I love what you are doing! I wish I had known about this kind of stuff 25 years ago when my kid was bored to tears with school. I didn't know what to do. I tried making him go to school. I tried tutors. I tried home schooling. Finally we stumbled on unschooling by accident. He go to do what he wanted, which was mostly play video games and read, but he read Shakespeare and taught himself Finnish for fun. He walked and trained his dog, and healed from the nasty divorce. If only there had been some support for me those years. I now want to support others, and try to spread the word about what school could be to anyone who will listen.
The homeschooling mom in me is laughing & cheering. It's homeschooling, Chris. It's letting kids live & learn in the real world. When you jump, you'll see & find the others around you who are doing the same thing.
If you can succeed in maintaining Wren‘s level of excitement about her Wrensday opportunities, I think next year is going to be very fun and rewarding as well as educational for both of you.
I’m so excited for you and your kiddos. I fantasize about almost exactly this nearly every day.
I’ve spent years helping other kids learn (in ways that I’m both deeply proud of and unsustainably stressed by, for the “constraints” reasons you describe), I want to spend that energy and my learnings on helping my own young kids experience the world with fervor.
Wish I lived near you; I’d love to be part of that pod!
I’ll look forward to reading your reflections on the experience.
Sounds like a Flying Squad! https://www.flyingsquads.org/
This is so cool, had never heard of these - thank you!
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I love what you are doing! I wish I had known about this kind of stuff 25 years ago when my kid was bored to tears with school. I didn't know what to do. I tried making him go to school. I tried tutors. I tried home schooling. Finally we stumbled on unschooling by accident. He go to do what he wanted, which was mostly play video games and read, but he read Shakespeare and taught himself Finnish for fun. He walked and trained his dog, and healed from the nasty divorce. If only there had been some support for me those years. I now want to support others, and try to spread the word about what school could be to anyone who will listen.
The homeschooling mom in me is laughing & cheering. It's homeschooling, Chris. It's letting kids live & learn in the real world. When you jump, you'll see & find the others around you who are doing the same thing.
If you can succeed in maintaining Wren‘s level of excitement about her Wrensday opportunities, I think next year is going to be very fun and rewarding as well as educational for both of you.
Ahem… I believe Wrenesday is the correct spelling.
I’m so excited for you and your kiddos. I fantasize about almost exactly this nearly every day.
I’ve spent years helping other kids learn (in ways that I’m both deeply proud of and unsustainably stressed by, for the “constraints” reasons you describe), I want to spend that energy and my learnings on helping my own young kids experience the world with fervor.
Wish I lived near you; I’d love to be part of that pod!
I’ll look forward to reading your reflections on the experience.
Keep going, Chris and keep writing to your community!
Homeschooled co-op here we come! But with intriguing twists. In bocca al lupo!!
Inspiring, and excited for you expanding on this journey!