PUBLIC FORUM: General talk about home education, how we adjust as families, the challenges we face, etc.
Come to share ideas and gather info from one another as your journey is just beginning :D We've been going for over 6 months now, I'm still...
DS made an observation that something on my computer screen was HOT! and when he came closer to point it out, he pointed at the clouds on the desktop...
I was curious about the life of our Governor-General Quentin Bryce so looked her up on Wiki and discovered that she was homeschooled :) I thought she...
what would you do? I don't feel like i can do justice to the background on this - but if you had a child who reeeeally wanted to go to school -...
Yairs, another poll :lol I went to a public primary school and then a public high school. I think I learned the most from life though. We did all...
I'm just curious to know the spread of ages :)
Will try and articulate my concerns with minimal waffle :lol Our society is set up with the assumption that kids are with the State's babysitting...
Just wondering what home educators esp with an unschooling/ natural learning philosophy think about "learning about death". I know that a person's...
Have you seen this? Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation Speech The following speech was delivered by top of the class...
Hello Everyone, As I have said in a few other threads (and in my sig) I have one 6yo daughter, but we're not yet homeschooling. In...
What do you do to keep records of your children's learning? Particularly as natural learners, it can seem really hard to capture the incidental...
Do your kids have set chores? Things they need to do to earn pocket money? Do you not believe in chores? Or do your kids just have things they need...
Once upon a time I wrote these words about home birth :lol Now it's home school. It's no longer "my body, my choice" as it's our children. He...
18 months ago we entered the school system when our DS started preschool, 2 days a week at a independent private school which caters for students...
I originally posted this a few months ago but wanted to repost it again for discussion. I found this article on deschooling by Sandra Dodd to be a...
I'm sure I read an article recently about boredom being a modern day construct resulting from too much sensory stimulation... or something! Anyone...
Do these labels speak to you? Do you use another term? Share! :D
I'll start this by being totally upfront and say that one of things that attracted me to Steiner education was its insistence that electronic media...
I wasn't sure where to post this (I hope it's not inappropriate for a natural learning forum! :)), mods please move if there is a better space for...
I've been looking for Australian blogs particularly to offer that lovely inspiration that a blog offers. Share your faves or your own blog,...
Well, I've done it. Taken the plunge into homeschooling for now. I have no idea what lies ahead, how long for, etc etc. I was driving myself...
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