Maths - Stories of an Unschooling Family

Choosing Not to Worry About What Other People Might Think

English·Maths·Music Videos·Podcasts·Videos

When you’re looking for photos of yourself to post on your blog or Facebook page, do you ever reject any? And if you do, what don’t you like about them? I often

Unschool Cemetery Maths

Maths·Music Videos

The mist drifts across the field and through the cemetery. Together with the rising sun, it streams between the trees and onto the graves. Golden rays fall upon a black marble monument

Dealing with Our Fears and Other People’s Critical Comments

English·Maths·Podcasts·Unschooling·Videos

The other day my daughter Sophie received an email. She read part of it out to me and then said, “What do you think?” “She hasn’t expressed herself very well,” I remarked.

Maths, Chores, and Thanking Our Kids

Family·History and Geography·Maths·Parenting·Podcasts·Unschooling

For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been living a quiet life. We haven’t done anything exciting. No music video shoots. No picnics by the lake. We haven’t even been running. The

Responding to Unschooling and Other Critics

English·History and Geography·Maths·Podcasts·registration and records·Science·Unschooling

Earlier this week, I got involved in a long and involved conversation on Facebook. I don’t usually do this, but this time, I didn’t have a choice. The discussion began on my

Unschool Maths Records: 20+ Ideas for Evernote

Evernote·Maths·registration and records·Unschooling

Is anyone looking for ideas on how we can use Evernote to record unschool maths? I hope so because I have put together a list of 20+ ideas I use! 1. Copy

Getting Older, Unschooling, and Moving On

Maths·Podcasts·Unschooling

My unschooling blog has a limited life. One day, in the not too distant future, I will no longer have anything to write about. My youngest child will have grown up and

Real Life Maths: Designing a Dream Home

Maths·Unschooling

“Anyone want to watch Grand Designs?” I shout. My family appears. “We do!” We turn on the TV, slip a disc into the DVD player and settle back to enjoy. In every

Stolen Paintings and Real Life Maths

Maths·Podcasts·Unschooling

Last week was a hunting week… My daughters and I watched as the FBI tried to hunt down a number of stolen masterpieces. And then I went on a hunt for some