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If you’re young and struggling to enter the music industry I’d like your reaction to my article on mentoring.
Finding the right person to emulate could be the difference in your success.
There’s no ads on my page. No sales funnels. Just trying to create good content for people.

“It’s difficult for people to hear you when they think you’re incapable of the truth.” Are there “boys who cry wolf?” Of course, but there are also villages of adults who may no attention to the real cries of children.
This is a cautionary tale of adult indifference. Check out my bio for the full text of The Village That Didn’t Listen, a Philip Mott original.

I’ve told this story several times now and it’s time to put it in writing.

It’s set in the same time as the boy who cried wolf, with an entirely different spin on it and an all-too-common outcome.

#familyfirst is about allowing bonds to develop.

I can get distracted by my hopes and dreams but always need to remember where my home is.

I watched Noah observe this tiger and felt tears of joy welling up in my eyes.
I’ve never experienced anything like being in the wonder of children.
I will work tirelessly to protect that wonder - it is wonder that makes life worth living.

This is my podcasting face. I look like such a serious and sometimes sad soul.
Can’t wait to talk to @bobhoglund about how teachers instruct while also taking time to help students meet their basic needs! Will be fascinating!

Getting more used to my gimbal. Need to practice a few of the modes more.

Shooting some video for @selfdirectedacademy
Trying to capture why we do what we do, how we do it, and what we do.
Thanks to @elliotdrake_ and @treycockrum for the guidance they’ve provided so far.

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Do people thrive in structure?

Yes.

Do people respond in the same way to the same structure?

No.

Flex the structure to support the person.

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Today was bonfire day! We have been looking forward to this day for several weeks. We invited some neighbors for hotdogs and s’mores, but it was very windy and our fire suffered. But I don’t think the kids cared. They spent the day bringing logs for the fire and building it with dad, playing with our neighbors, climbing trees, running, working in their construction site, and absorbing as much information as possible. Truly learning all the time. 🔥🌭🍫 #themottschool #selfdirectedhomeeducation #learningallthetime #unschooling #simplehomeschool #simplejoys #bonfire #cookingoverfire #falltraditions #lifeschool #letthechildrenplay #childhoodunplugged #outdooreducation #outdoorlearning #homeeducation #homeschooloutside

Today’s library haul. They were most excited to read Triceratops Would Not Make a Good Ninja and Investigations: Cars. The continuous themes in our book hauls are cars, construction equipment, and dinosaurs. 📚🚙🚜🦕🦖 #themottschool #selfdirectedhomeeducation #simplehomeschool #bookhaul #libraryhaul #preschoolbooks #preschoolathome #raisingreaders #picturebooks #childrenspicturebooks #librarykids #reading #livingbooks #learningallthetime #learningatthelibrary #homeschoolatthelibrary #unschooling #lifeschool

I was working on updating my homeschool records this morning. I keep after-the-fact records of everything that we do. Field trips, books/library lists, day-to-day questions, play, and activities. The kids found them and spent most of the morning looking through them at the pictures, remembering and reminiscing. I told them that I keep these as our school notebooks, where I write all the things that we do and learn each day. 📓✏️ #themottschool #selfdirectedhomeeducation #simplehomeschool #homeschool #preschoolathome #homeschoolrecordkeeping #documentyourdays #homeschoolfamily #homeschoolmom #simplechildhood #homeeducation #lifewithoutschool #homeschoolresources #learningathome

“Playing with other children, away from adults, is how children learn to make their own decisions, control their emotions and impulses, see from others’ perspectives, negotiate differences with others, and make friends. In short, play is how children take control of their lives.” -Peter Gray, Free to Learn #themottschool #selfdirectedhomeeducation #selfdirectedlearning #selfdirectedkids #simplehomeschool #letthechildrenplay #playandlearn #learningallthetime #alwayslearning #reallearning #learningwell #freetolearn #petergray #sudburyschool #playtime

Foreign language: I actually had no intention of introducing any type of foreign language to my kids for quite some time. But one day about two years ago we stumbled upon The Handmade Alphabet while cleaning out some of my husband’s old classroom supplies (he was previously an elementary school teacher.) My son was almost three years old at the time and he took to signing immediately. He continues to sign the alphabet and has moved on to simple words as well. We have minimal resources but he very much enjoys them and has attempted to show his sister how to sign as well. #themottschool #selfdirectedhomeeducation #selfdirectedlearning #simplehomeschool #foreignlanguage #americansignlanguage #learningallthetime #homeschoolresources #thisishowwehomeschool

I found this set of Brackitz building blocks at a local consignment sale several weeks ago. This set has been played with for hours. Building, creating, experimenting, inventing, and problem-solving. Fun fact: regular-size dominos fit into the plastic brackets too. What’s your family’s favorite building set? #themottschool #selfdirectedhomeeducation #selfdirectedlearning #interestledlearning #simplehomeschool #homeschoolresources #stemtoys #steamtoys #preschoolathome #playandlearn #learningallthetime #alwayslearning #letthechildrenplay #childhoodunplugged #littlebuilder #brackitz

This is from the wonderful little book Slow Homeschooling: Short Essays About Mindful Homeschooling by @milvamcdonald . It is indeed a very short book about the overall picture and purpose of homeschooling. It’s a quick read and I highly recommend it. #themottschool #selfdirectedhomeeducation #theartofslowliving #mindfulmotherhood #intentionalhomeschooling #intentionalliving #selfdirectedkids #homeschoolresources #simplehomeschool #childhoodunplugged #thisiswhywehomeschool #theheartofchildhood #wildandfreechildren #runwildmychild #unschoolers #simplechildhood #themagicofchildhood

Here’s a follow up to my previous post about how we do math. Here are a few other preschool math resources. My almost 5 year old really likes these books and they have sparked some questions about numbers that I definitely couldn’t answer (“What is the biggest number ever? How do you count to a million?”) Unifix cubes are a fun manipulative, especially to build with, and they love playing with cheap calculators. #themottschool #selfdirectedhomeeducation #preschoolmath #mathresources #homeschoolresources #mathpicturebooks #picturebooks #learningallthetime #thisishowwehomeschool #selfdirectedkids #selfdirectedlearning #preschoolathome #mathiseverywhere

After my post about how we do science, I was asked how we do math. I’m excited to share my method. My first piece of advice, especially to myself, is to relax about all the math. Math is everywhere. I do still get paranoid sometimes that I won’t be enough for this. But that is another post for another day. • Step one: I answer all of the questions that I can. When I can’t, I offer to help find out the answer. • Step two: I pay close attention to interests and try to remember the questions. Chances are, math is related to those interests in some way. • Step three: I try to provide resources for said interests. These are just some of our math resources that exist in our home because somewhere along the way there was inquisitive interest. Number puzzle (number recognition), a book about telling time (reading analog clocks), dominos (number recognition and arrays), rulers and measuring tapes (counting, number identification and units of measurement), tangrams (basic geometry and spatial reasoning), Legos (problem-solving and spatial reasoning), and a dry erase basic math workbook. Also, genuine, authentic conversation. “Children come into the world exquisitely designed, and strongly motivated, to educate themselves.” -Peter Gray #themottschool #selfdirectedhomeeducation #simplehomeschool #homeschoolmath #preschoolmath #homeschoolresources #mathresources #preschoolathome #mathiseverywhere #learningallthetime #selfdirectedkids #selfdirectedlearning

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Unschooling, Self-Directed Learning, and Entrepreneurship. I’m inspired by pioneers like Magda Gerber, John Holt, William Glasser, W. E. Deming, and Maria Montessori. I’m working to promote their ideas in my community, Central Indiana

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