Category Archives: New homeschoolers

My Experience with Stealth Schooling

5 May 2013

Updated 9/28/2022 Right in the middle of school-at-home and radical unschooling is an approach that is sometimes called stealth schooling. Goldilocks would probably describe it as “just right!” No school hours, no schoolroom, just learning all the time. It’s conscious on the part of the parent, while the child merrily learns, sometimes oblivious that anything […]

By Karen Taylor | Also posted in Gifted, Homeschooling, Learning Ideas, Unschooling |

Unschooling: The Gold Standard for Young Children

6 March 2013

… Updated 9/28/2022 Young children thrive with lots of unstructured play and exploration because it’s how nature intended them to learn! When allowed to discover and think without adult-sponsored lessons, their capacity to learn new things is amazing. Our homeschooling pioneers didn’t school their preschoolers. While I don’t think babies and toddlers need to be […]

By Karen Taylor | Also posted in Learning Ideas, Preschool |

Welcoming Dirt Into the Curriculum

30 December 2012

I wrote this years ago when my son was playing in dirt daily. It wasn’t always easy to let him play like this, and doubt and worry popped up from time to time that had me momentarily thinking he should be doing something more important!  As you’ll read, it became clear to me that when […]

By Karen Taylor | Also posted in Gifted, Learning Ideas, Unschooling |

What Does Your Child Want to Learn?

23 May 2012

photo by Thejaswi New homeschoolers often ask me what they should teach their child. Getting started is hard because parents sometimes worry 10 years ahead instead of planning for today. I encourage parents to ask their child what they would like to learn. Some children are so accustomed to schools telling them what to do […]

By Karen Taylor | Also posted in Learning Ideas, Unschooling |

“My Daughter Homeschools”

4 May 2012

The following was written by a grandma who used to worry about her daughter’s choice to homeschool.  Thanks to Michelle Huelle and her mom for giving permission to share these heartfelt comments! Photo by Sand Dragon “My daughter homeschools” – I used to whisper this to my friends so no one else would hear and […]

By Karen Taylor | Also posted in Encouragement, Worries and Obstacles |