Education without School 📚  

What are your opinions on unschooling? Do you have a homeschool question for me? Don’t forget to check out my NEW homeschool channel www.youtube.com/@RaisingWildflowersHomeschool

Unschooling testimony: my unschooled children are now 27, 29, and 31. All married, all self-employed, all quite successful, all with very diverse skills. But most importantly, they are all very good humans. My top priority when raising them was: excellent character. I figured it didn't matter how successful you are in the world - if you're a jerk that no one can stand to be around, or you're selfish and mean, you are a total (and miserable) failure. I had rules ... they must be productive doing something. I did not have TV, and most of that time I did not have the internet. This is definitely a "soapbox subject" for me ... especially because I see the fruits of it. And now with 8 grandchildren (so far) I get to help do it all over again. 😊❤

I'm so happy to see someone make a positive video regarding unschooling... And I'm equally excited that you've created a channel around the topic. Thanks for sharing!

I started out with homeschooling by recreating school at home then quickly learned that I didn't have to do that and let my son excel in each area so that he wasn't necessarily doing all the same grade level work he might be grades ahead in certain subjects and then we could spend extra time where he might be struggling eventually this all evolved into unschooling. These were the best decisions. I got to spend so much extra time with him and to see him learn and grow and Excel has been so wonderful.

I homeschooled my kids. The best decision I’ve ever made. It brought our military family closer. We could take school with every time we moved to a new base. I didn’t have to pull kids out of school and then start a new school as soon as we got to the new location. We discuss topics at dinner and different points of views. So we are “schooling” all the time but it’s not sitting at a desk all day. We would sit outside and read or do experiments. I read a chapter book to them and they read a grade level book to me. My kids are best friends. They are thriving because I spent that one on one time with them to show and discuss alternative ways to do their work, take notes, etc. I have one at university studying to be an aerospace engineer and the other is now attending a Colegiate high school taking all dual enroll and AP classes. I get compliments all the time from teachers and other adults of how well behaved and well mannered my kids are.

Not to be a conspiracy theorist but the amount of videos I’ve been getting advertised to me bashing unschooling is bizarre. Is someone paying these “influencers” to make these videos in order to continue the messaging that homeschool is dangerous in order to halt the large amount of families getting their kids out of government run schools?

You hit the nail on the head!!! I have one child that graduated from public school and in IEP and his high school was a joke!! Not to mention the awful stories he told me about students & teachers!!! My daughter was in public school until half way through the 6th grade & then started homeschooling. It has been a game changer!!! So thankful!

putting kids in public schools these days is putting kids at risk for many things. Home schooling is far better in my opinion. A lot of parents do not want the responsibility for teaching their children and use schools as a babysitter.🌻

Pulled out of public school when my oldest was in 3rd grade also. You stated all the points so well. Wish this would reach a huge audience.

My two granddaughters were homeschooled from K to high school. Both are college graduates with one graduating magna cum laude. One is a pediatric RN, the other an environmental scientist. They were involved with homeschool group sports and music. In our state homeschool students are regularly tested by the state education department to monitor their progress in order to receive a diploma. They did have a graduation ceremony with other homeschool students in the area. My granddaughters got an education without social peer pressure or bullying.

Children who go to school only spend 12,5% of their time in classes the rest is spent getting there, and getting back, and arguing. Age segregation is a very serious detriment to real development.Constant interruption in the classroom in order to move onto the next ‘ teaching’ experience does not promote learning. have you ever read Sunnerhill by A.S. Neil, or Free At Last by Dan Greenberg ? We did unschooling and founded a homeschooling club out of Boston, which is still active 30 years later. One teacher told me that it was against the law to do what I was doing, and I just looked at her. Uneducated human, she was.

Don’t forget the damage to their mental health from doing active shooter drills in school 😩

Homeschooled our 4,plus a couple more. Only way to go.

I'm so excited about your new channel! I homeschool my son and we lean more towards an unschooling way of learning. Great video, thank you for making this and speaking about it. ❤

I homeschooled our kids after they had been in public school for a little while. Best decision I could have ever made because I was able to focus on what they really needed help with and we got out of the "schooling mindset" of public school. They are all now thriving adults with careers. Now I am looking to homeschool my granddaughter next year because she is several grades behind in math and at this point the public school will just keep passing her and all she will do is continue to fall behind and struggle.

This resonates with me so much because this is something we really want to do. We recently moved them out of a school to a farm school because my 4yr old son was expected to sit in a class for 4 to 6hrs a day. It was insane! The worst is that other parents say it's a brilliant school because of how much advanced their kids are. You unfortunately cannot even reason with people like this because it's what they want for their kids and not allowing children to be children. I'm really hoping we can get our kids onto our homestead soon. Thanks for the great content 🌻

Makes me think of John Taylor Gatto!! We have homeschooled for 4 years now and love it, I wouldn’t change a thing! I get so much time with my daughter that’s other loss when they are at school. We teach math, reading, writing, and how to grow your own food. We learn everyday together and I love that! Kids teach us stuff when you really pay attention to them. Great video! Keep doing what you are doing. Kids learn at their own pace… that’s what happen to us the world took the kid out of us!

I went to public school K-12 and had an awesome experience both academically and socially. I had amazing teachers. My best friends and I went to MIT, Columbia, Harvard, NYU, etc. Yes, it was stressful. But it was also incredibly fun, invigorating and empowering to see how we could succeed with tenacity and hard work.

We are a neuro spicy household, we have tried homeschooling/unschooling. And unfortunately it just doesn't work for us 😢

We’re on our 15th year of homeschooling. We do a structured, literature- based approach. It’s been an amazing experience.

I taught Early Childhood Education on the collegiate level for many years. We've know what is good practice for young children for decades. Sadly, we've abandoned what is best for our children. You have made the right decision to offer play based "schooling". Your little one will thrive! KEEP SPREADING THE WORD!

Very informative video. Thank you for clarifying what unschooling is. Your perspective from both sides is very helpful, especially on development. Hope to see more on your other channel.

Encourage great reading, math, and technology skills plus creativity, problem solving, and hands-on learning, and character development and they will be able to handle anything life throws at them

Love this! I'm a homeschooling mom, graduated 4 and 4 left to go. My oldest is in nursing school another taking phlebotomy courses . It's been a fun journey learning and growing along side my children . ❤

Well one thing for sure they'll be alot safer. No school shooting at home. They'll most likely learn quicker too. Kudos to you

With you 100% on this. My youngest if 3 is age 12 now. Have loved watching how each of them learn and facilitating a love of learning for them. (Didn't do as good a job with the eldest bc I was still in the "public-school-at-home" kind of home schooling mindset. I see the difference in each kid bc of how they were introduced and led through learning.)

Kudos to you for leading an unconventional life, being honest and courageous enough to share with all of us, and for being an outspoken and honest leader! I homeschooled both of my daughters. One until high school ( when she chose to go to school) and the other mostly in high school ( when she chose to pull herself out of school). We employed lots of unschooling strategies ( mostly out of the necessity of having two parents struggling to make a living AND care for the education of those two daughters), though we were not courageous enough to totally unschool ( though that method worked the best and both grown daughters remember that part the most fondly). Learning is not predicated on following a lot of rigid methods. In fact, the public and private schools don’t actually have more achievement to show with all their students, supposed expertise and money. Your credentials indicate you know what you are talking about! I’m now in my 60’s, retired, helping now with a grandchild and both of my daughters are teachers making a living in incredibly difficult circumstances. I’m so proud of their resilience, ingenuity and willingness to work really hard and yet maintain their hopeful and cheerful demeanors. Based on what I see of what you share about your life, I imagine your kids will grow up to be the same. All I can say is keep on doing what you do!

I think that the quality of the home schooling is very dependent upon the parent(s) doing the teaching. Some will be amazing, some will be good and some will not. Just as children have different skills and aptitudes, so do the parents.

This was a really good video on this topic. I pulled my 8 year old out of public school and homeschooling him and my kindergarten. Best decision ever!! :) They can take breaks whenever they want. We stretch, run around a little. It’s going so good. I love being hands on with them.

I am not an unschooler but we are a relaxed homeschool. I love it and my kids are 3-14 and they still enjoy learning, aren't burnt out, and are all progressing nicely. I will say the unschooling label is getting very wide and a little muddled. I read some of unschooling books by John Gatto and his view on unschooling is very good. Good habits, living alongside your kids, pursuing interests etc. Love his view of it!

I agree with you 100%.

If there was ever a social construct its public school!

All 4 of my children have been homeschooled. My oldest is now 25 and she went to public school from k-3. I pulled her out and our journey began. Now my issue is this… I have schooled them through Abeka. I do not agree with the amount of work given. My 19 year has one semester left and my 15 year old still has years to go. My 15 year old is autistic and handles the work with no problems academically BUT he is always fighting through anxiety and that is what I do not want to see! This boy is wonderful and I don’t want his spirit squashed. Where would I begin with unschooling here?

Agreed 100 percent!!

We work for the Lord, not the system. My children do THEIR best. I am thankful that we don't have to keep grades in our homeschool state. Because they don't mean squat imo.

My 6 year old has picked up SO much just by playing with his legos and trucks (keeping his hands busy while listening is great for boys especially- God didn't make them to sit still all day!) in the same room as the older children! We homestead and the saying we have around here is "everyday is a school day!" We even us adults should be learning something daily. Learning comes naturally when you provide a healthy environment for your children. Unschooling isn't un-learning like the word seems to mean - it's a rejection of the current Rockefeller public school programing. Its letting learning happen organically after you as the parent assess the soil and fertilize it depending on the needs of the child to grow :) It allows us to live as a family and learn as a family!

I think there are a lot of misconceptions about "unschooling," just like there are a lot of misconceptions about "gentle parenting." Education/learning isn't a "one size fits all" - some children aren't going to thrive in the unstructured environment provided by unschooling, just like some children aren't going to flourish within a "gentle parenting" framework. We need to observe what works best for each of our children and sometimes a different approach is necessary even within the same family. My daughter does very well within a gentle framework, my son? Not so much. 😂

Choosing to homeschool/unschool. Thanks for the boost of confidence. ❤

could not agree more. I sent my oldest to public school and will not be making the same mistake with my youngest!

Finally someone addressed this! Thank you 🙏🏻

I homeschool my kids. We don’t unschool, but if I had to choose between unschooling and public school I would choose unschooling! It’s all about how the parents go about providing good recourses and letting their kids experience the outdoors and socialization. That goes for parents who do public school but in my opinion is much harder to accomplish because of all the time they spend away from home! People who readily react to those TikTok’s just don’t do enough research and are easily influenced which is not a good way to make conclusions

Unschooling would have been great for me. I had a had time learning past a certain level.

You are so wise, and if I had it to do over, I would do exactly as you are doing!

We're unschoolers in Australia - We've come up against plenty of criticism, but we feel the proof is in the results. Funnily, many of our unschool friends are ex teachers that have pulled both themselves and their children out of mainstream education. I must subscribe to you unschool channel ❤

It's one thing when you actually teach them it's another when some parents do it and don't do anything causing the kids to fall behind

Opinion based on on ignorance sums up this day and age.

I appreciate this video so much! Thank you for the thoughtful content. I plan on homeschooling my 3 year old and I’m so excited to check out your new channel! I don’t think any humans, especially kids, do well with sitting still for the majority of the day. Our bodies are made to and work best when we move.

Liked your video. Lots of parents have to work and don't have the option to stay home with their kids and most have to use the public school system due to that reason. I'm a former teacher at elementary schools but only taught for 6 years due to several reasons but it wasn't because I don't love teaching or education. I haven't done much research on "unschooling" but based on this video I'm wondering if that title of "unschooling" and the short definition of "letting kids decide what they want to learn" is misleading to some extent. I like your extended explanation, and it seems to me that instead of calling it "unschooling" maybe a better "title" could be something along these lines "parent guided education", "education by parent example/encouragement", or "using children's curiosity to encourage learning". While a teacher, I preferred to use a lot of different teaching methods to help students learn. I tried to incorporate auditory, tactile, visual methods and a combination of all of these since different kids learn differently. I didn't like to totally rely on the textbooks and worksheets even though I did use them to some extent. Most parents, who want to help educate their kids, probably do this anyway even if they don't realize it or not. I always used cooking to help educate my kids, along with projects around the house, walking in the woods to identify plants, trees, birds and animals. When traveling we tried to incorporate museums, historical places, and discussed various topics while on the road trips. We discussed and explored survival skills when camping in the forest and gardening with my parents on their farm. My daughter helped my mom, and I preserve foods from the garden. I did art projects throughout the year with my kids along with reading to them growing up. We made several visits to the library. Our kids had chores they were responsible for in our home. These are all forms of education. We discussed various age-appropriate topics with our kids and grandson to help them navigate finances, owning/maintaining a car, being a careful driver, understanding government, etc. I encouraged them to take diverse classes in high school and college as well as learning various skills such as carpentry, car mechanics, keyboarding, graphic design, dance, drama, sports, writing poetry and short stories, etc.

I’m looking forward to “not schooling” my children ✌🏼❤

Both my boys were unschooled after horrible experiences in public school. They're both doing quite well!! They're 25 & 27. I applaud you for going against the grain!!

Great video, thank you, going to look and see if you have a unschool day video, curious about what a normal day looks like as a homeschool mom myself. Im going on my 3rd year with my oldest, but i do have a desk time m-th because i feel if i dont guide and instruct math and language arts/reading, theres no huge interest in learning it at the moment but i would like to explore more about unschooling

I'm 54 now. My mother held me back in the 2nd grade because I was behind in reading. I still remember feeling so embarrassed being called out of the 5th grade class to attend my "special reading class." I also remember failing miserably in my 8th grade mandatory speed reading class. To this day, I'm still a slow reader, but I love to learn and just take my time. It's true, we all don't learn at the same pace. Homeschooling is wonderful.

Thank you so much for standing up to the toxic ridicule out there.

I’d love to hear your take on unschooling that middle group. You’ve talked about play based learning until 8 and being a learning mentor for teens but how did the 8-12 years look for your family?

Many of them don't even know what it is or bother researching it like...what the heck. They'll research literally everything else but this and only bring up the worst examples. :/ thanks for talking about this.

I homeschool due to the city we’re in. Dangerous. It’s lovely and with activities he’s able to form friendships and focus on his interests. He loves math and writing.

Great video ❤❤

One thing...the whole "school" has building vibes.....Maybe go for Education and Learning? I was born and raised in Akron. Ohio and did the Public Schools from like 1956-1969...but my mother gave me the best gift..a LIBRARY CARD...s no matter what I heard in school I could Learn...in the Library...I'll get off my soapbox now...

Homeschooling is awesome and so is unschooling. Every family is unique. You're doing what works best for you.

💯💯💯👍👍👍

Biggest crock of nothing but laziness - lol 😅unschooling

Your children so your decision to do what you feel is best. From an educational & social standpoint, I believe school & home schooling is best. I don't support unschooling as a valid option, but that is my opinion. I'm sure some disagree with my opinion & that's fine. We're all entitled to our opinions & what we think is best for our kids' educational development.

I have a book you may look for at your library for your little one. It is called Teach Me to Do It Myself. It is so good for teaching Montessori ideals for preschool. Slow and Steady Get Me Ready is awesome for baby-5.

And you couldn't pay me enough to put them in public school..btw one of my kids could read really well by the end of kindergarten, but each child is unique 😊

It’s extremely similar in the uk sadly… but it’s coz of the ratio adults to kids I believe to a degree. This issue is the here homeschooling is know for kids not getting educated to take tests for jobs for the future. Sadly…. That’s all the government looks at is what people can do add to the economy when over 18. And I disagree I think it’s too much to expect that.

Agree 100%!

Very interesting

Speak!

Does your other daughters live off grid with you and your husband?

Unschooling is not acceptable in most European Countries. Is your 18 old daughter accepted in a College as an unschooled kid? In Europe it is impossible. Also in many European public schools there are Special Education teachers or tutors so that neurodivergent kids can be helped. I suppose this is not happening in the U.S.

Hm, wonder the place in which you got the degrees. Wonder why you place value on those degrees to emphasize your credentials. Higher education, even in online form, models similarly to K-12 schools. Do schools need to improve? Yes. Do schools, and students who attend them bc they do not have the option to un or home school, benefit from this kind of parent divestment? Nope.

I agree with what you are saying. I just retired from the public school classroom at the end of May after 22 years. I was an Art and STEAM teacher and I had a lot of autonomy in my classroom. My students got to explore and play and they loved it. Now, I am reaching out to the home schooling community and working with them. The students in public education are struggling in many ways. One of the reasons I like to teach STEAM is because so many of the younger children are not developing fine motor skills they way they should be, due to so much time spent on technology. Some of them never play outside, except at recess. Critical thinking skills and problem solving skills are not being developed the way they should be. I could go on and on. Thank you for addressing this on your channel.

Thank you ! Homeschooling four five years ! My son is thriving and learns real things and hands on !

Thank you for this video. I graduated in 1981 with a degree in elementary education. One of my professors was very forward thinking and taught us about unschooling. I immediately identified with the concepts and knew that’s what I wanted for my own future family. I did teach in a public school until my two children were born, but was able to provide that education at home for them both. There were some lean years living solely off my husband’s salary, but we were part of many groups (homeschool, 4-H, community, etc.) and the children thrived. The older went on, with scholarships, to receive a PhD from Virginia Tech and now is teaching at another university (and whose children are old enough that they are homeschooled now). The younger is a manager of a large chain grocery store and has a young and inquisitive child not much older than Falcon. I believe there is a bright future for homeschooled children and encourage parents to pursue this if they feel the desire to make this decision and commitment.

More of this content please. Rving homeschooling mama of three. I have learned more on my own since I graduated school. The scary part is discovering all the lies and falsehoods taught in the public education system. Ive been to some of Oklahomas biggest Schools, Sand Springs, Tulsa, Jenks, Private, Catoosa and Broken Arrow. I can truly say the bigger the school the larger the number of students falling through the cracks. Don't even get me started on the local community college (cult like mind training) TCC. Given a state scholarship so I could sit down and betold how I was going to think and what I was expected to parrot (repeat) back.

Thank you for this video. My child development psychology uni lecturer (from years ago) is currently trying to set up an unschooling facility in my city. I plan on sending my fututre kids to it if I can't be at home to unschool them. It's really been breaking my heart to see all these misinformed takes on unschooling online recently.

I home schooled my 4 . Eldest has his own thriving business will be 40 this year. Other 3 are doing great

We’ve been homeschooling for 8 years and it’s been the absolute best choice for our family. It’s been amazing. So much truth here. Thank you!!!!! Hope this spreads far & wide. There are still so many misconceptions surrounding this education choice!

Can I ever related to what you're saying. On my 1st day of school, I returned home as soon as we were let out for recess. I always had difficulty to read. That was in the late 1950's. So, on the 4th grade we had to get up and read a paragraph aloud in front of everyone. So, I figured out was paragraph I was going to read in a couple of days and learned it by hearth. Unfortunately, the girl that was in front of me was sick so now I had to read a paragraph she was supposed to read. I read so badly that the teacher stopped me before I was finished and started to put me down in front of everyone. Saying things like "What are you doing in the 4th grade, you read worse than a 1st grader". At recess I want to the bathroom and cried my hearth out. I never received help to improve my reading. Now that I'm in my 70s I simply refuse to read out loud. I'm still very slow but I love reading. I always have a book on the go. I read at least an hour every day. Any way that's 2 of the reasons why I think school and BS. Another reason is the fact that there is no financial teaching at all. I could have use them, the example at home was not good at all. I'm French Canadian. I learn English at school, but it was pretty useless when I moved to the Toronto. Your children are very fortunate. Good on you.

You are misrepresenting information. Learning skills such as reading and writing are very important to learn before the age of 8 for cognitive development. The fact that you have the education that you have and then go on to you say what you say in this video is quite alarming. "Unschooling" is very different from homeschooling, especially homeschooling through state curriculum. Not just made up "education, " which is what is being pushed by the "unschooling" parents showcased in the videos from the creators you displayed at the beginning of your video. Hence, the creators covering this concerning situation. The creators have nothing against legitimate homeschooling. Furthermore, early cognitive development is still incredibly important, and hasn't changed just because technology is advancing. I'm just confused why someone with your background would push the "unschooling" learning method which is so easily reckless and unhelpful. Considering that most parents won't have the knowledge that you have from your degree(s) to understand what stages happen, when, and why. Frankly, I'm questioning if you are just trying to sell a product since you think such a method is perfectly fine?!

100% agree! My 7 year old has 4th grade math skills mostly because he LOVES playing complicated board games with his Dad. He’s constantly calculating points and basing his decisions off of the best strategy. Learning sticks when they are having fun.

John Taylor Gatto

Unschooling is awesome! i f you know unschooling you must know of Dayna Martin. I grew up in the MWV of NH and my dad worked for her dad for a while.

Should be called free school instead of unschool

We sent our two older kids to public school because homeschooling was not a "thing" in our rural area. We had a 14 year gap, then had our third child and we chose to homeschool her. She's now 15 and thriving! She loves to learn. We live on a homestead with poultry and gardens and we spend a lot of time in nature. We started out using an online curriculum (mostly) and this has morphed into a more varied way of learning over the years. We use literature, nature, hands-on activities, real world experience, etc., as well as pen-and-paper type learning....but honestly, over the years we've opted for more hands-on and less pen-and-paper. My daughter and I decide together what we're focusing on each year and choose activities, books, etc. that suits what she wants to learn. We have used VERY few "text books" and many works of literature instead. Homeschool doesn't have to adhere to a "box" curriculum and it doesn't have to involve sitting at a table grueling through worksheets and pages of repetitive paperwork. In my opinion, it can be anything that suits your family. so long as the child is learning.

I always said if I had children I would homeschool them. Why? Each child is different and has different needs. Genetically my family is academic and need a challenge.

Thank you for making and sharing this video 💯🙌 Knowledge is power 💪👏💯 The one major thing that I noticed between my homeschooled children and children I know that go to public school is the big difference between their mental health. My children don't have the issues that MOST public schoolers have. They also eat way healthier. That alone has a lot to do with mental health.

The heart of unschooling is interest lead. I have talked with parents that are unschooling and have never read the book. In the book it talks about giving the kids freedom when possible. It uses when possible several times. It's just like any other non-traditional form of education such as Montessori and Waldorf. It is still the parent's responsibility to make sure children are meeting certain goals. Boredom is the key to making non-traditional schooling work. It worked great in the '70s and the '80s and possibly even part of the '90s because there wasn't the technology children have today. It's too easy for children to not want to go search out something new. They have video games and friends and everything else at their fingertips. There was a recent post in one of our homeschool groups where the mom tested her child who was 17 and was supposed to graduate this year. The test scores showed the child was still on a third grade level. She wanted to know what to do. This child was unschooled. She assumed her child would miraculously learn algebra and write essays because everyone says, "Oh, they will naturally learn everything they need."This is not the case. It's just like if you had a Montessori room or Waldorf curriculum and you did not constantly change out your curriculum or introduce new work. Then you would not be doing your job. I think RU-vidrs and Instagram influencers have people thinking that unschooling is a hands-off way of learning. That's just not the case. It is still parents job to make sure children are meeting their educational goals. Math and English are non-compromised subjects for me. It doesn't matter which curriculum you choose. Whether it's a spectrum workbook or an internet-based curriculum, but those two subjects should always have a curriculum. It can be a completely parent-made curriculum, but there needs to be defined skills that a child works on. The rest of the subjects absolutely can be Interest lead. I think an area where a lot of unschoolers are failing is parents are not checking in to see where their children are at academically .It's okay if they progress slower but a parent need to make sure they are progressing. I have no problem with unschooling as a teaching philosophy. My concern is that too many people are getting their information from the internet instead of reading the book or speaking with successful unschoolers to make sure that their children are successful.

Homeschooled 22 years. Best thing I ever did.

I totally respect your opinion on schooling, and appreciate that it’s from an educated and researched point of view/experience. I’ve seen some of those unschool reaction videos and also noticed they are coming from people that don’t have kids. I’ve also seen videos from teachers in public and private schools and their reasons behind leaving the system. A lot of them have even said they would rather homeschool their own kids than put them into the same system they worked in. I must say I don’t quite understand “unschooling” but I do find it interesting. I have homeschooled my kids for the past 5 years and plan to do so through high school. I am pretty rigid with what they learn and have requirements of them, but we also study subjects that they’ve been interested in such as mythology or a study on a certain animal. There is a lot of hands on play learning as well. At the end of the day what’s most important is that we are actively involved in our kid’s lives and their education, no matter what “school” may look like.

It sounds as if you've studied Dewey. He made breakthroughs in childhood education over a century ago using many of the same principles you state here. I’m going to check out your other channel. This is interesting. Thanks.

Just subscribe to your unschooling channel. Unschooling Australia family here, living life and always learning along the way!

I have a friend that unschooled her kids. Two of her kids own a successful business. They are happy and well adjusted adults. My daughter went to private school. There was way too much homework. Thanks for this video.

You did an excellent explanation of education. School schedules structure every minute of every day for kids which prevents them learning to do any thinking for themselves. Flexible homeschooling is my choice.

I have a book you may look for at your library for your little one. It is called Teach Me to Do It Myself. It is so good for teaching Montessori ideals for preschool. Slow and Steady Get Me Ready is awesome for baby-5.

Here in France families must fight to get their right to homeschool... So sad. But true. Thanks and blessings +++!!!

My daughter absolutely loves being homeschooled. We traveled through Colombia for a year while homeschooling and she has more social skills than most adults and in two languages. The world has changed and we want to change with it.

As a mom that homeschools, while I understand where you're coming from, I think it's an important note that you were/are a professional when to comes to education and you have experience. A lot of the people that we see on social media advertising this form of education clearly shouldn't be because they don't know the first thing about child development. The public school system is flawed, but I think the majority of parents just aren't knowledgeable enough on child psychology or development to practice this because it could be detrimental for the child. It would take a lot of education on the part of the parent themself to practice this in a way that won't cause their kids to suffer for it in the future. For the majority public school with a teacher that has an actual teaching degree is the safer option.

I never did well in public school. It was so hard, and I was always sleep deprived. I loved to read, but I was slow. I would read on my own, it was more fun because I could read what I wanted outside of class. Also, I can't do science. Math was hard too. I needed remedial math, and I felt so bad for that. I wanted to be in regular math.

I was in the classroom for 10yrs, and I have witnessed the progressive decline in education. I had an administrator tell me not to worry if certain kids didn't get. He said they'd get it later in life. I was floored.