Tagged: homeschool methods

Homeschooling a child with OCD often works better than public school — predictable routines, low sensory load, room for therapy. The structural advantages plus what to do about compulsions, perfectionism, and avoidance.

Unschooling can produce remarkably self-directed learners — but only when paired with active parental leadership. Here's the honest take on what unschooling is, who it works for, and how to combine child-led learning with the structure most families actually need.

Five proven homeschool teaching methods — unschooling, classical, Montessori, Charlotte Mason, and unit studies — compared by daily rhythm, strengths, weaknesses, and which kind of family each fits best.

Unit study homeschooling organizes weeks of learning around a single theme — Ancient Egypt, oceans, the Civil War — pulling history, writing, science, and art into one connected story. Here's how to plan one, the curriculum picks worth using, and the subjects that have to stay separate.

Classical education is the trivium — three developmental stages (grammar, logic, rhetoric) that mirror how children's minds actually grow. Here's what it looks like in practice, the curricula that work, the tradeoffs, and who succeeds with this approach.

Homeschooling a child with Down syndrome works when you lean into the cognitive profile that's actually there: visual-spatial strengths, multisensory learning, repetition, and patience with timing. Here's the curriculum approach, the resources that work, and what to realistically expect.

Charlotte Mason's method — living books, narration, short lessons, nature study, habit formation — produces literate, observant, well-formed kids when families commit to the daily practices. Here's how the method actually works, the curricula that implement it, and the honest tradeoffs.