Deciding where to take a 5-year-old on a field trip is easy. Places like children’s museums and zoos are practically made for young kids’ field trips. Unfortunately, deciding where to take your teen on a field trip can be a little more difficult. Teens are a lot harder to please than young kids, and there [...]
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Homeschooling isn’t all academic. In many regards, it’s a lifestyle choice, with parents also teaching their kids the practical how-to’s of daily life. Years ago, it was expected that children would learn to cook, sew, feed the animals, chop wood, etc. These days most kids are locked indoors with stark fluorescent lighting and “taught” what [...]
You can gain University degree-equivalent knowledge in any of thirteen different areas of study. You won’t pay any money. You can study at your own pace and when and wherever you choose. Best of all, the textbooks that go with the courses are free and authored by university professors from around the world. The only thing [...]
Posted in Books, College, Homeschool, Learning Methods, Online Tools, technology, Unschooling Tags: Bachelor of Science, E-learning, free online learning, Free University, Homeschooling, Online Learning, Open Courseware, Saylor, Unschooling Comments OffHarry Potter fans may remember the 5th Harry Potter Book (The Order of the Pheonix) when a government appointed teacher (Professor Umbridge) at Hogwarts School changes the learning process in her classroom so that kids only learn theory and not practice. Disappointed students preferred to practice what they’ve learned and found the in-class reading and [...]
Posted in Eclectic Homeschooling, Learning Methods, News, STEAM, Teaching methods Tags: alternative education, Education Reform, Homeschooling, Learning, NPR, Science Friday, STEM, Unschooling Comments Off“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” – Lao-Tzu Humanity has disrupted nature’s path of least resistance by creating cities, structures, roads, and even political systems that defy natural conditions. We [...]
Posted in Eclectic Homeschooling, Interdisciplinary, Reading, STEAM, Unit Study Tags: constrtuctivism, creativity, Homeschooling, Learning, play, Project-based learning, technology, Unschooling, whole learning Comments OffUnschoolers often get a bad rap. Often, those unfamiliar with unschooling assume children are completely unsupervised and learn nothing. Actually, the exact opposite is true. The key to unschooling is to allow either very little or no structure to the learning process so that the child has time to pursue interests. To an outside observer, [...]
Posted in Activities, Eclectic Homeschooling, News, Teaching methods Tags: child-led learning, Homeschooling, Learning, Unschooling 1 Comment »Houghton-Mifflin loves out-of-the-box ideas on how to create global-scalable initiatives that can improve student outcomes across the globe. To encourage truly unique ideas, Houghton-Mifflin has created a challenge to the world. Who can come up with unique and globally-scalable ideas for improving learning? To encourage serious participation, Houghton-Mifflin has recruited an all-star judge line-up and offering [...]
Posted in Global Homeschooling, Learning Methods, Online Tools Tags: Crowdsourcing, Education, Global Learning, Homeschooling, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Learning, Project-based learning Comments OffSometimes lunch is really challenging. Our youngster, who loves to move around constantly, cannot sit still long enough to finish his meal . . . ever! He’ll try to eat while standing, spinning, or even standing and reading, but not really ever just sitting. Well, we decided to change things up a bit for lunch. I [...]
Posted in Activities, Eclectic Homeschooling, Interdisciplinary, Just for Fun, Learning Methods Tags: Homeschooling, hyperactive, Learning Comments OffLately, homeschooling has been pretty much outlawed in some parts of the world (Germany and Sweden being two notable examples), and hope for a global reboot of institutionalized education was waning. According to the Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), a non-profit advocacy organization that defends and protects parents’ rights to direct their children’s’ education, the [...]
Most homeschoolers are extremely lucky. Homeschooled children have flexible schedules and the opportunity to immerse themselves in their interests and passions, especially music. Many children around the world and in the U.S., aren’t so fortunate. Since large numbers of children, especially underprivileged children, don’t have the same opportunities for musical expression in school as homeschoolers [...]
Posted in Crowdsource, Eclectic Homeschooling, News, social change Tags: Abreu Fellow, Atlanta Music Project, Education, El Sistema, Homeschooling, José Antonio Abreu, United States, Venezuela Comments Off
