Hi Arun, I just wanted to say that even though there are loads of organised support groups where I live in Sydney there are also plenty of homeschoolers who...
TaeKwonDo for Homeschoolers I have found an extraordinary TaeKwonDo instructor who is willing to have a class for homeschooling kids (and their parents!)...
Hi My name is Anne-Marie. My husband and I unschool our three children ages 8, 5 and 6 months. I'm interested in hearing from anyone who is in a similar...
Hi anne marie I too have 3 boys (turning 9, 4 and 2 this year) and 5 pairs of scissors I can never find when I need them (they should be in a pot on top of the...
Hi Anne-Marie. Our unschoolers are 3yo, 6yo, and 16yo with another on the way due in July. We have loads of scissors and can never find any when we need them...
Hey Anne-Marie! Finally you made it Great to have you guys here. I'm sure you'll get lots of great support. The group's been abit quiet lately - it seems to...
... children ... bit ... Hi, I have 2 in highschool (at highschool) and a 10 yr, 6 yr old and 15 month old at home. I like to unschool but also often wonder if...
Hi I'm in the UK and we autonomously educate our 4 children. We have done so for many years. While there are differences between autonomous education and...
Hi Again For those who are interested I just noticed that there is a program on Temple Grandin on SBS on Tuesday night at 7.30pm. It's called "The woman Who...
No, but I unschool four of them! (dd 7, ds's 5,4 and 18 mo) Hey, it seems that you constantly question yourself, am I doing the right thing, are they learning...
Hi All, I really am quite desperate to watch this, however can't get out of a camping trip. Our TV won't record SBS....Can anyone help me out???? Cheers, ...
Hi, First of all, I'd like to apologise for asking questions that are probably already answered somewhere. I have a huge backlog of posts that I haven't read...
Hello, We are currently living in the UK and are coming to Queensland, the Brisbane area, to visit family who live in Brisbane, half in Samford and the other...
... children. ... differences between ... in a number of ways. ... Mike, I hadn't heard of 'autonomous education' so I looked it up. What I could find on the...
I am unschooling 2 dd - 7yo and 4yo. I like the command that with a baby under 12 months you should only get one thing done a day! Can we extend that to older...
The quote below is from another list I am on and I thought the info might be of use to our members. I have a couple of shots of the comet I took earlier in the...
Hello Schuyler, lovely to hear from you and about your impending visit :) there are two groups that might be of interest to you. The more established group...
Hello Schuyler, lovely to hear from you and about your impending visit :) there are two groups that might be of interest to you. The more established group...
Hi Schuyler, You are very welcome to come along to BUS (Brisbane UnSchoolers) when you come to Australia. It is a very new group made up of families interested...
Thanks for the information about BUS. I'll definitely be in touch nearer our departure. And for the BNL conact information Anne/Arun. I'm getting excited! ...
I everyone, I have a friend who has recently moved to Qld (Brisbane) and who has found she is pregnant and wants to birth at home, but she is having trouble...
If followed to the letter of the original understanding of Unschooling, unschooling does not permit the parents to make suggestions or guide the child or...
... I also don't like the negative term of Unschooling but I use it because it's an established term but I disagree with the above statement as do the other ...
Unschooling came from the work of Holt and his thoughts on this were that it was not such a good idea to guide the direction of the child as it would damage...
Hi Mike, I can imagine defining the terms to be a hot discussion and from your post I see that you are talking about these two terms in relation to trying to ...
First off, Sam, Congrats on your pregnancy!!! Second, yes, I have to agree, terminology has little impact on what we do in the every day. I've been a bit shy...
HI Sif, ... Thanks. Feeling good and very happy. Having a completely free pregnancy and freebirth as we did last time which is so relaxing and low key. Not...
Hi We are a relatively new to homeschooling! We removed our 8yr old boy from school in October last year. We are loving it. We also have a 4 yr old girl. We...
