RLL #107: Learning as an Unschooling Family with Robyn Robertson
I truly believe that the best way we can educate our gifted and twice-exceptional (2E) kids is through homeschooling with self-directed learning and unschooling. Self-Directed Learning vs. Unschooling? Self-directed learning is a self-motivated pursuit of knowledge not based on a required set of circumstances but learning for its own sake. Using an unschooling approach […]
The Best Homeschool Human Body Study Ever
There’s been a lot of discussion about medicine and how the human body works in our homeschool lately. Honest questions generated by our world today, coupled with a little bit (ok, a lot) of anxiety around getting sick, increased my kids’ interest in learning more about how our bodies work. Knowing they learn best with […]
Books for Animal Lovers
Whether we’re strewing or following an interest-led unit study, I love having stacks of books around on topics my kiddos are excited about. We’ve gone through some pretty interesting obsessions, spent years following rabbit trails, and immersed ourselves in a pretty varied number of topics. One of the most enduring interests, however, has been animals. Whether […]
RLL #96: Finding Learning Opportunities with Dennis DeNoia
Our quirky kids become happier and more willing learners when they are allowed to pursue their own interests beyond any academic requirements. Today, Colleen speaks with extraordinary math instructor and friend, Dennis DeNoia of Mr. D Math, about seeing learning opportunities in many different places and how giving his kids the freedom to pursue their […]
RLL #92: Building Self and Setting Goals with Suki Wessling
These quirky gifted or 2e kids of ours are often “square pegs in round holes” everywhere they go, not just in school. Bringing them home helps them to thrive in their own way and often a self-directed, child-led homeschool approach helps them to discover who they truly are and what they want to learn. In […]