Alexandra ⚡

We lived on the Canary Islands for quite some years, so many beautiful memories and friendships we made there. But we had to leave, as #homeschooling/#unschooling became impossible for us over there. So I took the cat, the dog, the other dog, and the kid, and the kid's friend, packed our car, and we made a nice road/ferry trip from the Canary Islands to Spain, to Portugal, then to Egypt. But holy shit, I miss the Canary Islands a lot, but we had to keep on going to be able to live a free life. Sometimes freedom means choosing the harder road and carrying your love for a place with you, instead of staying where your spirit can’t grow anymore.

If you were designing an education system from scratch in 2025, with AI tutors, on-demand knowledge, and unprecedented tools, would you build a system where 30 kids sit in one room learning the same thing at the same time? FUCKING HELL NO. But we keep the old model because it’s familiar, not because it works. #Unschooling/#worldschooling/#homeschooling is not an alternative, this is simply what learning looks like when you remove obsolete shit.

When external pressure drops, the nervous system recalibrates. Less chronic stress leads to better emotional regulation, stronger relationships, and more capacity for #responsibility and #creativity. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT?? #Autonomy over time and energy doesn’t just feel better, it measurably changes how people function and what they’re able to take on. #Growth comes from that space. And let's talk about the time with your kids, that #homeschooling/#unschoolig/#worldschooling gives you. Did you know homeschooling families often spend significantly less time on formal classroom hours yet end up gaining more total time together as a #family? Many homeschoolers report finishing learning their daily stuff in about 2–3 hours, that is much less than the typical 6–8 hour school day, and that frees up hundreds of extra shared hours over a year. One analysis suggests homeschooling parents can end up with roughly 1,260 more hours per year with their kids compared to #government schooling, and over a childhood that adds up to more than 16,000 extra hours of family time. It's not easy, it's not conventional, but it is fucking worth it. ❤️