Recently I was asked if my 3 year old can write her name yet. As a default people pleaser, the drive to "perform" is literally something I personally have had to "de-school" myself on A LOT! I come from a family where on my mother's side, on which I had siblings... I was the over… Continue reading When faced with performance questions…
We are – Free To Learn
Have you read Free to Learn? I have been getting stuck into it and cannot recommend it highly enough! I am yet to pull quotes from it to share and quite frankly, It's been THAT great that I couldn't say some parts are more stand out than others... so I'm just going to say... It's… Continue reading We are – Free To Learn
Life Maths, Science, Health & History – Where are they not?
Today, we began looking at "numbers" out of curiosity born out of current world events. Now, I'm aware this doesn't fall under certain "pedagogies" for what a particular age is "supposed" to be learning... but as you may or may not know: we literally do what we want. If it feels right, we go with… Continue reading Life Maths, Science, Health & History – Where are they not?
The Bazaar Idea of Timed Targets (Grades)
How funny is it that a hundred years or so ago, a bunch of people, strangers to us, sat down and made up a bunch of learning targets to standardise education, declaring the hierarchy of specific subjects? These people never meeting our individual children or knowing how the world is today and what's important to… Continue reading The Bazaar Idea of Timed Targets (Grades)
Tracking the Learning as Unschoolers
A friend of mine who has the Homeschooling Littles Australia group, just posting a great question which inspired this post. My answer to the question about how unschoolers specifically track or journal learning was: "I have a few things. But all over the shop but to name a few... I use 23snaps app for more… Continue reading Tracking the Learning as Unschoolers
It’s Just Play you say?
I was so inspired by my friend Marit's recent post that I knew straight away I wanted to ad to the conversation. I think it's such an important topic that so many people looking in from the outside don't realise just how much deeper the facade of "play" really goes. I don’t see PLAY. I… Continue reading It’s Just Play you say?
The Learning Plan in Action
The 8 Learning Areas assigned by the Education VQRA for school children are: • English• Mathematics• Sciences (including physics, chemistry and biology)• Humanities and social sciences (including history, geography, economics, business, civics and citizenship)• The arts• Languages• Health and physical education• Information and communication technology and design and technology So how have WE been fulfilling… Continue reading The Learning Plan in Action
Intentional . Self Directed . Curiosity Based Learning
Last year we tracked hours outside as part of the 1000 hours outside challenge. We loved it! We reached well past 1000 hours outside too. This year, for something new, I decided to track intentional & "accidental" (natural) "Learning Hours". To me, you cannot separate living and learning, but If I was to extract the… Continue reading Intentional . Self Directed . Curiosity Based Learning
“But children need to be around other children”
I recently had someone, who know's I don't vaksin8 and therefore that my children also never went to kindergarten, say (about my home ed choice)... "I believe children ought to be around other children", but that's just my opinion as a qualified teacher. I just want to say it makes me shake my head and… Continue reading “But children need to be around other children”
Ethical Living Skills – “Edu caring”
This year our big girl starts her second year of home / unschooling. Because there is no set school calendar for us, we can take holidays and travel when we choose. This also means, we are able to "learn" whenever it suits us also. This means, whenever we feel like it or when our little… Continue reading Ethical Living Skills – “Edu caring”
Holistic Home Education 