Description
A Home Education Notebook
by Ross Mountney
“I am so thankful to Ross for writing such an insightful, reassuring, informative, uplifting and inspiring book.”
Chapter listing:
- Introduction
- Remember How You Got Here!
- Children Really Want To Learn
- Does It Matter If You’re Not A Qualified Teacher?
- Learning Happens From Living – Not Necessarily From Schooling
- Not-At-Home Education
- Socialisation, Friendships And One Big Party
- A Typical Day
- Science In The Everyday
- Keeping Records – Or Keeping On Learning?
- Did We Wobble? You Bet – But Loved It Anyway!
- We Are Not Alone – The Isolation Myth
- Reading
- Help! They’re In Front Of A Screen Too Much
- Curriculum: National; Natural; Personal; Optional?
- Plots, Timetables And Giving Children Charge!
- What About Term Times, Learn Times and Holidays?
- Dealing With Others’ Responses
- No Prizes For Getting There First
- Can Learning Be This Easy?
- What About Proving It To The LA?
- Is It Enough That They Don’t Like School?
- Losing Control!
- There’s Nothing Wrong With Our Children
- The Outdoor Miracle
- Education Is Not Tidy
- Why Getting It Wrong Is Right
- Testing? Forget It And Get On With The Learning
- Thoughtful Mud Pies!
- All Children Need
- Subject Snobbery And Why One Is Not Better Than Another
- Bullying And Education
- Panicking? Overcome It And Keep A Balanced Perspective
- Failures, Unteachables And Contrary Thinking
- Weathering The Topsy Turvy Climate Of Home Ed
- Do They End Up Weird?
- Managing Time Off
- The Value Of Play
- Exercise For Education’s Sake
- Some Truths About Home Education—Just To Remind You!
- Looking After Yourself
- So, Where Are They Now?
- Plenty Of Praise Makes Happier Days!
- Don’t Compare…!
- Why Imagination Is More Important Than Knowledge
- Why Happiness Is Important
- Nurturing Curiosity As An Aid To Learning
- Take Care Of The Now And Let The Future Take Care Of Itself
- Avoid Packaged And Processed Education
- You Can’t Buy Education
- Thinking About Exams
- Honouring Our Children
- What Is A Successful Education?
- A Few Final Tips
