Your story brought me to tears!
I’m a former teacher in the US who has known since college that I wanted to homeschool my children. I had a bumpy path in school myself and I knew how much your teacher could really make or break your experience. Then, as a student teacher, I observed how we were taught that all kids develop at different speeds & learn differently & to adjust for the individual, but how when it came down to it, state testing was really seemed to be driving the curriculum & classroom experience. Several years later I was teaching middle school under a principal who was far too concerned with test scores & my spark for teaching was utterly crushed. My mental health was suffering & therefore my students were also suffering. I left the profession in 2015 & vowed I would never return to public school despite it being a passion I had poured my heart into for over a decade. In 2020, I gave birth to my first child & my sister to hers as well. My dream is to teach our children in a way that allows them to flourish & grow organically with the freedom to explore their passions to their hearts content. Listening to these first two episodes I was in tears because they resonated so much. I don’t want our kids to go through what my husband and I went through in school or what you & your son went through as well. There is no one size fits all in life & societies picture of “success” is so skewed. I look forward to hearing more about your journey as I navigate deschooling myself. Thank you for sharing your experiences!
NicArcher via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/27/21
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JadeFleming via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 09/25/21
Izzy (and Kate), thank you so much for sharing your story and your encouragement. We have always been an unschooling family (with 4 children also, ranging in ages from 12-4) pushing against the norm, and it can be unnerving and challenging for sure, with wavering moments and questioning along the...Read full review »
Mnferg1007 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/21/21
You managed to verbalise how I have felt! As a new homeschooling family this is exactly what we needed to hear and we want more!!! Thank you for being so honest and vulnerable so that we can feel inspired and connected xx
milipap101 via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 09/14/21
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