Hmmm....
Last month, I discovered the writer, educator and homeschooling/unschooling pioneer, John Holt. I promptly bought several of his books:
Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling
How Children Learn (Classics in Child Development)
Learning All the Time
I'm in the process of reading these and already know that I connect with his philosophy. He has made me think a lot about my own education: where it succeeded, where it lacked, what I would've changed if I could, how I learned, how I failed, etc.
And although I've been happy with our homeschool curriculum these past few months, I can't help but feel like I want to take this a little further. I don't want our homeschool to simply be a different version of regular school. I'd like it to be even more out of the box. But at the same time, I feel like I need to understand more (ie. finish reading these books) before I formulate a plan of action.
Until I can articulate myself a little better, I urge you to take a moment to read and consider this list of amazing John Holt quotes.
I'll be back after the holiday break to share what I come up with! Happy New Year and cheers to finding new perspectives.
