Actual conversation with a woman today…..
Her – You homeschool? But don’t you worry about them socialising?
Me – Not really. My children socialise every day. With other home educated children of all different ages, from all different backgrounds. With the other adults that they meet while they’re out and about living their busy lives. As opposed to schools where they would be boxed off with children of their own age and only allowed to socialise with them at break time.
Her – But how do you teach your kids everything?
Me – I don’t teach them. I facilitate their learning. If they ask a question, I answer it. If I don’t know the answer, we go to the library or online and find the answer out together. We go on nature walks and scavenger hunts. We draw and play card games. We dance and sing.
Her – But you must teach them something? What about the national curriculum or GCSE’S?
Me – I do one thing and one thing only. I nurture their passions. If my child gets to 14 and decides that they wants to be a neurosurgeon, then we will look at what qualifications that entails, and download and learn the necessary curriculum and we will find somewhere for them to sit the necessary exams. If my child gets to 14 and decides that she wants to teach sign language to chimpanzees in Central Africa, then best believe this mama is going to be signing her up to BSL lessons and booking a flight to the Congo.
It’s not homeschooling by the way. I don’t school my children. It’s home learning. It’s life learning. It’s living. This is a picture of my daughter taken September last year. She should have been starting her second year of primary school on this day.
Instead, she spent the day asking why the waves crashed. We explained about energy passing through water. She asked why it was so much hotter there than at home. We explained the distance to the equator.
School boxes life off into subjects. Maths, physics, biology, English…They aren’t subjects, Its all just life.
I don’t school my children. I just let them live 🌻
“See the line where the sky meets the sea, it calls me….”
…….. And no one knows how far you’ll go, baby girl, 🎶🌊☀
I wish I had your balls . You are one amazing woman !
That means a lot to read, thankyou x
Homeschooling is the best!
Agreed!!
So amazing! Thank you for sharing. I’m just about to embark on this with my nearly 14 year old. We are excited about the exploring and learning we can do.
Just a heartfelt message of appreciation for the woman that you are. Thanks for everything that you share, thanks for your spirit, thanks for your enthusiasm. So glad I ‘found’ you.
Oh thankyou so much!! You have no idea how much it fills my soul reading comments like this one. Thankyou x
That bought tears to my eyes. Truly beautiful. 💜 Thank you for all that you do. 💪 with balls of steel! I look forward to your truths every day xx
Thank you so much 🙏❤️
Beautiful!!!
Reading this has just gave me the conviction to do it! After way too long going back and forth with the what ifs and worrying I’ll let them down I’m actually ready to just go for it. Thank yoh so much for sharing that with us 💜
Biba i would lije more information about homeschooling. I am greek and my partner british. Cause of the nature of his job we travel to many places. My first son was born in Albania ,now we are in the uk but probably next year Canada. For me most important is our family to stay united so we follow him so far and will continue this way. My big son is turning 2 in september and i don t know how to start and from where.
Just live my love!! You don’t need to do anything x
My daughter decided a while back not to send her children back to school in September. Instead she is taking them wild camping at every available spare time they have. She also takes them to beauty spots where there’s streams for them to paddle and play. Life is what she now teaches them. Nature and nurture is what they now learn. I hope that many more parents start teaching their children like this. I’m sure my grandchildren are happier and healthier than those that are shut in boxes at schools x
My girls are just about to go back into year 11 and year 6 but we all think it’s best for them to home learn how do I do this legally?
You just deregister them from school then go about your lives my love!