Suze - Adelaide, SA / Kaurna Country

Suze and her husband homeschool their three girls aged 10, 7 and 2 from their suburban home in Adelaide. Not only is she the primary homeschooling parent, Suze is also a teacher by trade and in this episode we discuss how she reconciles educating her own children at home whilst working in a school setting and the importance of advocating for all children, not just our own.<br/><br/>SUMMARYSuze reflects on the contradictions of her own schooling - uniform mandates, compulsory sport - and the hangovers of people pleasing and authority intimidationHow the introduction of the national curriculum shifted things for her professionally, witnessing the effects of the academic push down to do more youngerHer eldest daughter's apathetic experience of school and how Suze reacted to the commonly touted advice "She'll adapt" Her husbands (hilarious in hindsight) reaction to her suggestion of considering homeschool and how he came around to the idea“I actually can’t reconcile what I know and believe about learning now with being a classroom teacher.”How Suze and her husband structure their week with support from her parents so they can both work and homeschoolTime, freedom, front row seats and watching her children choose to be friends are just some of her favourite things about this lifestyleThe challenges of homeschooling aren't that different from parenting and they are far outweighed by the benefitsNot every family is able or willing to homeschool and her aim is to make education and life more joyful for all childrenThe importance of defining what they value as a family and knowing if the decisions that they make pull them closer to or take them further away from those valuesThe joy of living intentional, purposeful and meaningful lives<br/>INSPIRATION<br/>Changing our minds - Dr Naomi Fisher (book)<br/><br/>CONNECT<br/>@wonder.and.flourish instagram<br/><br/>Have you got a story to tell?<br/>Connect with us on instagram @australianhomeschoolstories or email australianhomeschoolstories@gmail.com<br/><br/>This podcast is recorded on the land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, always will be aboriginal land.<br/><br/>Original music - Hazel by Daniel Garrood @garroodcomposer<br/>Listen on Spotify here