by Gabriella | Sep 1, 2021 | Essays and Reflections, Homeschooling, Professionals
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...
by Gabriella | Aug 30, 2021 | Professionals
When inspiration drives learning, motivation is unnecessary.⠀ ⠀ Education often focuses on external motivation to get children to complete set tasks and achieve pre-identified goals.⠀ ⠀ What if, rather than coaxing a student to do what they don’t necessarily...
by Gabriella | Aug 27, 2021 | Professionals
Authoritarian models of education have taught us to rely on others to structure our learning. We were taught to mistrust our intuition. We were trained to need external influences to motivate us.⠀ ⠀ Today’s parents are the product of the authoritarian model of...
by Gabriella | Aug 25, 2021 | Professionals
When I was in the third grade, I took my first standardized exam. I sat in the classroom across the hall and was presented a large booklet with an accompanying answer sheet with tiny circles to fill in. It was my first time taking a multiple-choice test, and I was...
by Gabriella | Oct 7, 2020 | Essays and Reflections, Professionals
Effective leaders do not conform. Conformity is the reason the more things change, the more they stay the same. Conformity is the reason the longer we speak of change, the more we return to antiquated practices. It takes guts to lead. It takes courage to stand up...
