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Chocolate, betrayal and a morning after headache

Two things happened this week that on first glance appear unrelated. But then, as we know, when we look a little closer and reflect on it we see that everything is connected and related. So first. In my

The World in My Living Room and the Beauty of the School in the Cloud…

The world is moving fast technologically. Our kids will quickly out-run us with their abilities on a computer and on keeping up with the web. We have decided to embrace it for all its positive aspects

Outsider on the Inside

Ok, So my name is Hattie (Hattie-Boo, Hat, Hats, Harriet) I am from the north of England. I am a ‘workaway’ for this awesome family. I lived with them for five weeks in summer and I absolutely

The Importance of Ignorance

Ignorance is one of those words that has a bad reputation. If someone is called Ignorant it means stupid, or something similar. And it can be used to insult people. It is a primed word and has what we

Jahli’s Alien Spaceships

1 spoonful of water A small cup of milk A spoonful of sugar A bit of cocoa powder A pinch of all spice A small spoonful of ice cream Mix it together put it in the freezer wait for 3 hours and you

What do Pippi Longstocking, Albert Einstein and Will.i.am have in common?

I asked my daughter Amari the question about Pippi Longstocking and Will.I.Am and she said ‘Erm, a sense of humour?’ I would say they are both hugely creative and are kinaesthetic and

My Maths Shame

This picture is of my son’s ‘Maths leg’. I don’t remember the exactly when somebody said I was terrible at maths at school. But there was moment. I most likely suffered from a form

What on Earth is ‘Strewing?’

It does not mean making a stew. Here are a few examples of strewing. 1. Anthony bought ‘The Big Book for Loo’ a book about interesting facts. It is by the toilet in the bathroom. In effect

What is Unschooling Anyway?

This is what I, Lehla mean by Unschooling. I do find it tricky having a label slapped on anything. So for the purpose of basic communication we are ‘unschooling’. But what does that actually mean?

Putting my family up onto a site like this? Bit Weird..

In this age of self-exposes where almost everything you can think of is online I am finding it quite odd to be starting this journey collectively with my wife and kids. It has been a long time brewing