As more and more parents start opting in for homeschooling
or are simply being forced to school at home,
here are some helpful hints from a seasoned
homeschooling mom to help your transition run smoothly!
Third installment in the series below! (check out the rest of the articles in the series here, published in Elephant Journal)
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Why we’ve got to Deschool before
we can Homeschool.
“But I am older and know better!”
I had always been taught that our intelligence is measured by the amount of data we compile.
It was only as I reached my 30s that I realized that growth does not come
from data and knowledge does not come from how many books you read.
“If you judge a fish by his ability
to climb a tree,
it will live its whole life
believing it is stupid.”
~ Albert Einstein
I was that fish. Growing up in the 80s, older people always knew better,
and therefore all of my out-of-the-box ideas were stupid.
The education system told me I was subpar, and the work force could not
handle my “from the heart” way of thinking. All this led me to create
an entrepreneurial life and live my own way.
This carried into my parenting.... read more