In this episode, Léo Gaumont explains that home schooling students who attempt to get the 100 credits needed for a high school diploma and fail to do so, will generate an incomplete transcript. The incomplete nature of their transcript screams “dropout” or “failure.” Similarly, GEDs also come with the stigma of having failed to complete high school, so they should be avoided as well.

In this episode, Léo Gaumont explains that an Alberta high school diploma is earned through the successful completion of prescribed and elective five or three credit courses totaling 100 credits. This is very difficult to accomplish at home, but some agencies nevertheless perpetuate the belief that home schooled students need accreditation and diplomas for future success.

In this episode, Léo Gaumont explains that in order to encourage as many students as possible to attend public school as long as possible, the education industry has convinced the masses that only a government approved program of collecting credits towards a diploma that requires at least twelve years, can possibly lead to success in life.

In this episode, Léo Gaumont explains that there are a number of things about education that we generally accept without question. We find ourselves believing them because they are the only things we know, inasmuch as they are all we have been told, and usually the only things we have experienced.

In this episode, Léo Gaumont explains that if we are only provided with a single, often-repeated narrative, we come to believe it is true. This is often how we come to believe things about pretty well anything, including our perceptions respecting learning, education and school.

In this episode, Léo Gaumont explains how he responds to requests for help to learn about unschooling, and then he also addresses some misconceptions about unschooling.

In this episode, Léo Gaumont explains that many people initially bring school home and literally “home school.” After considerable frustration in realizing that school doesn’t work at home, many ask Léo and Faye to teach them how to be unschoolers.

In this episode, Léo Gaumont explains that there is a glaring problem that is presently plaguing the Alberta home education community and that is: there seems to be a real lack of true leadership. Recent issues like Bill 24 exposed the heartbeat of home educating providers and agencies in the province.

In this episode, Léo Gaumont explains various advantages to being associated with Education Unlimited. Among these benefits is a digital management system that is simply unrivalled by the other providers. The system Education Unlimited has invented provides secure 24/7 access to all of the pertinent information as well as what is needed to fulfill all requirements, giving parents maximum control and maximum help with a minimum of effort.

In this episode, Léo Gaumont explains the rules about home educating in Alberta. Every child between the ages of six and sixteen, including the home educated, must be registered somewhere. If freedom in education, commitment to parental authority and principled faith are important to you, then registering with Harvest Baptist Academy through Education Unlimited is the place to be.