the call of the wild free ainsley arment

The homeschool approach of past generations is gone-including the stigma of socially awkward kids, conservative clothes, and a classroom setting replicated in the home. This growing online community of mothers and families want their children to receive a quality education at home by challenging their intellectual abilities and nurturing their sense of curiosity, joy and awe-the essence of a positive childhood. Inspired by the spirit of Henry David Thoreau-”All good things are wild and free”-mother of five Ainsley Arment founded Wild + Free. I highly recommend it to anyone who is thinking about homeschooling and even those that are deep in the trenches.Allow your children to experience the adventure, freedom, and wonder of childhood with this practical guide that provides all the information, inspiration, and advice you need for creating a modern, quality homeschool education. It debunks many of the myths that surround homeschooling with solid evidence.Īt some point, I will definitely own this book. Not only does it explain my philosophy so perfectly, but it has the science to back up these choices. Even though I have given a lot of thought to how I homeschool and my approach is much more intentional than I’m sure it appears to an outsider, I feel completely validated after reading this book. On top of that, I try to squeeze in a little school work once in awhile.”Įven hearing myself say it, I know it sounds pretty weak. It’s important to me that my kids have a lot of unstructured free time to pursue their own interests. We play games and enjoy life as a family learning about subjects like art, music, literature, science, and history together. Ultimately, we both opted to bring our kids home, not because we had a problem with public school, but because we wanted our kids to have time to enjoy their childhoods.īefore reading this book, if someone would have asked me how we structured our day, I probably would have said something like, “Well, we read A LOT of books, and I make sure we spend at least an hour or two outside every day. We both have spent a lot of time researching the many different homeschooling styles. We even had similar experiences of sending our firstborns to preschool and loving the child-centered, gentle environments.

I resonated so completely with everything the author said. If I weren’t so frugal, I would have ordered it already, but I will probably wait and keep this one on my birthday wish list. I actually listened to the audiobook, but I enjoyed it so much that I am tempted to buy the hardcover.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book cover to cover (figuratively speaking). Title: The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child’s EducationĪmazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review

The call of the wild free ainsley arment