Often when I (or other unschoolers) speak about natural learning, I’m asked how on earth will children learn maths naturally? (let alone like it!) Excuse me while I get a little snarky, but the idea that kids won’t be able to learn maths in ‘the real world’ really makes me laugh! If ONLY we lived […]
Why School?
Why 5 years of age? Why 5 days a week? Why 6 hours a day? Why is it that when kids turn five in our society they are typically expected to spend hours a day 5 days a week in a government institution? Why do they not get a choice in how they spend such […]
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What If
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 […]
