School doesn’t teach this….
This might look like a kid having some fun at a skatepark. But in reality it’s a kid learning to face his fears, push his own limits and not give up. These are skills...
Category: Unschooling
Can kids teach themselves to read?
4 years ago, not only could this boy not read, he hated trying… 4 years ago I was pushing Jaiden to learn to read. I knew that if I got him reading his speech...
How do you teach kindness?
Never mind the picture with sporting awards or a good report card, this is my proud parent bragging photo! The other day I had just finished working on the car and sat down on...
Providing an education out of the classroom..
A lot of people I meet and chat to really seem struggle to grasp the concept of how you can provide an education without piles of workbooks or forced lessons because “Kids just want...
Rock climbing!
See the tiny little spec at the top of that massive rock wall? Yep, that’s Jaiden! For years now I have encouraged Jaiden to push his own limits. To now be at a point...
What is unschooling?
Unschooling, so what’s the deal with that? With media attention often being focused on families who unschool and allow their kids to eat chocolate for breakfast and stay up until 1am every morning playing...
Learning, it’s all about perception..
Some look at this and see a child messing around on a pool table when he should be at school learning. As an unschooler, I see something else.. I see a child who...
Lessons in the freezing cold!
What do you do when it’s 7am, 2 degrees and there’s frost on the table? Well, naturally you crack out your Mad Mike Whiddett Hotwheels car and do some ice drifting! Duh! It’s also...
Dealing with negative social interactions
Following on from my last socialization article (here), I’d like to both share a story and address a couple of comments on facebook about the need to develop coping strategies for dealing with difficult...
Learning social skills without schooling.
Do children really need to go to school to learn social skills? I think not.. For whatever reason, there appears to be a notion amongst the general public and professionals (paediatricians and psychologists in...
