Pirate School

We discuss Reading, Riting, and Rithmatic, and the possibility that maybe we don’t need to be focusing on “Maths” as an entirely separate topic.

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We talk about the nature of literacy, and apply our hobby literacies to unit planning.

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We chat about the fact that home educators do a great job of behavioural education, and express our frustrations with senior schooling’s focus on testing. Bonus: Going through a trench coat and fedora phase!

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Religion plays a huge role in the lives of many homeschooling families, including ours. We don’t normally put too much of an emphasis on the topic, so we’ve dedicated this episode to discussing our Judaism and how it influences the way we educate our kids.

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Are we really as busy as we think we are? Trying to slow down during the school holidays.

It’s the last week of term! Time to think about what’s gone well, and areas for improvement.

Saadia and Talia relate their struggles with getting kids to do maths! They discuss some new framing and fresh ideas that might just help.

Saadia is back from Japan! We talk about homeschooling through travel, and the Gradual Release of Responsibility framework.

In this episode we discuss a range of topics from scheduling, to socialising, to learning styles. What’s been going well for us? What hasn’t?

We go on all sorts of tangents while trying to discuss the transition between traditional school and homeschool.