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Real-World Learning: 10 Simple Ways to Turn Summer Adventures into Educational Experiences
Alternative Education | Learn

Real-World Learning: 10 Simple Ways to Turn Summer Adventures into Educational Experiences

The Slow Parenting Revolution: Why Less is More in Childhood
Intentional Family Living | Parenting | Raising Confident Kids | Thrive

The Slow Parenting Revolution: Why Less is More in Childhood

Slow Summer: How to Say No to Over-Scheduling and Yes to a More Meaningful Season
Intentional Family Living | Parenting | Play | Thrive

Slow Summer: How to Say No to Over-Scheduling and Yes to a More Meaningful Season

Big Kids Need Play Too: Why Screens Are Replacing Play and What We Can Do About It
Learn | Child Development

Big Kids Need Play Too: Why Screens Are Replacing Play and What We Can Do About It

Summer Bucket List for Families Who Want More Connection & Less Distraction
Elementary (5-11 Years Old) | Infants (0-12 Months) | Intentional Family Living | Play | Pre-School (3-4 Years Old) | Thrive | Toddler (13-24 Months)

Summer Bucket List for Families Who Want More Connection & Less Distraction

Teaching Kids Problem-Solving Skills
Child Development | Fostering Life Skills | Learn | Parenting | Raising Confident Kids | Thrive

Teaching Kids Problem-Solving Skills

The Summer Screen Reset: Why Your Child Needs a Minimal Screen Summer (and How to Make It Happen)
Child Development | Intentional Family Living | Learn | Parenting | Screen-Conscious Parenting | Thrive

The Summer Screen Reset: Why Your Child Needs a Minimal Screen Summer (and How to Make It Happen)

Chores for Kids by Age: A Guide to Teaching Responsibility
Fostering Life Skills | Parenting | Raising Confident Kids | Raising Confident Kids | Thrive

Chores for Kids by Age: A Guide to Teaching Responsibility

How to Raise an Independent Child
Child Development | Fostering Life Skills | Learn | Parenting | Raising Confident Kids | Raising Confident Kids | Thrive

How to Raise an Independent Child

Learning Through Play: How Play Fuels Child Development and Lifelong Learning
Play | Alternative Education

Learning Through Play: How Play Fuels Child Development and Lifelong Learning

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Helping you rethink school, screens + modern childhood
Former teacher (M.Ed) → secular progressive homeschooler
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For years, I thought schools were mainly teaching For years, I thought schools were mainly teaching reading, writing, math, and science.Then I spent more than a decade inside classrooms.I started noticing another curriculum, one that wasn't written in lesson plans or standards.Children were learning what success looks like.None of this is about blaming teachers. It's about paying attention to the messages every system sends, often without anyone intending it.I unpacked the hidden curriculum schools rarely talk about in this week's Substack.Comment AGSUB, and I'll send you the link.
Whenever I talk about delaying kindergarten, someo Whenever I talk about delaying kindergarten, someone inevitably says:“But what if the child is READY?”And I think that question reveals something interesting about how deeply we’ve been taught to equate **learning with school.**Because delaying kindergarten doesn’t mean delaying learning.A five-year-old who spends another year playing, building, being read to, asking endless questions, helping cook dinner, exploring outside, making things, visiting museums, figuring out friendships, counting, having quality conversations, creating elaborate imaginary worlds, and following their curiosity isn’t sitting around waiting for their education to begin.They are already learning.The question isn’t whether a child is capable of doing kindergarten work at five. Plenty are.The more interesting question is why we assume that because a child *can* begin traditional school, starting them as early as possible must be the best use of that year.I spent more than a decade teaching, and one of the things I eventually had to unlearn was the idea that education happens primarily when an adult has organized it, measured it, and called it school.Children have been learning since long before their first day of kindergarten.They don’t suddenly become learners when they walk into a classroom.And sometimes choosing to give childhood a little more time isn’t delaying education at all.It’s expanding our definition of where education happens ✌🏻COMMENT the word CHAT if you’re interested in chatting more about non-traditional education options. I’ll send you the link to book a 30-minute consultation.**Spots on my calendar are extremely limited. This is ONLY for families serious about rethinking their child’s educational journey.**
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What are your thoughts on the summer slide? What are your thoughts on the summer slide?
Raising functioning, intelligent members of societ Raising functioning, intelligent members of society means understanding this very basic concept. If you don’t get it then you are part of the problem.No sane, intelligent person can support this nor should they support the politicians, tech companies, and billionaires who are supporting it…What a WILD time to be a parent.#secularhomeschoolers #homeschooling #readbannedbooks #raisingreaders
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