Receive the children in reverence, Educate them with love, Send them forth in freedom
I watch our nine-year-old daughter as she eyes the many baskets of wool yarn in the small store near our home. The rainbow of naturally dyed colored skeins is plentiful as we search for the “right yarn” needed to complete her next [...]
Archive for January, 2006
Head, Heart and Hands: Weaving Waldorf Education into Home Learning
Exploring in Maths
Kevin Lees has been supporting home education for a long time. He has now been contributing to Otherways for twenty years! We thank him for his continued and enthusiastic support of home education.
by Kevin Lees
Many parents have told me they were put off maths at school, and probably most people regard it as hard, or [...]
Other Ways
By Dindy Vaughan, Ringwood Victoria
Not every child is happy at school.
Some struggle along grudgingly, some fight the system, some opt out and refuse to achieve; and mostly their parents worry.
In many cases it comes down to ‘school refusal’. The state of Victoria currently has not hundreds, but thousands of school-age children who are simply refusing [...]
What does it mean to Homeschool?
Homeschooling is an increasingly popular educational alternative in which children learn outside of conventional schools under the general supervision of their parents.Homeschooling means different things [...]
Read the rest of this entry »What are some of the benefits of homeschooling?
A wise man once said, “We can teach our children to have courage, faith and endurance; they can teach us to laugh, to sing, to love.” For many, the deepest and most abiding [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Why do families choose homeschooling?
Families choose homeschooling for a wide variety of reasons. Some parents enjoy being with their children and watching them explore the world. The learning process which begins [...]
Read the rest of this entry »What about socialization?
Most homeschooling families consider socialization to be one of homeschooling’s great advantages. Instead of spending the better part of their days in close contact with others [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Are parents really qualified to teach their own children?
Parents do not lightly make the decision to homeschool their children. They realize that it is a big undertaking and responsibility. But for homeschooling parents, the task [...]
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