23 year homeschool/unschooling vet here. Graduated 3 so far. Kids learn something everyday there's no need to shove it into them.

As a newly committed homeschool mom, it's videos like this that take away some anxiety and excite me to take it on. Thank you 🙏

Im an ex public school teacher as well. I quit and started homeschooling after I read Summerhill by A.S. Neill. Its about a school in England that is still there after 100 years!

It’s so nice to hear from moms that were teachers before.

I’ve been struggling with my newly diagnosed adhd child with her reluctant learning this past year and I’m terrified to honestly throw curriculum in front of her in the next couple weeks that we go back. I’m so structured and she thrives on structure but I can’t seem to find balance when planning I keep adding /taking out / not simplifying and yet still asking myself what is education? Sigh. Feeling lost lately. Thank you for the insight I need to find something to push me into unschooling where my heart feels guided to.

This video was a tremendous help, so fantastic 😊

Love the video! I'm in Wisconsin too!

I just discovered your channel and your products and I LOVE them! So I have been homeschooling for 23 years and all I can say is "Me too!" to everything you said. I am currently teaching five kids and four have graduated and it is so encouraging to hear someone else say these things. I have been homeschooling this way for seven years and it is awesome! I love your philosophies and your practical ideas. I'm looking forward to watching some more of your videos and looking into more of your products. God bless you and your family and thank you for blessing others by sharing all that you've learned.

This sounds exactly like me. I was a previous teacher, then you've a home day care when mine were younger and we did so much guided learning but if that weren't interested for long, we would stop. Wouldn't force it. And lately I've been feeling the fight to keep doing curriculum... that I wanted to work so bad... to let it go. I love your driver's seat analogy! That's exactly how I'm feeling currently as I plan out next year. I'm learning to ditch most curriculum and using journals to let them guide their own learning, let them do things that they will use in their future, etc. I'm using a timeline for history. We will go over something each day. If they're interested, we will spend a few days on it but if not, we will move on. Math is the only curriculum I'm using but Fridays will be our cooking days instead to use bath in a whole new way.

I'm excited to hear this!

Just the kind of video I need - thank you!

This is so good! Loving it

Glad I found your channel, now I gotta watch your curriculum choices 😊

Love your videos

This video is so liberating. Thank you.

This is everything!!! I’m so happy you are putting out this content!!! Thank u mamma !!🥰🥰

I just discovered your channel through the rooted Homelife channel. I'm so glad I found your lady's channels. I have been homeschooling for three years and still need so much to learn. I didn't specifically have a certain way of homeschooling. But I know that I was getting to the point of pushing my kids to do things how they should. I was ignoring the signs that they were struggling. I just loved all that you mentioned in the video and it just resonated with me and how I would like homeschool to be at home. So thank you so much i have decided to unwire my thinking about school and focus more at home giving my children more freedom to choose what they are excited about learning and guiding them through the process! Will continue watching your videos :)

oh, I love this. New subscriber!!!

Such an awesome video, Jess!

Interest-led. Yes!