How Registered Homeschoolers Can Unschool
If our children are obliged to learn what’s in the school syllabus in order to have their homeschool registration applications approved, surely they can’t unschool? How can they follow their interests and still fulfil the registration requirements?
My children are registered homeschoolers. They are also unschoolers. I manage to keep the education authorities happy (in a state where the regulations are rather strict) without compromising my unschoolers’ way of life. How do I do it? I chat about this topic and share some ideas in this week’s podcast.
I also…
describe a method for recording unschooling in an impressive way
share how I translate natural learning into the necessary educational language for registration purposes
tell how I work out what the official documents such as the school syllabus actually mean
discuss what we can do if a child refuses to learn something that’s required by the educational authorities
offer a few positives (!) of homeschool registration
as well as some examples of how I record unschool learning experiences
A few apologies:
I use the words ‘syllabus’ and ‘curriculum’ interchangeably and wrongly, I’m sure! (I think you’ll still get the idea.)
I also made a mistake about the required hours of schooling. My number was too low.
Notes:
Blog posts about homeschool registration and record keeping
A Perfect Method for Keeping Unschooling Records
A Successful Evernote Homeschool Registration Visit
Registering as Homeschoolers Using Evernote Unschool Records
How We Unschool Despite Strict Homeschool Regulations
More posts can be found on my Registration and Records pages
Podcast about homeschool registration and record keeping
Changing People’s Minds about Unschooling or The Tricky Business of Registering an Unschooler as a Homeschooler
Videos about homeschool registration and record keeping
Evernote and Homeschool Records Playlist
Music: 60’s Quiz Show by Podington Bear, (CC BY-NC 3.0)
I’m still trying to blog and podcast without a computer of my own. I’m sorry about my podcast mistakes. I had to work in a hurry using a borrowed computer. (Thank you, Sophie for lending me yours!)
Thank you for listening!