Just Enough and Nothing More

Imagine showing a video of a homeschool conference and telling the audience it was a video of a group of public schooled kids. Would they be thinking “They are so well socialized?”

Unradical unschooling is different. Stop being so different. It doesn’t matter if it works for you. ABC and their experts don’t like the idea of unschooling, so this family must be doing something wrong, even if there is no evidence that it’s not working.

Although we are not full-fledged unschoolers, one of the reasons unschooling is appealing to me, is because kids get exposed to things they wouldn’t come to if their learning was directed by school/me/the standards.

The current homeschooling crisis in the UK is a great example of how using the right angle and meaningful details can liven up an otherwise dull subject.

My approach to researching educational options was to focus on what the actual results were, and figure out best way to get the results we wanted. Taking that approach, I was forced to admit homeschooling is simply one of the best ways to achieve a “good” liberal, scientific, worldly education, if that’s truly what a family wants to achieve. Anyone who has an open mind, and looks at the actual evidence will come to this conclusion too, simply because that’s what the facts point to, regardless of what we might want the truth to be.

I’m looking forward to getting away. I’m not looking forward getting away from the kids or the hubby per se, but to spend some time with myself and with other women without being distracted by making meals, cleaning, and driving around.

Are working homeschooling part of the “Mommy Wars?” And how does this growing breed of mom effect our modern idea of feminism?

I have a bunch of bookmarks up with different articles about how to be a good homeschooler. Rather than do a post for each one, I’m going to link them all here. Enjoy your mini-lesson on how to get an A+ in homeschooling.

OMG! Time to panic! A judge orders homeschooled kids into school! Make sure you send this message to everyone you know so they can panic and be angry too!

Should kids learn that there is a start and end to working time, and that family time is something different? My first gut reaction, of course, is to say “no way!” But then I had to back up a little bit. Maybe there is some benefit to that.