What it would take to start your own school? May seem a massive undertaking! Imagine an inspiring space more like home, comfortable with children given respect Deciding the best choice for our children at any given time in life can be daunting. For new listeners perhaps Homeschooling is appealing to you but you are interested in more structure. Maybe you are interested in the philosophies of Self Directed Education, where the child is in charge of their learning and their life! Well today we look at what it would take to start your own school. This may seem a massive undertaking but now is the ..read more

How to start a Homeschool co op, set up a Democratic Free School, learn with life, children deserved to be treated with respect as individuals, School is over! With many children suffering scary, painful and exhausting days at school, we must remember change is the only constant. When looking at the school system of today, we have to ask cui bono who benefits? When thinking critically we have to examine the two trains of thought proposed, that children either need to be coerced into learning with rewards and punishments at every stage, or they are innately curious about life and the want to le ..read more

Today we answer some common doubts that maybe affecting a family’s belief in starting to Homeschool, a fear of their child integrating into society? I heard this myself just last week as I continue to show my girls as much of the world as possible, I simply watch in awe at their innate curiosity to continue to ask endless questions of intrigue, to see how things work in reality and gain true understanding. Something so lacking in any traditional school setting. This can be seen in the magic of numbers found everywhere, how music affects our vibrations and the world around us, the sacredness of ..read more

As we continue to move in the direction of liberty we learn valuable lessons when looking at the school system of today and why it has failed us so drastically. One such lesson is what our guest Dr Carlo Ricci covers in today’s Homeschool Clip and that is the important question of what qualities we should look for when thinking of tutors, mentors and facilitators for our children’s path of learning. We ask what qualities does it take to create an inspiring and peaceful learning environment? Dr Ricci is a firm believer that to be a good teacher you must forget everything you have been taught in ..read more

As we all cry for change imagine a world worth creating! Think Worldschooling! Children live free, travel, share and inspire. Let’s ask what we want to create! The clip comes from Lainie Liberti of Project World School. Lainie opened my eyes to a world I had until that moment not really heard about, or understood in its full glory, Worldschooling. Lainie is a lifelong learner and left the US to discover her and her son’s relationship to the world. What they discovered was something so natural – treating the world as their classroom – the ability to connect with everyone wherever and “finding y ..read more

“Creativity is not something that can be taught, by definition it requires freedom.” Dr Peter Gray is a professor at Boston College and author of Free to Learn In today’s clip we dive into the waters of creativity with Dr Peter Gray, world renowned for his promotion of incorporating play in all aspects of a child’s learning. We see how creativity is what is lacking when the goal of school seems to be testing with little or no time for creativity, a skill so much needed in the automation of today. Thank you once again for being part of this adventure! Once again, if you could spare 2 minutes pl ..read more

“It’s not about doing well at school, it’s about engaging with life!” A quote taken from a wonderful talk we had with Pam from Joyfully Unschooling Podcast Today’s clip is taken from a wonderful talk we had with Pam Larrichia from the must listen Joyfully Unschooling Podcast. Pam lays out in vivid colour how she and her family started their homeschooling adventure when Pam knew of no one Homeschooling at that time. With her open mind Pam immersing herself in the world of the Unschooling philosophies and the firm belief that all children left to follow their own innate curiosity will discover a ..read more

Hear of the late great John Holt´s timeless understanding of how children learn (and fail) through following their own innate curiosity and endless creativity While working with John, Pat was able to appreciate the stark contrast of giving children respect and autonomy to understand the world around as opposed to cramming and regurgitating soon to be forgotten facts for constant tests, or as John Holt named it, “The Charade of Leaning” This is a real gem of a clip from the podcast as Pat was originally a skeptic of John’s ideas of education until he saw the beautiful simplicity of it working i ..read more

Discover the many benefits of Homeschooling, as legend Dr Ron Paul talks about his unique life as a Doctor, politician & provider of a Homeschool Curriculum Hello and welcome! Today it is our delight to bring to you the next in our next in the series of Homeschool Clips taken from our podcast Homeschooling and Liberty. If you are new to the show please sign up at Homeschoolingandliberty.com for our newsletter for new episodes, where we promise to bring you the brightest lights in the world of Creative Homeschooling, Self Directed Learning and Inspired Living. You can stay in touch with us ..read more

Homeschooling naturally creates peaceful, voluntary family relationships based in mutual considerations and consent. Trust comes from respect. Homeschooling shouldn’t be a chore! It should not resemble the outdated model of rewards and punishments. It should be a sharing of this journey called life! Homeschooling offers parents and children the chance to grow something new. Say no to the trauma created by strict school environments. Join Skyler Collins and listen to his journey of following his parents footsteps of an authoritarian parental style with little or no success, to embracing the fre ..read more