Reconnecting with my old ways

In looking at ways to make my life better, I was doing an exercise that asked me some interesting questions. One of them got me to thinking how did I live on a daily basis when I was at my happiest point in life. It was over ten years ago, and I was - among other things - reading about pretty much any subject I wanted to on my own initiative.

More of an unschooler's approach, but sometimes that label is much more accurate to how I was taught. There really wasn't a lot of formal education in my life until I started college.

I'd forgotten how much I loved that lack of enforced structure. It made me have to become accountable to myself a lot. Even with my parents checking in on me, I had a considerable amount of freedom of choice.

I lost track of that a bit in going to college. I was suddenly truly on other people's schedules - and not feeling like I was getting good reason to be okay with it. It didn't feel like a job. Not at all...

So what am I going to do about it? I think I'll pick some books, put them in a pile, and go through them all. Once that pile is finished, I'll start over again with other books. Besides, I have so many books to get through that it's worth picking somewhere to start! It gives me a place to move forward from...

I think I will include some of the career exploration books I've yet to read... After all, they can't hurt!

Welcome

I was homeschooled all my life. Even when I got to college, I still held the mentality that learning takes places anywhere, anytime. I was never one to settle for being inside the box. Boy, I never liked the idea of sitting still for hours on end. I was not crazy about college, but I will admit that some of the classes made it worthwhile.

This blog exists because I felt that there needed to be more information about homeschooling available. With so many complaining about the schools today, why not look at alternatives to tossing more money at something that is overwhelmingly messed up? Sure, I know of some good schools (my cousin went to a nice high school and did very well there), but how many children are hurt by the bad ones? How many teachers are overburdened by an uncaring system and parents who view school as a babysitter of sorts?

But this is not about ranting. This is to provide good resources and to suggest ways to make homeschooling work for you. Please ask me questions. I would love to tackle them.