» Styles of Education http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:30:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A Matter of Style http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2010/03/02/a-matter-of-style/ http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2010/03/02/a-matter-of-style/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:35:36 +0000 susan wight http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/?p=1371 http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2010/03/02/a-matter-of-style/feed/ 0 Natural Learning http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2009/09/04/natural-learning/ http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2009/09/04/natural-learning/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:45:07 +0000 susan wight http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/?p=567 http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2009/09/04/natural-learning/feed/ 0 50 Eye-Opening Unschooling Blogs http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2009/09/04/50-eye-opening-unschooling-blogs/ http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2009/09/04/50-eye-opening-unschooling-blogs/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:31:20 +0000 susan wight http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/?p=881 http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2009/09/04/50-eye-opening-unschooling-blogs/feed/ 0 How Children Learn at Home http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2008/08/05/how-children-learn-at-home/ http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2008/08/05/how-children-learn-at-home/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:51:37 +0000 susan wight http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2008/08/05/how-children-learn-at-home/ http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2008/08/05/how-children-learn-at-home/feed/ 0 Natural Learning In Action http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2007/05/04/natural-learning-in-action/ http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2007/05/04/natural-learning-in-action/#comments Fri, 04 May 2007 01:08:21 +0000 webmaster http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2007/07/25/natural-learning-in-action/ By Susan Wight

Natural Learning is not ‘Doing Nothing’

Confession time: Sometimes I get ‘the guilts’ and think I’m not really educating my children at all. This feeling usually creeps in following someone’s wide-eyed response when I tell them that I home educate. “Wow, I could never do that! You must be so organised!” The overawed responses vary but the words ‘busy’, ‘dedicated’ ‘organised’ and ‘amazing’ crop up fairly often. My guess is you hear this kind of thing too. And then the guilt sets in because these people have entirely the wrong idea about me. They think that I am a super-organised disciplinarian, planning lessons; conscientiously implementing a study routine; supervising progress; correcting work and so on… I’m not doing any of that stuff! The fact is that most of the time, I’m doing my own thing whilst the kids do theirs. As the clock ticks over 9.00 a.m. here you won’t find me with the dishes and daily washing and cleaning done ready to supervise the day’s school work. In fact it’s quite likely that I am checking my email in my pajamas whilst the kids are still reading in bed. One of them is almost certainly still asleep. Click on the title to read more...]]> http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2007/05/04/natural-learning-in-action/feed/ 3 Self Directed Education – Life’s Greatest Adventure http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2006/05/19/self-directed-education-lifes-greatest-adventure-by-lyn-loxton/ http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2006/05/19/self-directed-education-lifes-greatest-adventure-by-lyn-loxton/#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 11:38:00 +0000 webmaster http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2006/05/19/self-directed-education-lifes-greatest-adventure-by-lyn-loxton/ http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2006/05/19/self-directed-education-lifes-greatest-adventure-by-lyn-loxton/feed/ 1 Head, Heart and Hands: Weaving Waldorf Education into Home Learning http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2006/01/28/head-heart-and-hands-weaving-waldorf-education-into-home-learning/ http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2006/01/28/head-heart-and-hands-weaving-waldorf-education-into-home-learning/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2006 08:18:11 +0000 webmaster http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2006/01/28/head-heart-and-hands-weaving-waldorf-education-into-home-learning/ http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2006/01/28/head-heart-and-hands-weaving-waldorf-education-into-home-learning/feed/ 0 Informal Learning http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2005/11/25/informal-learning/ http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2005/11/25/informal-learning/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2005 12:33:45 +0000 webmaster http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2005/11/25/informal-learning/ http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2005/11/25/informal-learning/feed/ 1 Jean Lave’s Discovery http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2005/04/30/jean-laves-discovery/ http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2005/04/30/jean-laves-discovery/#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2005 12:53:04 +0000 webmaster http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2005/04/30/jean-laves-discovery/ http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2005/04/30/jean-laves-discovery/feed/ 0 Eclectic Heretic Homeschooler http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2003/04/30/eclectic-heretic-homeschooler/ http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2003/04/30/eclectic-heretic-homeschooler/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2003 03:34:34 +0000 webmaster http://homeed2/2003/04/30/eclectic-heretic-homeschooler/ http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2003/04/30/eclectic-heretic-homeschooler/feed/ 2