I learned that there is only one way to be in the world as a child. It was reinforced in my schooling and solidified in my career in the education system. There are a set of rules for behaving that are socially accepted. Anything outside of that is judged,...
Homeschoolers are in a power position to break the cycle of lies society accepts about education. Parents are considered to be "good enough" to raise their children until about age 3, but then we are expected to hand our children off to a system of strangers because...
What have you been told by society about how much of a role you should have in your child's education? What does that role look like in their eyes? There is a constant inner-battle among homeschooling parents: our knowledge and conviction about how learning works...
I have been reflecting on how our societal conditioning forces us to be voiceless sheep in a loud herd. We live in a capitalist culture that values work over family, money over wellness, and busyness over rest. Schools are obsessed with children meeting standards...
There's something that is not being said during this pandemic. As lockdown restrictions loosen and gatherings become more frequent, there is a population for whom nothing has changed. The risk for complications for disabled/chronically ill individuals as well as...
As newbie parents of a disabled child, we were immediately placed under a microscope. From the moment we received the diagnosis, we were observed intently. How would we cope with the diagnosis? Would we be able to handle it long-term? Did we have adequate...
It is during periods my son is very sick that I find myself incredibly grateful we’re home educating. I don’t have to dash off to work--frazzled and fretting. I don’t have to look for a replacement for the days where I absolutely can’t go in. I'm not rushing my son...
In the parenting community, home educators are a breed of their own. Even within the homeschool community, we parents of neurodivergent/disabled children are in a separate category. We get the looks. The questions. The comment: “I don’t know how you do it.” We often...
There's something that is not being said during this pandemic. As lockdown restrictions loosen and gatherings become more frequent, there is a population for whom nothing has changed. The risk for complications for disabled/chronically ill individuals as well as...
As newbie parents of a disabled child, we were immediately placed under a microscope. From the moment we received the diagnosis, we were observed intently. How would we cope with the diagnosis? Would we be able to handle it long-term? Did we have adequate...
It is during periods my son is very sick that I find myself incredibly grateful we’re home educating. I don’t have to dash off to work--frazzled and fretting. I don’t have to look for a replacement for the days where I absolutely can’t go in. I'm not rushing my son...
In the parenting community, home educators are a breed of their own. Even within the homeschool community, we parents of neurodivergent/disabled children are in a separate category. We get the looks. The questions. The comment: “I don’t know how you do it.” We often...