What is Rebelschooling?
We tend to be rebellious about norms around here, and "rebelschooling" felt like the perfect way to describe our homeschool experience.
It's not that we're rebellious about public schools...because I LOVE public schools. Please know that our decision to homeschool is not a judgmental one, but one we made because we loved the idea of homeschool for our family.
So what do we rebel against here?
We are rebelling against the cultural, societal, and educational norms that tend to box our kids in whether it's by gender, skin color, orientation, etc. "Boys will be boys" does not fly around here, as it is harmful to all people, including boys, when we perpetuate that. Boys can be anything they want, including sensitive, emotional, nurturing, creative, peaceful, and gentle. We've done our best to banish all gender norms around here.
We are rebelling against teaching our country's history in such a way that silences the voices and lived experiences of the people that this country has hurt. Our children need to grow up with a true, full, and often painful knowledge of the past so that we do not continue to perpetuate harm on others.
We are rebelling against the idea of academics that are pushed too fast on little brains...brains that are naturally filled with wonder, curiosity, and a desire to learn if they are given the freedom to explore and discover the world around them.
We rebel against the idea that kids need to always use kid stuff in order to learn or have fun. We try to step out of the boundaries of children's education and let them experience the world a bit more openly and sometimes, maturely. We encourage discussing anything and everything with our kids, including topics that some try to save for "older years". Discussions surrounding their bodies, autonomy, sex, consent, violence, life and death, etc, can all be handled appropriately at any age and encourage openness and a safe place to talk about the hard things in this world.
Rebellion is a big word.
Childhood is a big thing to protect and nurture.
We rebel against fear and stereotypes in favor of modeling love and acceptance.
We are Rebelschoolers.
It's not that we're rebellious about public schools...because I LOVE public schools. Please know that our decision to homeschool is not a judgmental one, but one we made because we loved the idea of homeschool for our family.
So what do we rebel against here?
We are rebelling against the cultural, societal, and educational norms that tend to box our kids in whether it's by gender, skin color, orientation, etc. "Boys will be boys" does not fly around here, as it is harmful to all people, including boys, when we perpetuate that. Boys can be anything they want, including sensitive, emotional, nurturing, creative, peaceful, and gentle. We've done our best to banish all gender norms around here.
We are rebelling against teaching our country's history in such a way that silences the voices and lived experiences of the people that this country has hurt. Our children need to grow up with a true, full, and often painful knowledge of the past so that we do not continue to perpetuate harm on others.
We are rebelling against the idea of academics that are pushed too fast on little brains...brains that are naturally filled with wonder, curiosity, and a desire to learn if they are given the freedom to explore and discover the world around them.
We rebel against the idea that kids need to always use kid stuff in order to learn or have fun. We try to step out of the boundaries of children's education and let them experience the world a bit more openly and sometimes, maturely. We encourage discussing anything and everything with our kids, including topics that some try to save for "older years". Discussions surrounding their bodies, autonomy, sex, consent, violence, life and death, etc, can all be handled appropriately at any age and encourage openness and a safe place to talk about the hard things in this world.
Rebellion is a big word.
Childhood is a big thing to protect and nurture.
We rebel against fear and stereotypes in favor of modeling love and acceptance.
We are Rebelschoolers.