Creating a Beautiful Life
Currently, my kids are big into music. They listen to it, play it, read about it, watch it, and talk about it. My son plays his guitar for at least five hours a day, usually more like eight. He has never had a single lesson. My daugther plays the drums every single day. She takes…
The museums, library, park days, music lessons, riding lessons, time with friends… we homeschoolers lost those along with everyone else. Today though, I got some serious and specific clarity about how our life is lacking since March. Today our guinea pig was at the vet. As we sat in the parking lot waiting for Daisy to…
As we start off the weirdest school year in our collective history, I want to share an important differentiation. At first, you may wonder why it’s even worth noting. I will explain why it matters to me. Remote learning, in person school with masks and physical distancing, a hybrid model, and parents joining the ranks…
We don’t do school. Ever. Not during a pandemic. Not before the pandemic. We won’t when this is all over. We live life together. We play, explore, and indulge all the curiosities we want. We have fun. We prioritize happiness. We sleep when we are tired, eat when we are hungry, and veg out when…
Over the past five months I have found myself crawling under a rock. I was laughing with a friend last week saying I think I have talked less about homeschooling in the last five months than ever in our homeschool lives. When schools first shut down I tried to be as helpful as I could…
When we first decided to homeschool I didn’t even know what it was. I pictured families in matching denim jumpsuits with super conservative and narrow minded values. I had no idea that there are all kind of people who homeschool for all kinds of reasons. The reasons we started out homeschooling were so simple compared…
Not everyone wants to opt out of remote learning but it is an option for those who feel it’s not good for their child. Our society and economy are built on schools functioning as expected. I have no desire to change or challenge that. This means we need free public schools to function as a…
Did you know Billie Eilish is a grown Unschooler? Right. That Billie Eilish. The one who swept the Grammys on Sunday. She’s never taken a test. Never been in class. She learned through living life with her engaged, intentional, and involved parents. And on Sunday she swept the Grammys. I didn’t watch them. As I…
The kids and I just sat at the table together for close to an hour. We laughed so hard Sydney snorted her soda. Our bellies hurt and we begged each other to stop so we could catch our breath. The kids got into a spelling challenge and grabbed notebooks. We talked about all sorts of…
Life Learning and Homeschooling Might Not Be What you Think Sometimes people think homeschoolers casually and nonchalantly decide not to send their kids to school. Sometimes people think we don’t understand the education system, academics, or how it all works. Sometimes people think we are a simple-folk-a-livin’ in a bubble. That very well may be…