Welcome
to Relaxed Homeschooling and Unschooling in Colorado — made simple! RMEC is the original and only statewide unschooling site in Colorado. Find out more About Me.
Homeschooling: it has so many names. Homeschooling (of course), home schooling, home education, traditional, classical, unschooling, relaxed homeschooling, radical unschooling, carschooling, world schooling, delight-led learning, child-led learning and a hundred others. Confused? No worries. I’ll explain all of those terms.
It’s normal to be baffled about where and how to begin. We all felt that way when we started. What’s legal and what’s not? Where to find curriculum? How to homeschool more than one child? How to home educate if I work? Can other people can homeschool my child for me? How to determine if my student is really learning? Are they at grade level? Will they be accepted into college? Does unschooling actually work? Do I have to be certified? How do I explain “this homeschooling thing” to my doubtful in-laws, my worried spouse, my parents and friends? Then we come to the biggie, but what about socialization? Breathe, Little Grasshopper. I’ll answer all of those, plus much more.
The Colorado Homeschool Law in a Nutshell
Does Colorado legal requirements leave you with more questions than answers? This is the first thing to read. It’s the most in-depth and comprehensive FAQ you’ll ever find. Even better, it’s written in plain English.
The Rookie Workshop for New Homeschoolers
(coming soon) My comprehensive, down-to-earth how-to guide for new homeschooling parents.
School Is Out Forever for Unschoolers
School’s never out for 14-year-old Zoe Bentley. Nor is it ever in.
Behavior Labeling
If a child is reinforced for behaving appropriately we call it bribery.
If an adult talks and laughs we call it socializing.
If a child talks and laughs we call it misbehaving.
If an adult writes in a book we call it making notes.
If a child writes in a book we call it destroying property.
If an adult sticks to something we call it perseverance.
If a child sticks to something we call it stubborness.
If an adult is not paying attention we call it preoccupation.
If a child is not paying attention we call it attention deficit.
If an adult hits a child we call it discipline.
If a child hits a child we call it fighting.
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