I’ve been thinking quite a bit lately about different educational philosophies. From the typical public school curriculum and methodologies, or “school-at-home” homeschooling, to Charlotte Mason, Waldorf, Thomas Jefferson, Montessori, lapbooking, notebooking, earth-schooling, unschooling, Classical education… there is so much variety. And in my research and learning over the years, there is something of value in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘unschooling’
Sep
04
A Grand Unified Theory of Homeschooling
by heather
Tags: 14-year change, adolescence, charlotte mason, Classical education, elementary, high school, Homeschooling, math, Montessori, reading, science, unschooling, Waldorf, writing
Posted in Homeschooling | Comments (11)
Posted in Homeschooling | Comments (11)
Sep
03
Keeping Us On Our Toes: The Best Laid Plans of Unschooling
by heather
I’m pretty sure I’ve posted before about how whatever we plan for our kids, they’ll turn things all topsy turvy and surprise us. In our case, it’s how I overdid early academics with my son, forcing him to do lots of workbooks (and yes, I do mean *forcing*) when he was far too young [...]
Tags: back to school, curriculum, free rangeori, Homeschooling, kindergarten, math, Montessori, Right Start, school supplies, unschooling, workbooks
Posted in Homeschooling, Kid stuff | Comments (1)
Posted in Homeschooling, Kid stuff | Comments (1)
Aug
11
Our New Organization-Scheduling Sticker Program
by heather
So this is just the latest installment in the ongoing saga of “figuring out the best way of organizing Flipper’s schoolwork so that he actually does it.” We’ve tried every iteration, from completely unschooling let-him-choose-his-own-path, to rigourous school-at-home complete with a bell and a separate desk “just for school” — I should say, that particular [...]
Tags: charlotte mason, Homeschooling, organization, scheduling, school, stickers, unschooling, workboxes
Posted in Homeschooling | Comments (3)
Posted in Homeschooling | Comments (3)