by Erin | Jul 7, 2019 | conferences & guest speakers, traditional school, wln podcast
In this podcast, Erin gets a chance to chat to Laurel Nunez from the Canadian Center for Home Education. The conversation meanders through different comparisons of homeschooling and really has a positive feel about the potential and growth of learning at home around...
by Erin | Aug 17, 2018 | deschooling the adults, nature connection, reflection, traditional school
“You pay to drop your child off at a forest?” The words stuck with me for a moment or two and got me thinking.. You see, I’m a pretty big nature enthusiast myself and you don’t need to lecture me about the benefits of nature for both children...
by Erin | Aug 12, 2018 | acceptance, advocacy, anxiety, child-lead, connection, deschooling the adults, diversity, inspiration, meeting needs, nature connection, traditional school
One thing that I absolutely love about summer is that in the absence of school, kids and adults exhale and naturally fall into a life that tends to look a whole lot like Self Directed Education. For someone who has embraced this style of learning year-round, seeing...
by Erin | Sep 15, 2017 | advocacy, anxiety, empathetic response, feelings, power dynamics, safe spaces, self-awareness, self-connection, traditional school
Last night was a beautiful summer evening, so my family and I stayed out enjoying it well after dark. I had the baby and she wanted to look at the blinking lights in the shop windows. Those bright blinking lights are so appealing to babies. There were some loud people...
by Erin | Apr 5, 2017 | labels, meeting needs, traditional school
A friend asked me recently if I had always planned to homeschool. I explained that no, I hadn’t, but after attending my first local non-secular homeschool picnic (THN for those of you in Hamilton and Burlington Ontario), I knew that we needed to give it a try. As a...
by Erin | Feb 9, 2016 | advocacy, deschooling the adults, traditional school
No Curriculum?? No Grades?? No Transcripts?? But HOW will your children ever get into College/University?When I first began my journey as an “unschooling” mother I was met with endless questions by countless people. Won’t you get sick of being with your kids all day?...
