Maths - Stories of an Unschooling Family

Parent and Friend: Unschool Bits and Pieces

Parent and Friend A lot of people say our kids need us to be their parent and not their friend. “There’ll be plenty of time to be friends when they are grown

A Teenager Talks About Unschool Maths

High School·Maths·Podcasts·teenagers·Unschooling

My daughter Sophie hasn’t done any formal maths since she was about 9 or 10 years old. But she does know a lot about this subject. She’s been learning maths in a

When an Unschooler isn’t Interested in Maths

Maths·Unschooling

What if our children moan and groan every time we mention the word ‘maths’? What if they say they hate it and can’t do it? What if they’re just not interested? We

Making Unschooled Kids Learn Maths Just in Case

Maths·University·Unschooling

Should we make our unschooled kids learn maths in a formal way just in case? Is this sensible? We never know when they might need to prove they have covered all the

Real Life Family Unschool Maths

Maths·Podcasts·Primary School·registration and records·Unschooling

A few years ago, when my daughter Sophie was 10, she started to say, “I’m no good at maths. I hate it!” At the time, Sophie was using a formal structured maths

Unschool Maths and Uncomfortable Ideas

English·Maths·Parenting·Podcasts·Unschooling

Some ideas might make us feel uncomfortable. We push them to the back of our minds, not wanting to consider them. This is how I used to feel about unschooling maths. We

Turning Unschool Learning into Homeschool Records Notes

English·Evernote·Maths·Podcasts·registration and records·Unschooling

Why would I want to turn something as unique and wonderful as unschooling into routine homeschool records notes? I wish I could take delight in my daughters’ learning without ever thinking about

Unschool Christmas Card Maths

Family·Maths

“It’s just as well Dad’s a school teacher,” observes my daughter, Imogen, “because if he wasn’t, our Christmas card display would be very small.” Yes, Andy has a nice stack of Christmas

A Very Resource Full Week: Rescued Paintings, Graphs, and Expensive Cats

Maths·Science·Unschooling

At the beginning of the week, I said, “What shall we do today, Gemma-Rose?” My youngest daughter replied, “How about some maths?” Maths? I nearly fell off my seat. Gemma-Rose is not