Change the way you educate your kids
Learning should be fun, but traditional schools make it feel like a chore. We’re here to help you find the best way to educate your kids and set them up to thrive.
Our philosophy
The traditional school system doesn’t work
Traditional schools do a terrible job preparing kids for adulthood. The real world doesn’t revolve around cramming for tests, or memorizing random geographic facts.
Instead, it’s built on creative problem solving, self-direction, ownership, adaptivity, and discipline. It rewards people who can identify a problem and figure out the solution, independent of others – even if no one has ever done it before.
The change in schooling approaches in recent years has proved this. We have lots of successful models to choose from: unschooling, online schools, Montessori schools, microschools, and hybrid schools.
But rather than proclaiming one style of education is superior, we realize that every child is different, and needs a school that adapts to them, rather than the other way around.
We’re here to provide you with the tools to make an informed decision on the best possible education for your kids.
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Soon Going To Public School Will Feel Like A 20th Century Idea: Podcast Recap
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Finding the right schooling for your kid
If you want to pull your kid out of traditional school, there are lots of options to choose from.
Microschools and online schools cater to different learning styles and interests, allowing you to choose the best education style for your kid – whether they learn best through discussion,real-world projects, or something else.
Online courses and subject-specific apps give you everything you need to unschool at home.
And there are lots of thinkers and writers creating resources to help you figure out the first steps.
Here are some of our favorite starting points:
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What do you think of when you hear the phrase “it takes a village?” Maybe you think of community – of taking kids to cul-de-sac cookouts and having them help bake fresh brownies for your new neighbors. Maybe you think of the difficulties of parenting – of toddler temper tantrums in public places and knowing …
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When a toddler takes a few steps and falls down, we say he is “learning to walk.” We don’t say he’s “failing to walk.” But just a few short years later, school-aged kids are compared to an arbitrary standard of academic progress. If they don’t measure up, they are often labeled lazy or inept. It …
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The minute the Internet came online our entire education system became obsolete – Hannah Frankman The time to bid farewell to the 20th century notion of attending public school is fast approaching. As we progress through the 21st century, a profound shift is underway, transforming the very essence of our lives. In the ever-evolving landscape …
Soon Going To Public School Will Feel Like A 20th Century Idea: Podcast Recap Read More »
Everybody knows the meme: “Homeschoolers aren’t socialized.” Queue knowing glances, side-eyes, and judgmental giggles. Education within the home is sometimes seen as withdrawal from society, a paranoid attempt to meticulously control kids and what they learn. Parents are accused of sheltering kids to keep them ignorant. Homeschoolers themselves get labeled as “weird” or “antisocial.” As …
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