Using the summer to deschool

Right about now, there’s a lot of families breathing easy again. The pressure is off. There’s no need to make it to the school gates, in uniform, with all the right things at the right time.

And as they breathe, a few families will be starting to wonder why they put themselves through this. Whether it’s actually worth it. But home education is big and scary. How do you do it? What are your responsibilities? I’m not a teacher, say parents, I don’t know how to follow a curriculum, or teach a lesson!

You don’t have to be a teacher. You don’t have to follow a curriculum. It might take a little time to get into the flow of following your child’s lead – your child/ young person might need a little time to learn to let go and trust themselves! – but when it comes down to it, we all learn much better when we’re exploring things we’re interested in.

So why not use the summer to deschool yourself and your family, and explore whether home education might be the way forward for you all?

I’ve a couple of free resources that might be helpful – all I’m asking is you sign up to my (somewhat irregular) email list to get them. If they’re no use to you, no problem, if you want a conversation about them, pop me an email, I’m pretty reachable.

Home education isn’t an easy option, and unschooling or child led approaches don’t mean you throw your hands in the air and leave it all up to your child. It’s about negotiation, compromise and communication, and all of that can take some time to bed in, but for so many of our children, particularly the neurodivegent among them, it can be an incredibly powerful way to lead their lives.