We do freeschooling / unschooling / selflearning. Foundation phase I teach them the fondamental basics, reading, writing and math. Give them lots of play time and pencils and paper. But we keep it short and fun. And have access to books all the time. If they can read, they can teach themselves. In my opinion, children learn far better in a playful environment. If you keep it short, they have time to process what they learned and not get overwhelmed.
As they get older I observe what interests them and help open the possibilities to get better at them. If they have particular interest, find an online course, YouTube videos or books about it. We don't do grading, we don't do curriculums and we don't have set "time" for school. Life is school.
Each child is different and so is the way they learn and take information in.
I feel the traditional way of education is dead and we live in a time where education and information is free.
I am not from the US though.
My view on homeschooling:
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Interesting approach, definitely. But it takes courage and guts to go down that road.
Definitely takes time and patience and might not be for everyone, but with my eldest being 13 years old I'm already seeing the benefits with this way of "schooling". That is the great thing about homeschooling, it can be adjusted to both the child's and parents needs.
Yes 100% agree on that
My kids both went to a free school in Berlin and Goa and I'm happy they don't have to go to the same sh*t as I had
Kids need a free inspiring surrounding
and become self-taught and creative