Tag: childhood education

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Deschooling For Seasoned Homeschoolers: Why It’s Not Just For Newbies

September 19, 2023 / Sara Guenther

Have you heard of “deschooling”? Deschooling is the process of peeling away the layers of what we’ve been led to believe about education (a result of traditional schooling) and coming instead into a more natural way and understanding of learning.

Many families who leave the school system will take time to deschool, where they put academics aside to spend time adjusting to the lack of rigor, forced work and learning, and instead focus on relaxing, enjoying natural interests and spending time together. The goal is to establish family bonds and connection, and reignite a child’s natural love of learning.

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The Secret to a Successful Homeschool Week

August 19, 2023 / Sara Guenther

Ah the end of summer, and beginning of the new homeschool year. It’s easy to walk into a new year with high expectations, excitement, and a long wish list of activities, subjects, and books to cover throughout the year. But what is it that actually makes a successful homeschool week?

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3 Things New Homeschool Moms Need to Unlearn

August 14, 2023 / Sara Guenther

3 Things I Had To UNLEARN As a New Homeschool Mom

As a new homeschool mom over 7 years ago, I knew that I had a lot to learn. But I never could have imagined that first I would have to unlearn so many things. Having spent my entire education in the public and private school systems I was used to only one way of learning: being fed information through a qualified adult, memorizing and regurgitating, being tested and graded, then moving on to the next subject.

Naturally it made sense to me that our home education would look similar. Afterall, there was 13 years worth of information I was fed that I would now have to figure out how to feed to my own children. Realizing I had a lot to unlearn was a sobering thought, but its necessity brought about true freedom in our homeschool and family life.

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Back To (Home)School – How To Successfully Begin Your Homeschool Year

August 4, 2023 / Sara Guenther

Remember summertime as a kid? Gosh it was purely magical. The days were wide open and long, and the air and ocean was warm. Kids ran free in the streets until well past dark playing cops and robbers and hot days were filled with lemonade, ice cream trucks, and popsicles.

Then September came. Sleepy mornings were replaced with early alarm clocks. Tank tops were tucked away in favor of shirts with sleeves and backpacks were stuffed with heavy books, gym clothes and squashed lunches. We said goodbye to the magic of summer and replaced it with homework, sports practices, and desks.

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Homeschooling Through Hardship – Job Loss, Uncertainty, & Death

August 2, 2023 / Sara Guenther

Homeschooling Through Hardship & Life’s Most Difficult Seasons

I’ll never forget where I was and what I was doing the day I got the call that my dad was dying. It was a call I had been mentally preparing myself for for years. I feared it every time the phone rang. But as much as I always knew it would one day come, I never quite expected it to actually come. It’s easy to assume you still have more time.

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When Homeschool Isn’t Working – 4 Things You Need to Know

July 27, 2023 / Sara Guenther

It’s disheartening to come to a point where you realize that homeschool isn’t working. Many families throw in the towel and put their children in school because of the many trials and stumbling blocks they encounter. But what if there was another way?

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The Most Important Subject To Cover In Your Homeschool

July 22, 2023 / Sara Guenther

The subjects and topics we could cover in a home education are endless. Literally. If there are things that can be learned, they can be homeschool subjects. But there is one subject that trumps all the others in its importance, relevance, necessity, and ability to produce the best results, and that is… Play.

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Healthy and Fit: How I Prioritize Health and Fitness as a Mom of 5

July 9, 2023 / Sara Guenther

Five kids?! How are you still so skinny?!

This might be an odd topic to talk about. Then again, it’s odd that people feel the need to comment on perfect strangers’ weight. So let’s put this out in the open and talk about staying healthy and fit.

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How To Be An Unconventional Homeschooler

June 25, 2023 / Sara Guenther

Step 1: Buck the system.

Step 2: Do whatever the heck you want.

Okay, but what does a rogue homeschool actually look like? And how does one go about doing the unconventional?