Tag Archives: planning

Gaining approval

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Blokeschool

Different parts of the world have different regulations around homeschooling. In some parts of the world, you seem to have a complete free reign to do whatever you choose, while others are more tightly regulated. I get the impression that … Continue reading →

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What do they teach kids in schools these days?

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Blokeschool

So after a four year hiatus where the boys went to school, we have gone back to homeschooling again. They are in the last half of year 5 and year 3. Getting them formally registered for homeschool has proven to … Continue reading →

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When its time to stop homeschooling

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Blokeschool

I was a bit saddened and a bit disappointed to hear that after a year and a half of homeschooling, a friend of mine is sending her kids back to school. Like the decision to start homeschooling, there are lots of … Continue reading →

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A thousand hours

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Blokeschool

So the other day, we reached the end of our school year. It was something of an anticlimax, to be honest. I told my boy that we had finished everything and how proud I was of him for doing it … Continue reading →

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Halted

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Blokeschool

I haven’t posted anything for a few weeks because for a while, we all just ran out of enthusiasm for the whole idea. We made it to the mid year break, and then just couldn’t summon the energy to start … Continue reading →

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Where do you want to be in five years?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Blokeschool

I was still a teenager the first time someone asked me ‘Where do you want to be in five years?’ I was talking to a pyramid scheme salesman with a mechanical smile and an alarming sense of amorality. I can’t … Continue reading →

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