Introduction I’m Rebecca, I have two boys. Stanley is 5 and Ronnie is 2. How long have you home educated for and what made you decide to do it? We’ve home educated Stanley from the beginning. It started when we were offered a school place at a school which was not good at the time. … Read more
Introduction I’m Tracey. Mother to 2 boys, step mum to 1 girl and wife to Dan. How long have you home educated for and what made you decide to do it? 2 years. Deregistered Feb 2015. My eldest is autistic and has ADHD. School was not supportive at all and nearly broke me mentally with … Read more
I asked a selection of home educators to name one word to describe home ed. Interestingly, the word ‘freedom‘ came up alot of times! So I guess that would be the one word that really sums up home educating!!! In the interest of keeping it real, I of course included the two less positive words … Read more
Today for #100daysofhomeed Squiggle has made a list of recent art activities… Drawing ✏😄 Spin art 🎨 Scratch art 🐶🌈 Clay phone app / dwawing on the phone 📱✏ Taking photos 📷 Painting 🎨 Colarge 💗💚 (collage) Nature art 🍃 🌹 Marbleing Bubble art 🎨 Modle making 😉 💖💚💗 (model making) Paper modles (paper models)
Introduction I tried, and failed, to come up with some catchy intro, so we’ll just have to make do with the plain vanilla one. I’m Becky. I blog at www.selfdirectedhomeschooler.com. I’ve been married to my college sweetheart, Clint, since 1996. We have three kids: Jarrod is 18; Erica is 15; and Jillian is 8. … Read more
Introduction I’m Katie-jo, but my friends call me KJ. I have two gorgeous children (not that I’m biased); a boy, William, who is nine, and a girl, Lila, who is six. How long have you home educated for and what made you decide to do it? We have been home educating for nine years! My … Read more
Today for #100DaysofHomeEd I have a guest post from Jo. Here is her home ed story… I am Jo, single mum to two boys aged 7yrs (T) and 12yrs (C ). I am diagnosed ASD (PDA) and both my children are on the spectrum, one with other complex issues. We have been HEing for 5.5 … Read more
Note: This guest post was originally written and published back in 2015, and has not been updated. We have been home educating now for nearly 2 years, our decision was based on the ill-health of our twins and the school’s inability to support them. It’s not always been easy (having to fit my counselling and … Read more
Introduction I’m Louise, a 29 year old Mum of three from Hampshire. I’m an ex Nursery Nurse, turned full time home educator. I live with my Husband Carl and our children, Mabel who is nearly five, Greta who is three and Ernie who is 1. How long have you home educated for and what made … Read more