When I started writing this post I was mum to a 13-year-old and an 11-year-old, both homeschooled kids. The elder son went to school briefly and, in all honesty, learnt absolutely nothing there, not even how to read. My younger son has never been inside a school, ever. They have been unschooled, homeschooled or worldschooled, […]
Homeschool Curriculum
What is a homeschool curriculum? A curriculum is the content of a course of study. Countries and states have their own government-approved curriculum, as homeschoolers we may be compelled to follow this standard state school curriculum, or we may be allowed to write our curriculum tailored to our individual child’s needs. In some cases, our […]
Where To Learn To Code?
Coding is key in making money in various ways. Coding is not difficult to learn. Coding is not taught enough in schools. But where to learn to code? You can teach yourself to code easily using free resources and courses. The key with coding is practice and exposure. I taught myself one coding language over […]
We’re Homeschoolers, We Don’t Do Times Tables
A month ago we were summering in Richmond Upon Thames, London and my two boys were spending a lot of time with the two boys downstairs. As they discussed the finer points of Pokemon Go in the garden below my window, I overheard the conversation below. This is a post about how we, as homeschoolers, […]
Writing the Maths Homeschool Report- Queensland
It’s time to bite the bullet, days are ticking away and D’s Homeschool report has to be in soon. Maths is next. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m trying to keep it as short and simple as possible this year. D would have been in year 3 and 4 for this reporting period. I’m wondering if […]