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New to Homeschooling? Start Here (No Curriculum Required)

Just pulled your kids out of school? Overwhelmed by options? Take a breath. Here’s everything you need to know to start, and none of what you don’t.

Amelie

October 6, 2025

Kids can ace a test on fractions and still not know how to halve a recipe. That’s the gap real-world learning fills.

“Tell me about volcanoes” gets you a wall of nothing useful. The difference between a bad prompt and a good one is one question.

You don’t need to drag a curriculum in your suitcase. The trip is the curriculum.

Surf lessons, volcano hikes, pupusa-making, and paying for mangoes in Bitcoin. That’s a Tuesday in El Zonte.

AI will outsmart all humans within five years. AI has feelings. AI is always right. Your kids believe at least one of these.

Seven months, four countries, two kids. Here’s what earned its place in the bag — and what should’ve stayed home.

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