Laura Grace Weldon > Quotes

“Cultivating strong family bonds is a natural side effect of homeschooling as we pursue our interests, share chores and simply enjoy one another’s company.”
― Laura Grace Weldon, Free Range Learning: How Homeschooling Changes Everything

“We pay taxes to support schools regardless of our child’s attendance. We know it is in everyone’s best interest that all children are well educated.”
― Laura Grace Weldon, Free Range Learning: How Homeschooling Changes Everything

“It remains a mystery exactly how interests develop. But it is certain that they set us aglow. They kindle enthusiasm like tinder catching flame. When pursuing their interests, children know for sure that the world offers adventures perfectly suited to them.”
― Laura Grace Weldon, Free Range Learning: How Homeschooling Changes Everything

“I say
we are more
than flesh can hold.”
― Laura Grace Weldon

“Homeschoolers take responsibility for learning back to the family realm but do so in the context of the larger community where each child grows whole and strong within a vibrant network.”
― Laura Grace Weldon, Free Range Learning: How Homeschooling Changes Everything

“Your eyes adjust inside and get used to dreary. Going from drab colors, it’s a wonderful change to be outside where there’s a variety. Being outside even changes my view of colors. Then coming in from the outside it’s amazing that it physically brightens things up inside too. If you are exposed to the extraordinary you get a new perspective on things. It’s like a physical effect on your body. —Sam, 15”
― Laura Grace Weldon, Free Range Learning: How Homeschooling Changes Everything

“No lesson provides the sort of enrichment found in hiking in the woods, no homework can improve on an evening playing board games and talking together.”
― Laura Grace Weldon, Free Range Learning: How Homeschooling Changes Everything