The Montessori Method Individualised learning and the Montessori Method I am reading The Montessori Method, by Maria Montessori. It has been interesting because, though I find her method clearly very effective wherever it is implemented, I did initially struggle with the level of focus on the individual, rather than group learning and games. There is […]
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Changes in our timetable Our school day has changed this term, after our deliberations off last term on what and how our children can be learning. Last year we considered the benefits of creative and pragmatic learning, over purely analytical content. https://thereisnoshouldbe.com/what-should-i-teach-my-homeschool-children/ We considered the purpose of teaching moral values and creating vital boundaries within
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A models that serve socialising I am thinking about which are the educative models that serve socialising? The two main models in mind are mainstream school, and homeschool, though I know there are Montessori schools and Rudolf Steiner schools amongst others. I’m not hoping to make sweeping statements about what is best for all children.
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Future authoring Happy New Year to one and all! To those that saw in 2025 with the bells, let me take my hat off to you. We didn’t quite make it this year – preferring instead the warmth of our beds. Resolutions But I do find that the new year calls for a time of
Festive feelings – beautiful greenery It’s that time of year, houses have been cleaned and cleaned again. Decorations are bought, food stored in the freezer, and cards and gifts prepared, written and wrapped. I make festive decorations with beautiful greenery. If I’m honest, it’s the music I look forward to the most. Playing music with
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Innocence and childhood Defending child rights Usually I write with a point of view that ‘there is no should be’. But today I find myself in a world of ‘should be’s. For example I believe we should be protecting our children’s innocence and for their childhood. It is their basic right as a child. I
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Labelling children One of the main reasons I started writing my blog was to share assurance with other parents that find themselves in similar situations as we have. This is an effort to encourage other parents like us to trust their intuition. It took a decade of working around the school system to realise that
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Religious and Moral education I continue my journey exploring how to move forward with my children’s homeschooling education. I’m interested in learning about education and how we arrived here with the system we have. I am curious about our education system, the accepted expectations in our society around this topic, and decisions parents and families
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Jordan Peterson I am a Jordan Peterson fan. I mean, not as much as Martha Argerich, but I have appreciated his content for years. He is a psychologist, author and online content creator. I find him to have very good, compassionate logic on most topics (I can’t agree with everything he says, I’m not a
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Fostering creativity in everyday life Creativity in education Creativity is not a rare asset at all, when children are given the space to explore. And yet people find it to be very rare indeed. I regularly hear parents lament that their children “don’t know know how to play”. And of course, this is key to
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