Why Samantha feels homeschooling robbed her of a 'proper education': Two former homeschoolers who say they were denied a proper education are calling for mandatory home visits. But advocates say tighter regulations aren't the answer. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-02/former-homeschoolers-call-for-home-visits-regulation/104674902?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #homeeducation #homeschooling #homeschool
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Here's to a less cruel and heartless world 
Anxiety is the most common reason why parents choose to take pupils out of school.
#SchoolAnxiety #EBSA
#SchoolTrauma #HomeEducation #Unschooling
The Guardian · ‘I felt absolutely lost’: the crisis behind the rising number of UK children being homeschooled
Double checked DS's exam timetable, which I know I've double checked before. It correctly and accurately reflects what I've written in the calendar. I knew it would, but also, what if I'd gotten it wrong? I won't rest peacefully until I've delivered him to the exam centre on the days they're definitely expecting him. #gcse #homeEd #homeEducation #privateCandidate
While the kids are out celebrating a friend's birthday, I am sat attempting to write a response to the UK Gov consultation on updating the guidance on #HomeEducation for parents and local authorities (closing tomorrow).
I've already written the best part of 2000 words, but every time I look at the draft guidance again, I see more awfulness.
Forcing a person back to the source of their trauma with no meaningful support or accommodations is placing lives in danger. The new government push to get kids back into school is a danger to disabled communities.
The problem is isn't that the kids are not in school, it's that school is not a safe environment for all kids.
#ItsNotOkToNotBeOk #EHCP #EHCPsupport #ActuallyAutistic #autism #neurodivergent #Unschool #HomeEducation #disability
After having a wedding party on board the captured 'Israeli' ship the Yemeni organise school trips to the boat. 
#Bolton, baby!
One of the less joyous factors of #homeeducation, is managing (and paying for) GCSEs yourself, as a private candidate. In our case, this means leaving home at 7am to be confident of getting to the exam centre in Bolton before 8:45am.
In reality, we were here before 8am, but the one time we left at 7.30am, it took until 9:15am, so, better safe than sorry.
Anyone who knows me well knows that child autonomy is extremely important to me.
Stumbled across this article while enjoying my morning coffee. This book, as well as Peter Gray's "Free to Learn" were instrumental in opening my own eyes to so much.
I rarely talk about this stuff on my general socials, but I felt the need to share. I'll also link to both "How Children Learn," As well as "Free to Learn," which as I said are excellent and must-read titles for anyone who follows youth rights or believes in unschooling, or simply wishes to learn how to be a better ally to children.
The Joy and Sorrow of Rereading Holt’s "How Children Learn"
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/freedom-learn/201712/the-joy-and-sorrow-rereading-holt-s-how-children-learn
How Children Learn (50th anniversary edition) (A Merloyd Lawrence Book) Kindle Edition
https://www.amazon.com/Children-Learn-anniversary-Merloyd-Lawrence-ebook/dp/B01NCHO65S/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life Kindle Edition
https://www.amazon.com/Free-Learn-Unleashing-Instinct-Self-Reliant-ebook/dp/B00B3M3KZG/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Psychology TodayThe Joy and Sorrow of Rereading Holt’s "How Children Learn"Here, summed up, are John Holt’s great insights about children’s learning.
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My deschooling child is standing straighter, their hair is thicker and glossier, and they're learning *several* interesting things on their own. It's hard not to feel like we wasted seven years of their life; it was much easier for them to choose *into* school than it would have been to drop out. #HomeEducation
@dajb We are a community of families that have chosen #HomeEducation (and largely #UnSchooling / #SelfDirectedLearning), mostly in response to *how our kids actually are*, and what it would mean to impose standard schooling on them. We are (adults and children alike) very #NeuroDiverse relative to the general population.
We exist as a group because we acknowledge difference.
So yeah, I think it's *very* important that we make space for that in our decision making.
Two of my children opt to do their studies in 2-3 hours of straight work, going from assignment to assignment, quiz to quiz, test to test, subject to subject.
The third gives himself regular breaks.
I have no point, just something I've noticed.
Does anyone out there in social.coop land (or my wider network) have experience/links/examples of #HomeEducation #cooperatives (particularly, but not essentially in a UK context)?
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We have a lovely local group of #HomeEd families here, kids currently from 0-10yo, various approaches but quite a strong skew towards #UnSchooling/ #SelfDirectedLearning. Centred around a weekly session in a local community hall.
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I'm *really* enjoying this lecture series, recommending it to general audiences and high school–level #homeschool learners
Listen to #Understanding Cultural and Human #Geography by Paul Robbins, The Great Courses
#homeschooling #culture #education #homeeducation
https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/understanding-cultural-and-human-geography
https://www.audible.com/pd/B00OBVT4ME?source_code=ASSOR150021921000R
www.thegreatcourses.comThe Great Courses
Not sure I shared most recent blog post, which is collaborative but very on topic for the #HomeEducation aspect of the blog, https://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2023/07/16/helping-children-learn-to-save/
Making It UpHelping children learn to save - Making It UpHints and tips on how to help your children learn to save. From keeping money in a jar, to topping up a bank account for a savings goal.
My child who chose to attend school for 7 years has stopped and after a few weeks of deschooling has sort of BLOSSOMED and is getting creative and experimental again. I am feeling some complicated feelings about this.
#HomeEducation
I’m feeling suddenly, oddly isolated. We live in a small Midwestern town and the only co-op here is very religious. Like you have to answer questions about what you believe in order to join. I was looking at how to go about setting up a particular lesson and was hit with “I JUST WISH I HAD SOMEBODY TO TALK TO!” So where are my cool, leftist, secular homeschoolers? #HomeSchool #HomeEducation
I love the #homeeducation community on insta. In the bird app it's both helpful and problematic so i tend to avoid it. I hope it's just as nice and fun on here as it is on IG so we can connect a bit more.
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@motalley hello there! We're a UK based #HomeEducation family :)