This series of starting to homeschool webinars presents homeschooling as a flexible, vibrant, and social way to learn with children. Homeschooling is an option open to anyone willing to try it. Even if your children are happy in school and you are satisfied with how your home and school work together, it is good to know what your modern educational options are as your family grows up.
Read MoreElsa Haas was not a well-known figure in homeschooling/ unschooling circles, but she was a model of the power of the individual to affect large social changes . . .
Read MoreYou see children making things a lot when you learn at home with them, and many deep lessons are embedded in these projects. Here are some interesting DIY projects made possible by the Internet . . .
Read MoreAll the presentations from the 2014 Homeschool+ conference are available for free! Speakers include Blake Boles, Oliver DeMille, Pat Farenga, Jamie McMillin, Jerry Mintz, Carlo Ricci, Monica Cochran, Matt Hern, Ken Danford, Ocean Robbins, and many more!
Read MorePew Research Center: "Screens have changed our reading patterns from the linear, left-to-right sequence of years past to a wild skimming and skipping pattern as we hunt for important words and information . . . " One solution to this is slow reading.
Read MoreTrying to break the cycle of child abuse seems like a gargantuan task, not just because all sorts of experts, institutions, laws, and religious beliefs encourage and support corporal punishment but also because the majority of adults don’t think children are capable of having deep thoughts and feelings . . .
Read MoreFin and Rye drying foraged chokecherries. The boys know where to find wild mushrooms and berries, "and Lord knows what else [they] are eating out there," Hewitt writes on his blog . . .
Read MoreFrom the creator: "My inspiration comes from the College Board's new AP Chemistry framework that includes this gem—'The student can connect phenomena and models across spatial and temporal scales.'"
Read MoreAs part of the homeschool plus conference, we're also holding a virtual Alternative Education Film Festival . . .
Read More"Homeschooling is more than just freedom to learn. It’s more than just awesome classes or innovative learning centers. It’s time with family. It’s building close relationships with your kids. It’s going through real life ups and downs with the support of your friends, your community. It’s kids finding their own mentors by virtue of living an authentic life . . . "
Read More"European Unschooling Conference from July 2 to 6, 2014 in Switzerland at campingplace Seehorn, directly on the shore of the Lake Constance . . ."
Read MoreAn interest-led learning opportunity in Peru for teens and young adults and a new guide for earning college credit for what you know . . .
Read MoreThree types of media for you to enjoy: The slides, bibliography, and videos from my recent talk about how parents of preschool-age children can best help them learn; a new video about Holt's Learning All the Time; and a synchronized update of my slides and video, Homeschooling and Unschooling, presented at the Alternatives to Compulsory Schooling conference at Harvard University in April 2013.
Read More"The mother who fails at times to be attuned to her child, facilitates her child's healthy development." Don't suffocate your children's development with too much parenting. Here's why you can relax and enjoy being a good-enough parent.
Read MoreIn 1975 The Continuum Concept was published and John Holt was an early, enthusiastic supporter of the book as another reason why parents should trust themselves and their children to learn and grow without constantly referring to experts to be sure they're doing it okay. Today, hunter-gatherer cultures are studied more but, as this exchange shows, what we can learn from them is difficult for many to grasp.
Read MoreMosaiculture is a horiticultural art form you can share with your family. All sorts ideas and opportunities for exploration are embedded in this unique, outdoor art.
The latest issue of Learning All the Time, the HoltGWS newsletter, is now available for free.
Read MoreFree recordings from the first online, global homeschooling conference, including all the audio-visual presentations, are available now . . .
For those who do not enjoy and flourish in conventional schools there seem to be few choices: homeschool or enroll in a private school. However, even most of those choices mimic the conventional school model, so for someone who does not learn or enjoy the way school teaches they are not great options . . .