#7. How to Homeschool and Run Your Business with Robyn Robertson
We are expecting our kids to be very independent right now, and many have never had the chance to. So we need to give them, and us parents, some grace, to be more independent. ~ Robyn Robertson Click To Tweet
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Hey you wild women!
My next guest has fifteen years of experience in education, starting as an ESL teacher before joining a private school as an admission and outreach director. Her experiences traveling while home-educating had her questioning her past beliefs around parenting, how we learn, and the education system. It also highlighted the need for community. This led her to launch her podcast Honey! I’m Homeschooling the Kids, which is a platform to share ideas, stories and information about the joys and challenges of home education and self-directed learning. The podcast also serves as a place to bring together a collective voice for change in the broader education system. Currently, she’s an unschooling mom of two, podcast host, and school board trustee.
I asked Robyn to join me on Into The Wild because, during the time of the recording we have been asked to self-isolate and stay home. Because of this, we are now all homeschooling and trying to work from home.
In This Episode, You Will Learn About:
Many parents are now suddenly homeschooling and working from home
We are all on this journey, whether we realize it or not we all make a difference in the world and why we are here is to complete that journey
Her reason for homeschooling: To not have to stick to a schedule so that we can travel
Our brain needs to be constantly learning in order to maintain our brain health
Our natural curiosity become undermined as we enter the school system
If we keep that curiosity going throughout life, we will be more confident
Don’t look to someone else to give you your meaning
Homeschooling is like a mirror being held up to you
You have to trust yourself
My biggest mistake was trying to recreate school at home
Letting your kids know that you don’t know everything
To have confident learners are a reflection between positive self-beliefs, motivation, and autonomy
We are expecting our kids to be very independent right now, and many have never had the chance to. So we need to give them, and us parents, some grace, to be more independent
Homeschooling also involves learning lifeskills.
What it means to be a WILD woman
“I think it’s untamed. A wild woman is really herself, who’s not trying to diminish herself or fit into someone else’s box. She is confident and natural in themselves. ~ Robyn Robertson Click To Tweet
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