The Call of the Wild and Free
Reclaiming the Wonder in Your Child’s Education, A New Way to Homeschool
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Narrated by:
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Piper Goodeve
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Written by:
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Ainsley Arment
About this listen
Allow your children to experience the adventure, freedom, and wonder of childhood with this practical guide that provides all the information, inspiration, and advice you need for creating a modern, quality homeschool education.
Inspired by the spirit of Henry David Thoreau—"All good things are wild and free"—mother of five Ainsley Arment founded Wild + Free. This growing online community of mothers and families want their children to receive a quality education at home by challenging their intellectual abilities and nurturing their sense of curiosity, joy, and awe—the essence of a positive childhood.
The homeschool approach of past generations is gone—including the stigma of socially awkward kids, conservative clothes, and a classroom setting replicated in the home. The Wild + Free movement is focused on a love of nature, reading great books, pursuing interests and hobbies, making the entire world a classroom, and prolonging the wonder of childhood, an appealing philosophy that is unpacked during this audiobook.
The Call of the Wild and Free offers advice, information, and positive encouragement for parents considering homeschooling, those currently in the trenches looking for inspiration, as well as parents, educators, and caregivers who want supplementary resources to enhance their kids’ traditional educations.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2019 Ainsley Arment (P)2019 HarperCollins PublishersWhat listeners say about The Call of the Wild and Free
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-11-13
Good but flawed
Lots of great messages and ideas to apply for child rearing in general. However I am disappointed at times by the logical fallacies present in a few of the arguments.
Overall still a worthwhile read, but you do need to pick the messages carefully. Correlation doesn't imply causation. Just because something is true, doesn't mean that another is false
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- CJ & Amy
- 2020-09-06
Lovely Book, well read and nice to listen too.
Great book to listen too, not to many list like similar home education books. Makes me want to take my kids out into nature right this moment and makes me more excited for adventure with Wild + Free mommas!
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- KD Marsh
- 2021-07-27
If you have kids - listen or read NOW!
Anyone with school aged kids needs to hear the message from this book. Society had told us and forced us to push our kids into school whether it be so both parents can work out of the house or because kids are not " normal " unless they attend a public school. I encourage you to seek out the other side. Once you understand how badly conventional public school squashes and degrades our children you'll never look back!! Our children deserve childhoods - real ones - with play - in the home/out with us as their guides and mentors. Never underestimate your job as a mother/father and teacher.
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- Alisa
- 2022-07-06
Ready to jump in!
A great encouraging read! It gave me really good ideas of where to start and now I’m ready to jump into homeschooling!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-03-22
Inspiring & Informative boo for the new to homeschooling parent !
I really liked the reader - she made the book very enjoyable to listen too ! As a mom considering homeschooling - this book provided reassurance that homeschooling is an excellent choice with lots of promise for my daughters future.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-08-21
eye opening!
really good book ! add to your list for sure! love it ! !
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- Laura
- 2021-07-21
Loved it!
I can see why this book and way of life is not for everyone, but it is for me. I loved it. As a newbie homeschooler this book gave me so much confidence, hope, and inspiration on how to navigate the next few years.
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- Kindle Customer
- 2021-03-12
wonderful and inspirational
loved it, very easy to get through. Each chapter was filled with I inspirational maps at how to press on and homeschool. Highly recommend for homeschoolers. A must read !!
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- Chara
- 2022-12-14
Repetitive and without substance.
I made it almost half way through this book, forcing myself to continue after a quarter of the way. The "everyone can do it" attitude is clearly from a place of privilege, and, lacking applicable information. There is much of a "I did it, so why can't you?" vibe to it. I am blessed enough to be able to stay home with my child, however, I fully understand the unhealthy physical and psycological effects that could arise based on the recommendations given to single mothers, or those from lower income families, who are required to work outside the home. While some facts were presented (and applied only in favour of her point), it seems that the rest of her presentation is lacking intellect and substance. If you're a stay at home "mama" looking to belong to a gang of other bored "mamas" then this book may be great for you - with plenty of arrows guiding you together, as she doesn't miss an opportunity to plug her socials.
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- Valeria
- 2024-01-29
Read Teaching From Rest instead
This book felt to me void of true purpose other than advertising the "Wild And Free Community". To be sure, there are a couple of valid concepts but are refrased, repackaged and repeated ad nauseam. Furthermore I found the author quite arrogant in her way to put down thoughts and beliefs. In the end it was too much to bear, I had to stop half way through the book.
This is only my humble experience, someone else might find it perhaps inspiring and a source of guidance in their journey.
I would recommend reading Teaching From Rest instead.
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