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Changing Our Minds

How Children Can Take Control of Their Own Learning

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Changing Our Minds

By: Dr Naomi Fisher
Narrated by: Deryn Edwards
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Children are born full of curiosity, eager to participate in the world. They learn as they live, with enthusiasm and joy. Then we send them to school. We stop them from playing and actively exploring their interests, telling them it's more important to sit still and listen. The result is that for many children, their motivation to learn drops dramatically. The joy of the early years is replaced with apathy and anxiety.

This is not inevitable. We are socialised to believe that schooling is synonymous with education, but it's only one approach. Self-directed education puts the child back in control of their learning. This enables children, including those diagnosed with special educational needs, to flourish in their own time and on their own terms. It enables us to put wellbeing at the centre of education.

Changing Our Minds brings together research, theory and practice on learning. It includes interviews with influential thinkers in the field of self-directed education and examples from families alongside practical advice. This essential guide will give you an understanding of why self-directed education makes sense, how it works, and what to do to put it into action yourself.

©2021 Dr Naomi Fisher (P)2022 Hachette Audio UK Childhood Education Developmental Psychology Education Homeschooling Parenting & Families Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Inspiring Child Development Education Children Mind Control

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This book has opened up the reality of how school can be a harmful place for children and in turn parents as it made us all miserable. it also explained my experience as a child and why the anxiety carried forward into adulthood. This book has laid to rest the need to make children go to school to learn and that this is the only way they will and I thank the author for giving me guidance as to why I should absolutely unschool my children who have never thrived in the mainstream setting. I am now very hopefully that our family can live a better way of life with more joy and freedom without the control of the system.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has children in the school setting to read this, it’s given me the confidence to know how to best serve them for their futures and to take the plunge in the right way and not try to recreate school at home.

Within a week of reading this book my kids are showing me what they want to learn and how. I’m seeing their learning in a totally different way and they already seem so much happier and engaged in what they are doing and we are all less anxious. I’m now looking forward to the future without the fear of failure that has crippled us in the past.

Here’s to a new way which serves the whole family.

I wish I had read this before my children started school! Life changing read.

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We have been home educating for a number of years but Dr Fisher’s book helped us further understand the importance of self direction and the places where we, as schooled adults, could adjust our thinking to slow our children more autonomy both in their learning and their every day lives.

A compelling case for self-directed learning

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A wonderful and inspiring book for all parents - not only those interested in home education or unschooling.

Fascinating and inspiring.

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I've been unhappy with the education system for a while and this book has totally sealed the deal for me. My daughter has dyslexia and dyscalculia and has always been made to feel lesser than her peers. She describes herself as 'stupid' which Is devastating. I'm so pleased to have found a book that confirms everything I believe about the education system.

Totally won over

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This is an amazing summary of what unschooling os all about. A very important book for educators.

Excellent

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Very enlightening and this has helped me move forward with my children and their learning

Changing our minds

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This book is a must read for any parent who's child is struggling with going to school or who are considering homeschooling. Or simply want to know more about education and learning. Dr Naomi Fisher is a knowledgeable and well respected psychologist in this book she explores the school system, children's natural ability to learn through autonomy. She considers different view points well and baxks up her thoughts from her psychological background. It has given me every confidence that choosing to homeschool my autistic daughter is the right one, and given confidence that allowing her to follow her own interests in learning is just as valid as 'school work' if not more so. Thank you

Excellent Written and thought provoking

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A must read/listen for everyone who's ever been in school. This book blows the whole school paradigm out of the water! Well written, researched and laid out. If you've ever been a child or have a child please read this book!

Essential reading for everyone!

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Loved listening to this book. It was backed up by lots of scientific evidence, anecdotal stories and examples of different options.
Research based and child centred. Loved it. Thank you .

Everyone needs to listen to this

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I so wish I had found this much earlier in my parenting journey. There is another way other than breaking children's will to fit a system that is leaving behind scarred kids and mental health issues year after year. Very empowering and knowledgeable.

Brilliant book every parent needs to read

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