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Learning in the Absence of Education
Learning in the Absence of Education
Beverley Paine
Beverley Paine
Containing many of Beverley Paine’s articles written during the first decade of home educating her children, this book covers a wide range of topics — from late readers and the value of play to socialisation, learning maths, and testing. Written with intimacy, honesty, and warmth, it offers a frank look at the day-to-day realities of homeschooling over several years.
The title comes from Beverley’s youngest child, who one day asked, “Mum, I’m learning in the absence of education, aren’t I?”, a perfect reflection of learning without school and traditional teaching methods. The book also chronicles the family’s journey from structured homeschooling to unschooling and natural learning, showing how curiosity, trust, and flexibility can guide a child’s education.
A reassuring and inspiring guide for parents who want to nurture confident, curious, and self-directed learners.
ISBN 978-1-876651-01-6, 1999, e-book $2.99
"This book helped me see home schooling as a practical possibility for our family, what home schooling can look like, and prepared me for some of the challenges that lay ahead. My son snuggled up beside me, and asked me to read it aloud to him and asked if he could start being homeschooled straight away, he didn't want to wait." Marika, SA
"It is all in here: how right it feels when natural learning is working well, what happens when we have insecurities ourselves, and the results so far. Beverley has been able to reflect the different moods, the ups and downs, that make the book a valuable resource for all those interested in home education, whatever their current style." Janine Banks, QLD
Thoughtful reflections, practical reassurance, and lived wisdom for home educating families.
Thoughtful reflections, practical reassurance, and lived wisdom for home educating families.
The Always Learning collection brings together a series of reflective, experience-based eBooks written for parents who want to understand learning more deeply – beyond curriculum, checklists, and outcomes.
Grounded in decades of homeschooling and unschooling practice, these books explore how children actually learn, how parents grow alongside them, and how education unfolds naturally through everyday life, relationships, curiosity, and trust.
Rather than offering rigid methods or prescriptive programs, the Always Learning collection invites you to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with what matters most in home education: meaningful learning, respectful relationships, and confidence in your child’s innate capacity to grow.
Inside the collection you’ll find:
Reflections on learning, childhood, and education drawn from lived experience
Gentle challenges to school-centred thinking
Reassurance for parents navigating doubt, pressure, or uncertainty
Language to help articulate your philosophy of home education
Permission to trust yourself and your children
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