Suddenly faced with not sending your kids to school? Consider NOT trying to replicate school at home right now.
One of the things that good homeschooling books talk about is how there’s a “detox” period in which kids & parents re-adjust to being at home.
This can take awhile.
One of the things that good homeschooling books talk about is how there’s a “detox” period in which kids & parents re-adjust to being at home.
This can take awhile.
Adults don’t call what we’re doing “homeworking,” we call it “working from home.”
Consider not calling it “homeschooling.”
Consider thinking about it as “learning from home.”
Consider not calling it “homeschooling.”
Consider thinking about it as “learning from home.”
One more thing and I’ll write a longer blog post about it later: I have learned a TON from the homeschooling and unschooling communities for my OWN art work and learning.
I’ve collected some of the research here: tumblr.austinkleon.com/tagged/unschoo…
I’ve collected some of the research here: tumblr.austinkleon.com/tagged/unschoo…
Oblique strategy for parents who are helping their kids learn from home:
What if, as a test, tomorrow, you thought about your role in the house as a *librarian* and not a classroom teacher?
What if, as a test, tomorrow, you thought about your role in the house as a *librarian* and not a classroom teacher?
A librarian is there as a resource and reference. The librarian establishes rules and boundaries of space and time. The librarian provides materials and help when asked for.
