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Choosing Not to Worry About What Other People Might Think

30 May 2016

When you’re looking for photos of yourself to post on your blog or Facebook page, do you ever reject any? And if you do, what don’t you like about them? I often

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Unschool Cemetery Maths

5 May 2016

The mist drifts across the field and through the cemetery. Together with the rising sun, it streams between the trees and onto the graves. Golden rays fall upon a black marble monument which

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Dealing with Our Fears and Other People’s Critical Comments

4 April 2016

The other day my daughter Sophie received an email. She read part of it out to me and then said, “What do you think?” “She hasn’t expressed herself very well,” I remarked.

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10 Discoveries of a Hallelujah Unschooling Week

20 March 2016

Last week, I discovered a lot of things. Each afternoon, I discovered my daughter Gemma-Rose lying on her bed, ear buds connected to some good music, a book in her hand. She’s

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Maths, Chores, and Thanking Our Kids

4 March 2016

For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been living a quiet life. We haven’t done anything exciting. No music video shoots. No picnics by the lake. We haven’t even been running. The

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Responding to Unschooling and Other Critics

11 February 2016

Earlier this week, I got involved in a long and involved conversation on Facebook. I don’t usually do this, but this time, I didn’t have a choice. The discussion began on my

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Unschool Maths Records: 20+ Ideas for Evernote

4 December 2015

Is anyone looking for ideas on how we can use Evernote to record unschool maths? I hope so because I have put together a list of 20+ ideas I use! 1. Copy

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Getting Older, Unschooling, and Moving On

23 November 2015

My unschooling blog has a limited life. One day, in the not too distant future, I will no longer have anything to write about. My youngest child will have grown up and

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Real Life Maths: Designing a Dream Home

3 November 2015

“Anyone want to watch Grand Designs?” I shout. My family appears. “We do!” We turn on the TV, slip a disc into the DVD player and settle back to enjoy. In every

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Stolen Paintings and Real Life Maths

2 November 2015

Last week was a hunting week… My daughters and I watched as the FBI tried to hunt down a number of stolen masterpieces. And then I went on a hunt for some