Your hair is beautiful!

What you described is not unschooling

I got this book from Amazon and I learned about early people in America I checked my knowledge and when I checked the answer, I got a similar answer but some of them are the same.

From a secular homeschool household that also practices religion: I feel really aligned to a secular homeschool education style to give my kids space to learn content without a religious lens (too many curricula will actively edit history and science for a religious reason which is icky to me) Then we practice our faith in a way that shares our adult beliefs with our kids without forcing their beliefs. If my kids were in a public school, they wouldn’t necessarily have a singular faith pressed on them everyday and we try to emanate that in our home education. I feel like my approach is definitely not typical but I would say it is very intentional. Hope that might explain just one perspective of a secular home education within a religious household. 🤗 love this conversation glad to hear everyone’s thoughts.

I'm catholic and I use secular curriculum. There's no religious influence on my schooling. I do not force my belief on my kids. My 16 yr old considers herself an atheist and doesn't go to church with me. I applaud you for your efforts to address this in a respectable way lol i can see you trying not to be offensive. And also for allowing your kids to decide on their own

This is SUCH an insightful and helpful review video. Thank you!

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I stubbled across your video scrolling through my feed and i love that you cover different topics. I like how to talk about Secular Homeschooling. Am new to this homeschooling style. Don't worry about feeling like crap, lately i been feeling out of it. I know it's my body telling me i need to slow down and rest it out. I was recommended that book Wild and Free 🎉

So interesting. Totally makes sense! I'm a pretty devout Christian but our little is around people from a wide variety of belief systems regularly. In a given week he has playdates with Hindus, Jains, Iraqi Muslim refugy who don't speak English... And several more groups. It's so fun! Thanks for this!

Such an interesting topic. I'm new to the homeschool world Progressive Christianity is totally different than being a liberal. The politics are separate from the theology, though they often correlate I would assume secular homeschool in a Christian family would be the philosophy of education rather than Biblical. It kinda makes sense. As Americans we separate parts of life more than other places. I kinda grew up keeping education separate from church. It seems very possible. Going to church and claiming Christianity does not make someone Christian (I grew up going to church and by parents who claimed to be Christian but looking back, I absolutely did not grow up in a Christian home... It's an interesting difference but it's very real and maybe not understood) Listening to the second half now.

Thank you for the reassurance. I'm 5 weeks into homeschooling with my second grader and I'm constantly worried that I'm not teaching him enough.

Going to check this out! Thanks!

My baby is only a few months old rn, and since I'm interested in homeschooling, this is good to know. I've definetly been thinking about getting some kind of child development course at the community college at least though, I think that would be more relevant than a degree specifically for teaching.

Who is the prisoner ?

If I worked we would be wealthy but instead we make choices that make our life sustainable with less consumption because our priority is me staying home with our kids and eventually homeschooling. It's a privilege to be able to make that choice because I live in America but its not a privilege to align our values with our priorities. Anyone can do that.

Omg your poor daughter. I would have been so frustrated. At 14 I would say she did excellent as well, especially with such a huge gap in time.

I’m glad i watched your video and thank you for sharing with us. My 5 years old daughter just became Kinder student this fall and the first 3 weeks she came back and told me she cried at school because she misses me. I thought that was weird and her friend and teacher also told me that she cried in the classroom and at the park. After I watched your video I realized that she just tired of being school for that long and she’ve already knew everything she is leaning now and she may feel bored in class but she is still trying to repeat everyday with things that she knew. I do parent helping every Tuesday and I know what you are talking about the leaning progress is slow because teacher has to cover every students not just one. I’m thinking just to have her go to K in public school for fun and will pull her back to homeschool because I want her to be advanced follow as how fast her learning skills is and we can learn much more other stuff while the time she uses all day just to learn couple stuff at school. I hope you get my meaning. But, my only concern is I have only her and will that affect her social skills? She is a funny girl and we also have Gym class, online class and piano class going on as for now besides her school.

thank you for this video!! such a nice surprise

Hey, my question is how does the CLEP credit count towards high school credit 18:33 would you be able to give a quick run through on how this proves works and what can you told the administrators at the school

Have you found anything similar for Spanish?

Are you in the foothills of Denver Metro? We have a cross entering the mountains. If you are, have you found and secular communities you can recommend? Thanks!

Also feels like if the curriculum is not religious and conservative then it's secular and progressive...😮‍💨 Why does it seem like everything opperates in extremes lol.

It is so frustrating when you ask for guidance on Facebook groups. I feel like everyone is yelling at you for trying to push my kid too soon. It really was starting to get to me and I was starting to feel like I should just send her back to school if I can’t do it correctly. I finally just logged out of Facebook and stopped asking for help.

I’ve really enjoyed your videos! Have a great school year!

May God bless you all in the almighty name of Yeshua ha'Moshiach, amen! ❤ call on the name of Yeshua ha'Moshiach, and He will answer. He DIED for YOU so that YOU may have ETERNAL LIFE with HIM. Turn from your sin and trust and follow Him with all your heart and soul. He took the penalty for sin of the world upon Himself so that WE may have everlasting life with God almighty. To be separated from God is death. Death is the penalty for sin. Please take this free gift of eternal life that God has offered us in the almighty name of his son, Yeshua/Jesus. He loves us more than we can fathom. We are HIS children created in HIS image. I am spreading the love of Yeshua by loving YOU! Yeshua will give you a reason. Yeshua will give you hope. Yeshua will give you love unconditional. Yeshua will give you freedom. Yeshua will change you from the inside out and make you new, with new desires of your heart. I am telling you this because I love you and don't want you to suffer now or in eternity. Love you all forever ❤ And now you know the gospel. ❤ And now you know the truth and the truth will set you free ❤

I'm struggling so much since my 9 year old is still at a point where they can't read and struggle with identifying letters and sounds. My kids are homeschooled, and I feel like I'm failing them and feel like maybe public school will be best. Thank you for this video

I can tell you as a historian who reads primary documents that this isn’t objective at all. This curriculum is libertarian and absolutely white washed history. If it feels like it’s objective it’s because you agree with its world view. Those are separate things.

I cannot find the Sign in a Minute game anywhere. Where did you get your game?

I am sad to hear that you may not be back on here BUT I am very excited for you and your family to have these new adventures and I wish you the very best!

Both. It's a privilege and a choice.

Just found you, I’m a former middle school teacher and I knew everything you said to be true prior to the shut down. I’ve heard from my former colleagues how much harder it has become since. I’d rather rip my own heart out than send my little one away from me. Everything you said is on point. Mine is still young enough I’ve been able to dodge the questions but my in laws will be a nightmare when I have to eventually spill the beans. They just don’t understand how much schools have changed.

How do you pick out a curriculum? It’s good to know I don’t need one, but having a base foundation would be comforting as I’m a beginner. Do I just go to Amazon and type in curriculum? Silly question, but I would be starting at the lowest grade, pre-K and up.

I’m so grateful I found this video. My oldest is going to start preschool next year. I had her signed up for a Christian preschool. But we are not religious at all, but I also don’t want her getting exposed to some of the newer progressive sexual identity type education they are now teaching in public schools either and confusing her. So I feel stuck. I just don’t want her indoctrinated period, by both religion and the newer progressive ideology. But I feel totally alone because literally everyone in my small town is religious. I don’t have any connections, I didn’t know secular homeschooling was an option. I’ll keep watching more of your videos to hopefully get some pointers, I’m in the super beginning stages of all this. You took the words right out of my mouth about church’s/friends pulling you in, another fear of mine letting my daughter join a Christian preschool. I want to just focus on eduction, and having a good morals simply because it’s the right thing to do… ? 🧐

We are using several Big Fat Notebooks this year. We did pair the history book with a Mark Twain US history workbook to expand on some of the topics.

Thank you! No one ever says curricula and it drives me crazy!!

super sad to not see your videos anymore :-( always looked forward to them

I am just a primary kid watching your videos. I know I am not as smart as you, but you really gave me knowledge of what happens when you homeschool! I just wanna say a huge THANK YOU! Your channel is SUPER useful for me, and don't worry, even if you dont make new vids, i won't unsubscribe ❤❤

I would say, quite humbly, that there are spiritual experiences you may not have had. Once you have them you do know there is a Creator although you may well not become religious because of it. And whether you have them or not, we all just need to love one another and tolerate other perspectives.

Have a wonderful school year, enjoy your time together. Best of luck with your schooling and plans for the future as well. Thank you for your words of wisdom and encouragement in all your Homeschool Happy Hour videos.

We're about to start too... with our son's 6th grade. Good luck this year! 🍻

Totally understandable. I’m all about the social media break myself here soon. Your plans sound wonderful! All the best to you and your family in this next season.🙂

This is really helpful, as a youtuber, I loved how you executed and described what is inside the book, you are NOT boring!!! And what NOT boring youtubers lead me to is the subscribe button.

Wow i did not know about the modern states clep exam help! Thank you!! I will definitely use this for my upcoming 8th grader!!

I like that you actually did stuff. You might not have read through the whole thing, but you gave viewers the general idea of what you actually discovered.

You rock! You addressed all my thoughts and concerns I had. I was very curious about this curriculum because it’s so popular right now

First, you have beautiful curls! Thank you for this video. I am returning to homeschool after a faith transition and it’s hard to find good balanced reviews on curriculum that is unbiased.

We love life of Fred but I read it to my kids until they were older and able to sort through the conservative propaganda that becomes more and more blatant as it progresses.

I homeschool with a custody agreement as well. It’s really nice to know that it’s not just me. Thank you for being so open about it, it really helps. Blessings to you and your family ❤

Thank you for this!! I completely agree. We are only in our 2nd year homeschooling and it can be hard to homeschool without religious content.

Where did you find the state book?