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Ava’s Homebirth

April 7, 2017 By Racheous

Ava’s pregnancy was an intense time. From normal things like nausea early on to pelvic pain later in pregnancy. To out of the ordinary life-altering things like my continued struggle with mental health and my husband being diagnosed with cancer and having surgery… Things were intense. Her birth was no different, but in the best […]

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Standardising Childhood

May 13, 2015 By Racheous

I think a good majority of my readers would agree that standardised testing for young kids isn’t in children’s best interests. I think there’s been enough professionals, TED talks, viral videos and articles proving time and time again that standardised testing doesn’t measure genuine learning outcomes and at worst are harming children and the institutions […]

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Socialisation

April 22, 2015 By Racheous

You’ve heard it before. The dreaded S word when homeschooling comes up in conversation. There are tons of great writing out there about it. I wanted to share my take. When I’m asked about socialisation, I will ask back: What do you mean by socialisation?  What is it that concerns you? (because I guarantee we […]

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What If

April 14, 2015 By Racheous

When I get questions about interest-led learning and educating at home, they’re quite often the ‘what if’s’. What if they miss out on a basic skill? What if you don’t know how to teach them something? What if you forget to teach them ____? What if, what if, what if. The truth is I’m not […]

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Why Unschool?

April 2, 2015 By Racheous

When I’m asked why we unschool, it’s hard to explain without generalisations. It’s hard to capture the reasons because there’s no short answer. It’s the little things, it’s the big things, it’s the things we inadvertently take for granted. It’s the sleep ins, the days unfolding naturally and slowly. It’s freedom. Freedom to play, explore, […]

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