It’s true. If you choose to homeschool you will miss certain milestones that have been linked with childhood in our culture.