Working Through My Stuff to Create a Beautiful Life with My Family.
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…
This piece was originally published on a different blog by the same author in 2012. How we Decided to Homeschool and a Marriage My husband and I have so much to work on in our relationship. Here though, is the commonality that keeps us moving forward. I did not expect that how we decided to…
This piece was published on a different blog by the same author in 2016. It happens every year. Fall rolls around and kids go back to school. Many of my fellow homeschool families are busy forming schedules and registering for classes. For us though, Fall is just like Summer, which is just like Spring, which…
A few Halloweens ago my two kids were ready to head out the door about 30 minutes before we were scheduled to leave for trick or treat, just like they are every year. As we were walking around that night I said to my husband “well, I guess it’s not true that they never want…
I am often asked how we started Unschooling, what Unschooling is, and how one can get started with Unschooling. It’s a complex question with a reaaaallllly long answer. It has taken me years to get to a place where I feel like we are Unschooling well. It has taken reading, watching, listening, trying, and debunking…