Deschooling is a very common suggestion made to new homeschool families. Basically, it is an extended break from structured learning before you begin formal homeschooling. Families who have successfully deschooled, say that the break allows children a chance to realize that they DO like to learn. It also gives families time to acclimate to full-time life together. A general rule of thumb is to allow one month of break for every year the child attended school.
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Deschooling: The Mental Vacation You Didn’t Expect If your child’s been in school for any length of time, an unexpected mental vacation may be in your future. Your child’s mental vacation, I mean — not yours.
Older Kids – Decompression – Frequently Asked Questions – questions and answers about Deschooling or Decompression
Deschooling Gently - There is a term that shuffles itself around, particularly during the September and October months, and that is “deschooling”. The general advice is to take time off from “school”; one month for every year a child is in school. Ideally, that means not touching one school book and just living life – whatever that is – and slowly moving back into a schedule after a given “rest” period.
DETOX by Barbara Frederick, Someone once said that beginning to homeschool was like moving to another country. In many ways, they were right. When traveling to another country, it is important for all new citizens to take inoculations. When traveling to Homeschooolland, it is necessary for all new citizens to “detox”–to rid themselves of the deleterious effects that Publicschoolland has had on their education.
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