homeschool – Page 8 – Self-Directed Learning & Neurodiversity

School…What is it good for?

I saw this meme on Facebook and just had to share it…sad but true.

Four Years On…

Sometimes when you begin a journey, you have no idea where it will take you.

Almost Normal

Our family celebrates the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and has an almost ‘normal’ day.

Homeschooling and the Single Parent: The Facts of Life

As a single parent, how do you homeschool and pay the mortgage? It ain’t easy!

Childhood obesity. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Violence and bullying in schools. Besides being headline grabbing issues, they share something else in common as well. Television has been listed as the blame for each of these…to one degree or another. But the reality is that in the world in which we live, few people rememberContinue reading “TV…demon or friend?”

Unschooling a long term view by Sharon – Part Two

This week we are pleased to once again have the voice of experience with Sharon, who has ‘unschooled’ her eleven year old son Greg that has Asperger’s. *** Greg’s days are very much about his computer, his i-Pad and his videos. Recently, he’s into making cartoon movies, and has asked for various software. In 2006,Continue reading “Unschooling a long term view by Sharon – Part Two”