The world has changed

The school system was created a couple of hundred years ago. It was created to churn out workers who could be pliant, moral and sober. They needed workers who would do as they were told and this is evident from the old factory skills. I reference this article, but there are many. Imagine you are…

What helped my child enjoy reading

When my children were born I began reading to them. It was important to me as I loved the time to snuggle up with them and point to words and look at pictures. They were starting to learn words and enjoyed books. When they got older it changed. They went to school for a while…

How to Start Homeschooling

I think a lot of new homeschool parents get quite anxious about how to start. There are so many options and so many big feelings. It’s very different if you’ve never sent your little ones to school, but if you have then what on earth do you do? Many make the mistake of immediately feeling…

The problem with school hours

Years ago when I first told my grandmother I would be taking my children out of school her response surprised me. She didn’t seem phased, one of her friends homeschooled their children. Her comment was “you have to have hours. That’s the key.” I thought about this a lot. I told her immediately, “No. that’s…

Inspiration walls and unschooling

I love the idea of unschooling. When I first heard of it I thought it sounded like an easy option and possibly reckless abandonment. Then I looked into it properly. Then I tried it. In my opinion it is one of the hardest, but most useful and certainly the most engaging methods of education I’ve…

Socialising homeschool tweens

It’s been a big year for us. A key goal for the year was to work on the socializing aspect of homeschool. This is scary for people thinking about using this route. If you do it from the start then how will they make friends. If they are pulled out half way then how will…

Conversation is key

With homeschooling it’s funny how everything chuggs along fine for a while. It might be that a curriculum you are using is working or a style of education is working. The child is happy and productive and surely now you’ve cracked it this will go on forever. WRONG! Your child is constantly evolving and one…

Homeschool Burnout

It’s definately a thing. Some families who follow a curriculum find themselves exhausted towards the end of a term and take a break. They try natural learning only and let the children follow their interests. They spend time together baking, drawing, going on trips, watching movies and generally relaxing for a bit until they all…

Cosy lockdown homeschool

It’s rotten that so many home schooled families are stuck inside and awful that so many others are forced to homeschool. Take the pressure off, grab some books and movies and do what you can to make a cosy, love filled home to learn in. Take the school out of the equation and focus on…

Home school and Covid school help

There are so many people right now who are suddenly trying to educate your children at home. It’s horrific for me that people are calling it home school and are perhaps thinking that what you are doing is what we as seasoned homeschoolers were doing before the pandemic hit. Please let me reassure you that…